Archivist

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Sue Hill Recruitment & Services Ltd Full time

**Archivist**

**Fixed Term Contract until 31st January 2024**

**Remote Working**

**£35,363**

**35 hours a week**

**About the company**

Sue Hill Recruitment are delighted to be working in partnership with Girlguiding, who are the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK. Their vision, and mission, is to have an equal world where all girls can make a positive difference through fun, friendship, challenges and adventure. They want to empower girls to find their voice, inspiring them to discover the best in themselves and to make a positive difference within their community

The ‘deep storage’ is currently in Cheshire, but the organisation has the facility to move the collection to a location which best suits the employed individual, so that all work can be undertaken.

Evening and weekend working may on occasion be required for which time off in lieu will be given. This will be a minimum of one to two times per quarter.

Upon successful appointment you will be required to complete a confidential occupational health questionnaire so that the client can consider the need to make any reasonable adjustments where advised.

**PURPOSE OF THE ROLE**
- Undertake a thorough review of Girlguiding (The Guide Association) national archive collection currently located in deep store.
- Facilitate the decanting of the collection from storage to a secure location, inspecting and evaluating the condition of each item, including assessing and facilitating any repair and cleaning needs.
- Construct a detailed record of each item, ensuring that the assets are catalogued and appropriately re-stored to enable the collection to be accessible for a range of stakeholders and audiences to engage with.
- Decanting the National Collection, assessing for repairs and maintenance needs of each item (artefacts, instruments, clothing, memorabilia, paperwork, logbooks, pictures etc)
- Cataloguing using a recognised Collections Management database (CMS) which includes:

- Item marking and labelling including photography of the item/s and barcoding.
- Assessing objects in order to get accurate media and measurement details.
- Re-packing of the collection using archiving materials to protect each item [Adding research and bibliographic information to digital object files]
- Developing the long-term storage solution for the collection, to ensure its preservation and access.
- Work towards the full cataloguing of material held in the Girlguiding collection and archive to high standards, whilst supporting Girlguiding Collection Management policy and procedures.
- Work on development of the CMS and populating it to support access to and research into the collection (both internally and externally).
- Liaising and working with stakeholders and other members of the wider Girlguiding Team.
- Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be required to fulfil the duties of this post.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**
- Relevant Archives / Records qualification or equivalent experience of working within an Archives role
- Experience of cataloguing and curatorial activities in a museum, historic house or auction house (beneficial)
- Knowledge of collections care practices
- Working with a mixed media collection which includes photographs, objects and fabric and artefacts
- Experience of using a CMS
- At least 2 years’ experience and thorough knowledge of using Archive database systems
- Knowledge of handling historical archive material and the preservation of such material
- Familiar with Collections and Conservation standards
- Familiarity with collections management information systems and data entry
- Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to work unsupervised
- Ability to develop new policies and procedures to improve working practices
- Meticulous approach and good attention to detail
- Self-motivated and flexible to incorporate changing work programmes
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)


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