Archivist (Sensitivity Review)

About the role

This will be a rewarding role for an individual who enjoys spending time with archive material. The appointee will support sensitivity review of the Bodleian Libraries’ archives and modern manuscripts, with a view to maximising access to these collections. The major element of work will be planning and undertaking sensitivity review of materials, but you will also contribute to refreshing procedures and documentation that guide this important work, ensuring a consistent approach across the full range of modern archives and manuscripts held at the Libraries, including those of the University itself.

This is a permanent, full-time post, working 37.5 hours per week.

Due to work involving handling highly valuable items, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

About You

You will be educated to degree level, with good knowledge of one or more subjects relevant to our 20th and 21st century collection materials. You will possess a postgraduate qualification in archives management or similar, or have equivalent knowledge and experience.

Your understanding of the legal and ethical context relevant to modern archives will be excellent and you will have experience of applied data privacy and information compliance work, ideally in a collections context.

You will have sound judgment, and discretion, appropriate to work with sensitive materials. You will have strong project management skills, and a flexible approach.

You will have a high degree of digital literacy, and especially in relation to spreadsheets.

You will have experience of working with archives metadata management environments (ideally ArchivesSpace) as well as confidence in reading and interpreting 20th century manuscript documents.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting statement as part of your online application which explains how you meet the selection criteria. CVs alone will not be considered.

We aim to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss training and professional development opportunities. The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Susan Thomas, Head of Archives & Modern Manuscripts, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (susan.thomas@bodleian.ox.ac.uk). General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk).

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (GMT) on Wednesday 15 January 2025 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 13 February or Friday 14 February 2025.

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