Archivist Lead for Digital Preservation

15 hours ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Digital Preservation Coalition Full time
Job Title: Head of Cataloguing, Taxonomy and Data

Location: London

Job Type: Full-Time

Company Overview:

The National Archives is a world-leading archive institution.

We aim to be inclusive, entrepreneurial and disruptive in our digital preservation efforts.

Job Description:

This senior archivist role involves leading the transformation of the Catalogue and Taxonomy Department into a digitally-minded team.

The successful candidate will oversee intellectual control of the archive's holdings and deliver a linked data pan-archival catalogue service.

  • Manage a team of experts to ensure high-quality cataloguing standards.
  • Pioneer new archival practices for digital records.


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