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We are seeking an experienced, qualified and registered Archivist and Records Manager to manage the School’s Archive and ensure that School Records are compliant with GDPR regulations.
The Archivist is responsible for acquiring new items, preserving, cataloguing and storing the collection. There are opportunities to produce exhibitions and displays for the school and work with a range of staff and agencies within the Harrow school community. The archive is well used by academic researchers and handles a high number of enquiries about the school.
The Records Manager role is to liaise with external consultants to ensure that the school is compliant with GDPR regulations. Duties include dealing with subject access requests, assisting data controllers with the use and storage of data and preparing reports on the Schools Data processing and risk.
This unique school Archive was set up in 1981. It is an integral part of the School and its community by maintaining documents and collections relating to the history of all aspects of School life as well as being used as a study resource by the Harrow School boys, staff and researchers in conjunction with the Vaughan Library and Old Speech Room Gallery.
The skills:
Candidates must be enthusiastic, highly organised with a keen attention to detail. They must possess excellent IT skills for maintaining and creating digital records using archival databases. Excellent communication skills are essential, evidence of working as part of a team, experience of successful time management and meeting deadlines. Harrow School is a vibrant and highly academic environment and we would welcome a candidate who would enjoy being a part of this community.
The benefits include:
- Free lunch
- Free parking
- Automatic enrolment in the School's pension scheme
- Use of the School's sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym and running track
- Subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs.
The environment:
Harrow School is situated within a beautiful site in Harrow on the Hill, north west London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world, with around 840 boys studying at Harrow. The Archive was created to collect and preserve records relating to the history of the School with the intention of making the information accessible to future generations. The Archive contains material reflecting the organisation and development of the School from its founding by John Lyon in 1572 up to the present.
Applications will be processed as they are received, so early application is advised.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome anyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with any past employer and the Disclosure and Barring Service, and it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly.
