Senior Curator (2 Years Contract)

Role overview

Singapore Airlines is looking for a Senior Curator to join its Culture & Engagement team on a two-year contract. The role will shape curatorial direction and storytelling for the SIA Gallery, while also strengthening archival practices, preserving important company artefacts, and supporting education and engagement initiatives for corporate and community audiences.

What you will do

• Set the curatorial approach and plan exhibitions for the SIA Gallery.
• Blend historical research with high-quality narratives that present Singapore Airlines’ heritage, achievements, and brand story in a way that connects with varied audiences.
• Create storytelling concepts and audio-visual guides that engage employees, customers, industry partners, community members, and youth.
• Review, organise, evaluate, and catalogue artefacts and records that document the company’s history and milestones.
• Develop the collection in a purposeful way by choosing and linking objects that open up meaningful storytelling opportunities and reflect company developments.
• Use preservation and conservation methods to safeguard physical and digital materials while maintaining authenticity and long-term access.
• Lead archive outreach initiatives such as awareness programmes, educational activities, and engagement projects that encourage participation and partnerships.
• Build and maintain archival policies and procedures based on industry standards and best practices, and ensure strong governance, accountability, and long-term integrity of the archives.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Archival Science, History, Museum Studies, Curatorial Practices, or a closely related discipline is required.
• At least 10 years of experience in curatorial work and/or archival management, with solid knowledge of relevant standards and practices.
• Strong ability to analyse, organise, evaluate, and prioritise materials according to their institutional importance.
• Hands-on experience with physical and digital preservation, as well as asset management systems.
• Background in project management, with evidence of recent curation and/or exhibition work through a portfolio.
• Excellent business writing, analytical, and presentation skills for working with stakeholders and varied audiences.
• Comfortable collaborating across teams and coordinating with internal business units on curation-related work.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities to assess situations and recommend practical solutions independently.
• Good understanding of archival methods, theories, and standards.

Additional information

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.