Archivist, Digital Archive Relocation Project

2 weeks ago

Westminster, United Kingdom House of Lords Full time

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

- 352171**Salary**:

- £36,500**Job grade**:

- Other- HL6**Contract type**:

- Fixed term**Length of employment**:

- Until March 2026, with the possibility of extension**Business area**:

- Digital Archive Relocation Project**Type of role**:

- Digital**Working pattern**:

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

- 2Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- WestminsterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
We are looking for 2 Archivists to join the Digital Archive Relocation Project in our Parliamentary Archives Office at House of Lords. This is a position where you will undertake work on ensuring catalogue data and digital records held in Parliamentary Archives systems are sufficiently prepared for their migration and transfer to The National Archives (TNA). These roles will work closely together, whilst each taking overall responsibility for one of the Parliamentary Archives’ two main systems for preserving and managing our collections - Preservica (Enterprise Edition) and Axiell CALM.

There is the opportunity to work on a hybrid basis dependent on business need. This is a unique opportunity for someone to work on migration of the digital data and metadata relating to one of the country’s most important archives.

**Job description**:
**You’ll be accountable for/to**:

- Assist with audit of metadata in Parliamentary Archives systems, identify and complete necessary data cleansing and reconciliation between systems prior to migration.
- Support activity to map fields and data held in the Parliamentary Archives catalogue to the National Archives catalogue.
- Identify opportunities for data enrichment and enhancement to improve the quality, usability and portability of Parliamentary Archives data.
- Support DAR team and Parliamentary Archives colleagues to scope and implement collections management processes around future records transfer to TNA.
- In collaboration with DAR team and Parliamentary Archives colleagues, support work to scope out, design and test systems for ongoing transfer of digital records to TNA.
- Contribute to the review and migration of Parliamentary Archives’ published web content.

**Person specification**:
**What we’re looking for**:

- Archives experience.
- Excellent digital skills.
- Excellent planning and prioritisation skills.

**It would be even better if you had or if you’re willing to learn**
- Experience of undertaking administrative tasks in CALM, such as running scripts and making mass changes.
- Experience using a digital repository or digital asset management system.

**Benefits**:
**What you’ll get in return**:

- 30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after one years’ service).
- Generous pension scheme.
- Discounts from well-known brands and retailers.
- Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme.
- The opportunity to witness history in the making

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).- 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 the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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

- Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.-
- 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**:
Job contact:

- Name:
- Emily Chen
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