Contract for Digital Preservation Facilitator at National Museum of the Royal Navy

Digital Preservation Coalition; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Museum of the Royal Navy is seeking a Digital Preservation Facilitator for a fixed-term contract, funded by a grant from The National Archives. This role involves collaborating with the existing team to establish digital preservation practices and frameworks, ensuring the museum's digital assets are secured for future use. The Facilitator will play a key role in developing strategies, providing training, and sharing insights across the sector, with project completion expected by March 2024.

Benefits

Opportunity to shape digital preservation practices

Accrue valuable experience working with NMRN

Qualifications

• Professional archival or digital preservation qualifications or equivalent experience required.
• Demonstrable experience in setting up digital preservation practices.
• Sound understanding of digital preservation challenges.

Responsibilities

• Compile a Digital Asset Register for museum's digital assets.
• Co-create a digital repository framework for the museum.
• Conduct training sessions for key records creators.

Skills

Knowledge of digital preservation processes

Understanding of at risk digital formats

Experience in archival environments

Education

Relevant qualification at degree level

Job description

• Contract for Digital Preservation Facilitator at National Museum of the Royal Navy

Contract for Digital Preservation Facilitator at National Museum of the Royal Navy

14 May 2023

Portsmouth, UK

Maximum value of contract: £15,000

Fixed Term

The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) has received a generous grant from The National Archives’ Resilience Fund to engage a Digital Preservation Facilitator this financial year.

The aim of this project is for the Facilitator to work alongside our existing team and help support, collaborate and co-create a package of work which will lay the foundations for the National Museum’s future preservation journey. We are therefore inviting quotes from Digital Preservation specialists and professionals for the following package of work:

Compilation of a Digital Asset Register for all of the National Museum’s digital assets

Contribute to the development of a resourced 3 year plan to sit alongside our new Digital Preservation Policy through our Digital Preservation Working Group

Identification and assistance training our key records creators

Co-creation of a digital repository framework for the National Museum

Creation of a list of ‘at risk’ formats and suggestions for preservation

Sharing project learning alongside the National Museum at relevant sector events

Work must begin on the project byJune 2023and be completed by the end ofMarch 2024. The Facilitator will be required to attend some Digital Preservation Working Group meetings, and work with or hold meetings/workshops/training sessions etc. alongside other key National Museum team members. Flexibility on when the work is completed is possible but should be evenly spaced across the duration of the project. Work can be carried out either onsite, remotely, or hybrid as per preference. Onsite attendance for at least one training session will be required.

Professionals are asked to include either a project plan or methodology for the above work including timeline, number of days allocated to each piece of work, and proposed working pattern in their quotation. Also, a detailed summary of all fees such as day rates and whether travel or other expenses are required.

Opportunity to work with the NMRN at an exciting time in its Digital Preservation journey.

Opportunity to help shape how the NMRN approaches Digital Preservation and to set it up for success

Opportunity to share learning with wider archive, museum and library sector colleagues alongside the NMRN

Knowledge/Experience

A professional archival, digital preservation or relevant qualification at degree level, or equivalent experience, is required for this contract

Demonstrable experience of having set up digital preservation practices in an archive, museum or relevant heritage environment

An understanding of digital preservation processes, equipment, and at risk digital formats

Sound awareness of digital preservation challenges and approaches for creating solutions.

For further details, or to arrange an informal discussion regarding the project, please contact Amy Adams, Collections Information & Access Manager [e-mail] .