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2.2 KiB

Competences — cultural archive manager

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/fb022de4-920a-4eb0-80f9-fbb8ecfc36b1).

Essential

  • advise on loans of art work for exhibitions (skill/competence)
  • art collections (knowledge)
  • collection management (knowledge)
  • conservation techniques (knowledge)
  • cope with challenging demands (skill/competence)
  • create collection conservation plan (skill/competence)
  • document museum collection (skill/competence)
  • establish high standards of collections care (skill/competence)
  • implement risk management for works of art (skill/competence)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • manage staff (skill/competence)
  • monitor artistic activities (skill/competence)
  • monitor museum environment (skill/competence)
  • museum databases (knowledge)
  • perform clerical duties (skill/competence)
  • project management (knowledge)
  • respect cultural differences in the field of exhibition (skill/competence)
  • supervise artefact movement (skill/competence)
  • supervise work (skill/competence)

Optional

  • art history (knowledge)
  • assess museum object condition (skill/competence)
  • budgetary principles (knowledge)
  • coach employees (skill/competence)
  • collection management software (knowledge)
  • compile detailed collection inventory (skill/competence)
  • coordinate operational activities (skill/competence)
  • evaluate art quality (skill/competence)
  • handle artworks (skill/competence)
  • identify process improvements (skill/competence)
  • manage archive (skill/competence)
  • manage digital archives (skill/competence)
  • present exhibition (skill/competence)
  • provide project information on exhibitions (skill/competence)
  • study a collection (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 22 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

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

Hard skills

  • metadata creation — 27 %
  • archival processing — 23 %
  • collection development — 18 %
  • digitization — 18 %
  • historical research — 18 %
  • project management — 18 %
  • records management — 18 %