Archive Project Officer

Gonville & Caius College; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 11,000; Part time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in Cambridge is seeking an Archive Project Officer for a part-time position. Responsibilities include managing archival documents, ensuring conservation, and providing great customer service. The ideal candidate will have a passion for history and storytelling, alongside a need for attention to detail. This role, offering 15 hours per week over 3 days, comes with generous benefits including a pension scheme and 33 days of holiday (pro-rated). Salary is £10,361 for part-time work.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

Health care cash plan

33 days of annual holiday

Free on-site lunch

Workplace Nursery Scheme

College gym

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Loves history and storytelling.
• Ability to maintain order and preservation.
• Willing and able to work flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Manage and organize archival documents.
• Ensure conservation and preservation of collections.
• Provide excellent customer service.

Skills

History knowledge

Customer service

Attention to detail

Physical stamina

Flexibility

Job description

Why work at Caius?

Benefits include:

• Generous Pension Scheme; 14.5% employer contributions and 3x death in service benefit
• Health care cash plan
• 33 days of annual holiday (prorated for part-time, inc. Public Holidays)
• Free on-site lunch provided
• Workplace Nursery Scheme (salary sacrifice)
• College gym
• Car parking (subject to availability/eligibility)
• Cycle to work scheme
• The opportunity to work in a beautiful environment

The Role

Gonville & Caius College is seeking an Archive Project Officer who loves history, order, great customer service, telling stories and the problems of trying to fit a quart into a pint pot. You will be willing and able to rise to the challenge and see the tasks to their fruition, with the satisfaction of knowing that you are potentially making available a document to the world that has not been seen for hundreds of years. The role is physical as well as using computers, a need to be exact is imperative and conservation and preservation of our collections are paramount. Willingness to be flexible on working hours is very important. Please apply and see what effect you can have on 677 years of history!

This is a part-time, 1-year fixed term contract. The hours of work are 15 hours per week (worked over 3 days per week).

The annual full time equivalent salary for this role is £25,903 (pro-rated for part time, £10,361).

The College

Gonville & Caius College is one of the largest Colleges in the University of Cambridge. It is an educational charity, and its mission is to provide a place of education, religion, learning and research, in conjunction with a University that is recognised internationally as being of the highest standard.

The College is an academic community comprising some 530 undergraduate students, 250 graduate students, and 110 Fellows (lecturers, professors and other senior academic researchers and teachers) and almost 200 staff. It plays a significant role throughout the University. Our students come from all over the world and our undergraduates study all the subjects offered in the University. Our postgraduates play a vital role in the research activities of the wider University. Our Fellows have globally renowned research expertise ranging from Ancient History to Cosmology and are all recognised as leaders in their fields. The students who graduate from the College form an alumni group of approximately 11,000 individuals. They have achieved recognition in many walks of life and are resident in all continents.

Further Information

• Equality of opportunity; the College actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from all sections of society and in particular, from people who may be under-represented in our community.
• Entry into a position with the College will be determined by the application of criteria related to the duties of the post. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration.
• During the application process, candidates are requested to complete the Equality & Diversity section as part of our Equal Opportunities Policy and monitoring process. The contents of this form will not be disclosed to the selection or interview panels, and all applicant data is managed in accordance with our data protection policy: https.
• The College has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
• In applying for this role, you will provide personal data which the College will process in accordance with its data protection obligations and its Data Protection Policy.

The Application Process

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• The closing date for applications is 23:59 GMT on Sunday 18 January 2026.
• You are encouraged to make an early application as the vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.
• For your application to be considered it must be complete and include an up-to-date CV, covering letter, and details of 2 referees, one of whom should have detailed knowledge of your ability in relation to the requirements of the role.