Museum Technician Trainee

Key facts

What you bring

• Bachelor, Master or equivalent degree in preventive conservation, conservation-restoration or a related field.
• First experience in a museum, preventive conservation, museum transport or mannequin making is an asset.
• Native French or English with good knowledge of the other language.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn, particularly in cataloguing, documentation and collection management tools such as MuseumPlus.
• Interest in collection conservation and sports heritage, with a desire to develop skills in a museum environment.
• Manual dexterity, practical sense and care in handling objects.

Your tasks

• Participate in packing and storing new acquisitions, document object movements and perform targeted dusting or cleaning as needed.
• Design and create appropriate supports applying preventive conservation principles.
• Assist in the control and dusting of objects in permanent and temporary exhibitions, and in the annual cleaning and polishing of sculptures in the park.
• Contribute to the monitoring programme for unstable plastic materials and implement appropriate conservation solutions.
• Assist in identifying objects requiring restoration and document interventions.
• Contribute to cataloguing new acquisitions in MuseumPlus, annual collection audits and registration and labelling operations.

What they offer

• Join an organisation where inclusion, gender equality and diversity are embedded in its DNA and which focuses on what unites us – a passion for sport and its values.
• Work in a flexible and rewarding environment that offers competitive employee benefits and many incentives to live a sustainable, healthy and active life.
• By joining, you become an integral part of the Olympic Movement and contribute to building a better world through sport.
• Opportunity to work with people from over 70 nationalities.

About the role

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the guardian of the Olympic Games and the leader of the Olympic Movement. As a global organisation, it acts as a catalyst for collaboration among all Olympic stakeholders, including athletes, National Olympic Committees, International Federations, Olympic Games Organising Committees, Olympic partners and broadcasters. The IOC also collaborates with public and private authorities, including the United Nations and other international organisations. The department Fondation Olympique pour la Culture et le Patrimoine is responsible for the conservation, management and promotion of the Olympic heritage collection.

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