Assistant Archivist And Records Manager

Job summary

As an Assistant Archivist & Records Manager you will assist with the varied and busy day-to-day work of the College Archives & Corporate Records Unit (ACRU)

Duties and responsibilities

Assisting with all aspects of ACRU’s work, including

• Working with teams and departments across the College to transfer their records for storage.
• Listing and cataloguing archival material.
• Assisting remote and in-person researchers.
• Manual handling of boxes, files, objects, and archival materials in all formats

Essential requirements

You will

• Hold a degree or have equivalent experience
• Hold a relevant professional qualification or have relevant equivalent experience
• Have experience of undertaking cataloguing to archival standards
• Have experience of supervising archival researchers
• Have experience of handling archival material
• Have experience of records management processes
• Have demonstrable knowledge of archival principles, standards, and practices
• Have demonstrable knowledge of records management standards, and practices
• Be an adaptable and responsive team member
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and self-motivation
• Be able to communicate to all levels of an organisation
• Be able to work to deadlines and prioritise tasks
• Have excellent organisational and procedural skills
• Have excellent all-round ICT skills
• Have capability in manual handling

Further information

This is a fixed-term post for 2 years from appointment.

We welcome applications from newly-qualified or newly-experienced candidates.

Please note that the application process requires completing an online application form.

Should you require any further details on the role, please contact Anne Barrett, College Archivist & Corporate Records Manager at [email protected]

Interviews will be held in the first week of June 2024.