Internships

Curation and Experience Intern

Job Title:                                  Curation and Experience Intern

Department:                            Curation and Experience

Reports to:                               Head of Programmes/Head of Historic Environment

Reports in:                               None

Hours:                                     37.5 hours per week

Temporary Position – 6 weeks – July – September 2026 (exact dates to be agreed)

Based at Jersey Museum/Jersey Archive

Overall Purpose:

The main purpose of this role is to support JH work in preparation for Year of the Normans in 2027.

Main Accountabilities and Key Result Areas:

JH has a number of initiatives planned to mark this millennium, included a Jersey Bayeux Tapestry community project, an exhibition of the Battle of Hastings in Playmobil, an exhibition of Norman church architecture, Wace poetry reading and a Son et Lumiere. The postholder will assist with putting arrangements in place for all of these projects.

Those arrangements might include research, helping with community workshops, researching travel arrangements and so on.

The postholder will assist the Heritage Environment team with the Heritage Environment Record (HER) database and with Finds administration.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitude

• A genuine interest in heritage generally and Jersey Heritage in particular
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work with members of the public
• A methodical approach
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to maintain high standards
• Ability to understand and follow procedures
• Self-motivation

Archives and Collections Intern

Job Title:                                  Archives and Collections Intern

Department:                            Archives & Collections

Reports to:                               Senior Archivist

Reports in:                               None

Hours:                                     37.5 hours per week

Temporary Position – 6 weeks – July – September 2026 (exact dates to be agreed)

Based at Jersey Archive

Overall Purpose:

To assist the archives and collections team with the auditing, cataloguing, repackaging and indexing of the museum and archive collections.

Main Accountabilities and Key Result Areas:

1. To catalogue and index collections to required standards following appropriate training.
2. To repackage the collections, as required.
3. To use the Adlib (or similar) computer database to list items where appropriate.
4. To ensure that established procedures for the handling and care of objects are followed at all times.
5. To undertake all associated administration tasks.
6. To undertake any other duties, as the Director may at times reasonably require.
7. To adhere to and promote the Museums Association’s Code of Ethics for Museums and the Archives and Records Association Code of Conduct for Archives.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitude

• A genuine interest in heritage generally and Jersey Heritage in particular
• A methodical approach
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to maintain high standards
• Ability to understand and follow procedures
• Self-motivation
• Physically capable of lifting objects and boxes