Digital Archive Lead & Community Heritage Manager

Aim Museums; Bexhill-on-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

De La Warr Pavilion seeks an experienced Archive Project Manager to lead the creation of a new Digital Archive and to oversee the review of existing collections. The role sits between DLWP and Bexhill Museum, combining technical archive work with community engagement.

You will manage an Archive Apprentice, implement sustainable collections management, and supervise description and digitisation activities within a 24-month programme with possible extension.

Qualifications

• Experience in archive management, digitisation and collections care.

Responsibilities

• Manage the creation and development of a new Digital Archive.
• Review existing physical and digital collections.
• Establish and maintain systems for sustainable collections management.
• Design and supervise description and digitisation activities.
• Manage an Archive Apprentice.
• Support a community archive collecting programme.

Job description

De La Warr Pavilion seeks an experienced Archive Project Manager to lead the creation of a new Digital Archive and to oversee the review of existing collections. The role sits between DLWP and Bexhill Museum, combining technical archive work with community engagement.

You will manage an Archive Apprentice, implement sustainable collections management, and supervise description and digitisation activities within a 24-month programme with possible extension.