Skills, qualities and experience

• Good attention to detail
• Excellent computer skills, preferably with some experience using databases
• Customer service
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Ability to follow systems and procedures
• Time management and organisational skills
• Working cooperatively and collaboratively with other volunteers, site staff and external contractors
• Desirable- working towards a degree in curatorial studies (or similar) but this is not essential
• What will you be doing?
• Researching the lives of women who have been connected to Old Government House
• Working in a small team alongside museum staff and fellow volunteers
• Using the Trust's and other Institutions collection databases to research items for display
• Using publicly available databases to gather information on the women related to Old Government House
• Assist with the creation of exhibition files and the production of text relating to objects in the exhibition