Archives Specialist

1 day ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Help Me Settle Ltd Full time
Cataloguing and Discovery Archivist

The successful candidate will play a key role in enabling and enhancing access to the archival collections of Transport for London Corporate Archives, both within the business and externally.

Key Responsibilities:

  • To grow the breadth of the catalogue through continual cataloguing of physical and digital records to aid FOI and EIR responses, contribute to current business projects, and contribute to TfL's transparency commitments.
  • To continually review and revise in-house cataloguing standards and guidelines to ensure they are fit for purpose and as compliant with ISAD(G) and PREMIS as possible and that the quality of the catalogues grows.
  • To build digital repository workflows, resolve issues, deliver permissions-based access, and run migration pathways. Initiate liaison with content owners and other business areas.
  • To lead the investigation and implementation of processes and technologies such as coding and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to aid the acquisition and cataloguing of digital records.
  • Support Assistant Archivist by answering enquiries in an accurate and timely manner and undertaking public searchroom duties to ensure a safe and efficient service when pressure of work on existing resources requires extra help.
  • Assist in outreach work (e.g. preparation for exhibitions and presenting) as directed by the Corporate Archivist.

Requirements:

  • Excellent professional understanding of archives and records management issues and relevant external standards ISAD(G); Post-graduate archives and/or records management qualification or current enrolment on a postgraduate archival studies programme.
  • Knowledge of relevant guidance and codes of practice issued by The National Archives, the Information Commissioner's Office, and other relevant sources.
  • Minimum 1-year experience working in an archives or records management service.
  • Cataloguing varied collections.
  • Using a digital preservation repository.
  • Communicating complex or specialist requirements to non-archives professionals.
  • Advocating on behalf of archives to non-professionals.

Benefits:

  • Final salary pension scheme
  • Free travel for you on the TfL network
  • Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
  • 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
  • TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow.
  • Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
  • Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
  • Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
  • Discounted Eurostar travel


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