Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Job title:
Quality Assurance Officer and Team Leader
Company
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Job description
We are seeking to appoint an individual with high attention to detail and experience of transcribing and imaging Natural History or museum specimens to report where digital outputs of Herbarium or Fungarium specimens do not meet agreed standards. You will supervise and train a team of digitisation officers and must ensure the work they produce meet required standards.
Hours of work
Full time
Contract Type
Fixed Term (FTA)
Contract end date
Until March 2026
Salary
£30,200 per annum, pro-rata
Directorate
Science
Location
Kew Gardens, Richmond, Hybrid
Closing Date
04/02/2024
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Essential skills and experience required for this role include ability to check image and data quality against defined standards, a competent understanding of taxonomy, nomenclature and geography, excellent IT Skills, and an ability to support, manage and motivate staff to achieve personal and team targets.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.
We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.
Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi.
The salary will be £30,200 per annum (pro rata).
Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.
If you are interested in this position, please submit your application through the online portal, by clicking “Apply for this job”.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
No agencies please.
Expected salary
£30200 per year
Location
Kew, Greater London – Richmond, Greater London
Job date
Fri, 19 Jan 2024 03:29:01 GMT
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