Queen Elizabeth is hiring a furnishing upholsterer.
The 90-year-old monarch is looking to recruit the ideal candidate who can make curtains, upholster other soft furnishings in one thousand rooms across Buckingham Palace, St. James’ Palace and Windsor Castle, whilst making sure to stay within the set budget, according to the Royal Household website.
The job description, which is listed under Curtain Maker and Soft Furnishing Upholsterer, reads: "It’s protecting heritage by leaving your own legacy. And it’s furnishing some of the most famous houses in the world. This is what makes working for the Royal Household exceptional.
Within Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and St. James’s Palace there are more than a thousand rooms, all containing various furniture and furnishings. Your challenge will be to provide curtains and soft furnishings that will maintain the presentation and functionality of these unique environments.
You’ll manage and deliver multiple soft furnishing projects, designing new items, estimating materials, costs and timings, and cutting fabrics. From tailoring furniture covers, to creating new curtains to scale the heights of state rooms, you’ll consistently aim for the highest standards.
Working with numerous historic items, you’ll survey and evaluate the condition of furnishings, prioritising work to both repair and preserve items, whilst also meeting the operational needs of working Royal residences.
You’ll carefully record all your handlings of historic furnishings, as well as keeping workrooms in good condition, fully equipped and stocked."
And the applicants have been warned the tasks may "stretch" the person hired.
The post continued: "The range of projects will stretch you. And knowing that you’re conserving and creating magnificent items that will be enjoyed by future generations will give you the greatest sense of reward."
And the monarch is looking for someone with "outstanding" practical ability to produce a mixture of machine and hand stitched pieces to the "highest standard", who is organised and is able to meet deadlines.
The post continued: "It’s protecting heritage by leaving your own legacy. And it’s furnishing some of the most famous houses in the world. This is what makes working for the Royal Household exceptional.
Within Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and St. James’s Palace there are more than a thousand rooms, all containing various furniture and furnishings. Your challenge will be to provide curtains and soft furnishings that will maintain the presentation and functionality of these unique environments.
You’ll manage and deliver multiple soft furnishing projects, designing new items, estimating materials, costs and timings, and cutting fabrics. From tailoring furniture covers, to creating new curtains to scale the heights of state rooms, you’ll consistently aim for the highest standards.
Working with numerous historic items, you’ll survey and evaluate the condition of furnishings, prioritising work to both repair and preserve items, whilst also meeting the operational needs of working Royal residences.
You’ll carefully record all your handlings of historic furnishings, as well as keeping workrooms in good condition, fully equipped and stocked.
The range of projects will stretch you. And knowing that you’re conserving and creating magnificent items that will be enjoyed by future generations will give you the greatest sense of reward."
The successful candidate will receive a salary of £22,000 per year with additional benefits going into a pension scheme.
The application deadline for the post will end on April 6.
Queen Elizabeth is hiring a furnishing upholsterer
