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Competences — collection manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/96be6ac3-5932-4bfc-933d-84b267d0d486).

Essential

  • advise on loans of art work for exhibitions (skill/competence)
  • art history (knowledge)
  • assess museum object condition (skill/competence)
  • collection management software (knowledge)
  • compile detailed collection inventory (skill/competence)
  • conservation techniques (knowledge)
  • cope with challenging demands (skill/competence)
  • create collection conservation plan (skill/competence)
  • digitization (knowledge)
  • document museum collection (skill/competence)
  • establish high standards of collections care (skill/competence)
  • handle artworks (skill/competence)
  • implement risk management for works of art (skill/competence)
  • interact with an audience (skill/competence)
  • monitor museum environment (skill/competence)
  • museum databases (knowledge)
  • provide project information on exhibitions (skill/competence)
  • respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition (skill/competence)
  • supervise artefact movement (skill/competence)
  • use ICT resources to solve work related tasks (skill/competence)

Optional

  • arrange interlibrary loans (skill/competence)
  • art-historical values (knowledge)
  • coach employees (skill/competence)
  • contribute to specialised publications (skill/competence)
  • coordinate operational activities (skill/competence)
  • evaluate art quality (skill/competence)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • museology (knowledge)
  • present exhibition (skill/competence)
  • train employees (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 23 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • conservation treatment — 26 %
  • textile conservation — 26 %
  • treatment planning — 17 %

Responsibilities

  • conservation treatment — 17 %