Collections Management Coordinator

Company Description

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Harvard University's Central Administration (CADM) is a 5,000+ employee organization that supports the university's overall excellence by understanding and serving the needs of its schools, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and surrounding communities. Through dynamic and collaborative partnerships, CADM provides high-quality and efficient services to the schools to help them achieve their goals.

Job Description

The Harvard Art Museums Ever since their founding, The Harvard Art Museums—the Fogg Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum and Arthur M. Sackler Museum—have been dedicated to advancing and supporting learning at Harvard University, in the local community, and around the world. ... The Collections Management Coordinator is a key position that directly contributes to the smooth and successful operation of one of the country’s premiere art museums. Reporting to the Director of Collections Management, the Collections Management (CM) Coordinator supports division activity; manages special projects both within the art museums and on the Harvard University campus; performs a wide range of administrative duties that may be routine or complex and are often confidential.

Job-Specific Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support for the division director and division
• Provide oversight of Art Incident reporting and tracking
• University and academic project support

Physical Requirements: This position is primarily conducted in an office setting. Ability to move through multi-story museum building, climb stairs, and lift objects up to 15 pounds. Some local travel to other campus locations and between museum sites in Cambridge and Somerville, MA.