Digitisation Officer

3 months ago


London, United Kingdom Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 307248**Salary**:

- £24,252- per annum (pro rata)- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer- Band B**Contract type**:

- Fixed Term**Length of employment**:

- March 2026**Business area**:

- RBGK - Science**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery
- Operational Research
- Science**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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Location
- London, London (region), TW9 3AEAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- We are looking to appoint 2 Digitisation Officers to image and transcribe label data from Herbarium and Fungarium specimens. The post holder will be a member of the digital collections team with responsibility to maintain high standards in the management of Kew’s internationally important digital collections. They will be part of a large project team dedicated to the digitisation of Kew’s collections.**Job description**:

- Essential skills and experience include handling collections or working with fragile and delicate material, data entry and imaging skills along with a strong interest in Biodiversity, its sustainable use and conservation.**Person specification**:

- The position will require attention to detail and a high level of motivation.**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £24,252, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew contributes £13,902 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:
No agencies please.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
- We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.**Contact point for applicants**:
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