Head of the Collection Management Unit at 80%

Ref 2583770 | Ref entreprise: 29FAEC2EC082ADC2C1258E74002B6749 | Date: 8 Oct 2026 villege-mah The Musée d'art et d'histoire (MAH) is a dynamic institution, rich in many areas of expertise, that is sketching out its future. Its bold museum project explores new ways of bringing the collection to life and welcoming audiences. And it is in multi-frequency mode that it reinvents itself as a dynamic cultural hub and a laboratory of ideas to remain always contemporary. To complete its team, the MAH is looking for a Head of the Collection Management Unit at 80% =========================================================== Your mission and responsibilities Guarantee the material management of the MAH's heritage collection as a whole: - Carry out scientific work and expertise useful for the development of knowledge of the collection's objects and contribute to the research conducted by the team. - Manage the preventive conservation of the collection in all spaces where it is stored, exhibited, or transported. - Supervise the coordination of team work within the framework of exhibitions and storage, and within the framework of the acquisition of works or objects. - Supervise the restoration work necessary for the conservation, loans, and exhibitions of collection objects. Manage the Unit on organizational, methodological, administrative, and financial levels, as well as in terms of human resources: - Develop managerial and cultural policies in collaboration with the management. - Manage the team in accordance with strategic and operational objectives, and conduct periodic interviews. - Develop the Unit's budgets and monitor the compliance of financial processes. Ensure the mission of protecting the cultural property of the MAH collection: - Represent the MAH within the cantonal commission of the PBC. - Monitor the training of teams in matters of protection of cultural property and manage protection measures in case of crisis. Your profile - Have higher education (minimum master's) in Conservation-Restoration, Art History, or any other higher education combined with professional experience deemed equivalent. A specialization in preventive conservation is a plus. - Demonstrate proven experience in a responsible and strategic position, preferably in a cultural, artistic, or institutional sector. - Demonstrate proven experience in managing multidisciplinary teams (minimum 5 to 8 years). - Demonstrate creativity, innovation, and adaptability. - Demonstrate an authentic and pragmatic personality, with a capacity for adaptation and change management, as well as a capacity to innovate and to unite teams around common projects. - Perfectly master the French language orally and in writing, and ideally have knowledge of German and English. Terms and application procedure Application deadline: Start date: Job classification: Class O of the salary scale Application file The application file must contain the following elements: cover letter; detailed curriculum vitae or, failing that, the completed "Job Application" form (available for download on our website); copies of diplomas and work certificates; recent photo (passport format). In its desire to fight unemployment, the city encourages applications from the Office cantonal de l'emploi. Follow-up on applications In the Ville de Genève, the recruitment process is decentralized. This means that each service or department is responsible for following up on applications for the positions it offers. An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent to candidates. Employment conditions Employees of the Ville de Genève must be domiciled in the authorized domicile zone and hold a valid work permit or authorization. More information on the working conditions of the Ville de Genève: [ ](< >) jpid54b3e86jm jpit1041jm jpiy26jm