Archivist

**Salary**: £33,966 to £36,024 with progression to £44,263 per annum, pro rata

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

**Closing Date**: 30 August 2023

The Role

Working within the University Library service and the wider University you will be responsible for the cataloguing and preservation of our archival collections to recognised professional standards, with a particular emphasis on born digital material.

You should possess a recognised Postgraduate Qualification in archival management, or be working towards such a qualification. You will have a working knowledge of relevant international standards and Copyright, Data Protection and Freedom of Information Act restrictions and exemptions.

An understanding of digital preservation, digitisation and metadata is essential, as is developing and maintaining relationships with donors, partners and academic colleagues.

You should have excellent IT, communication and time management skills and the ability to create ISAD(G) compliant catalogues. Experience of working in a University environment is desirable.

Key Accountabilities

Appraising, accessioning, arranging, listing and repackaging of archival collections

Creation of archival standard catalogues meeting international cataloguing standards through the Library’s AtoM collection management system

Curating exhibitions, creating blogs, and delivering talks relating to the Archives

Identifying areas of collections where Data Protection legislation applies and putting appropriate measures in place to administer

Selecting material for digitisation from the archives and supplying appropriate metadata in line with internal standards and legislation

Ensuring the preservation of born digital archives through the implementation and development of processes and systems

Contributing to the creation of innovative and bespoke digital interfaces, in collaboration with the Special Collections & Archives team and Digital Library Services, in order to facilitate discovery and access

Building and sustaining relationships with collection donors, regional partners, and academics through appropriate liaison and communication

Any other duties within the scope and general nature of the grade which may be required

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Ability to create ISAD(G) compliant, multi-level catalogues

Excellent IT Skills, including full standard Microsoft Office packages

Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally, with a diverse audience

Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise workloads with mínimal supervision

Experience of cataloguing large, diverse collections

Experience of working with born digital archival collections, including accessioning, preservation, and cataloguing

Experience in liaising with academic audiences to promote teaching and research

Experience in building and maintaining relationships with donors and regional partners

Understanding of digitisation concepts to enable discoverability and preservation

Ability to devise creative ways of promoting and marketing archival collections

Attributes and Behaviour

Effective at organising and managing heavy and complex workloads

Sets own priorities in conjunction with team and area objectives

Talks to all relevant stakeholders; students, academic team, suppliers, public, in order to find out what is needed

Has an eye for detail, spotting errors and ensuring accurate information

Tailors content of communication to the audience, changing the style, tone and format appropriately

Uses face to face communication regularly; team meetings, one to ones, informal discussions/chats, briefing sessions etc

**Qualifications**:
Educated to honours degree with a recognised Postgraduate Qualification in Archival Management, or working towards such a qualification

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

**Requisition ID**: 26030