Digital Archivist

HOUSE OF LORDS; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A parliamentary information office in London seeks a Digital Archivist to oversee digital collections management and preservation efforts. This hybrid position benefits from 30 days' annual leave and a generous pension scheme. Ideal candidates should possess strong digital preservation skills and relevant postgraduate qualifications. Join us to support vital archiving services within the House of Lords.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Health and wellbeing programme

Opportunity to witness history in the making

Qualifications

• Archives and/or information management experience.
• Experience of planning and managing small projects.

Responsibilities

• Selection and acquisition of digital records.
• Maintain systems and repository for digital content management.
• Support Senior Archivist in digital archiving functions.
• Liaise with TNA for management of Parliament Web Archive.
• Train PKI staff on digital archiving tools.

Skills

Digital preservation skills

Excellent Communication

Engagement skills

Education

Postgraduate qualification in Archives & Records Management

Job description

We are looking for a Digital Archivist to join our Parliamentary Knowledge and Information Office (PKI) at House of Lords. This is a position based in the Collections Development and Access team within PKI and reporting to the Senior Archivist who oversees digital archiving and preservation of closed material, this role’s focus is overseeing the day-to-day collection management work for digital collections.

This includes planning and managing the preparation, cataloguing and transfer work to The National Archives (TNA) at Kew, co‑ordinating key projects, overseeing the digital collections logistics whilst they are held within PKI’s custody and once transferred to TNA, and aligning work where necessary with the Archivist overseeing the management of physical collections. They will provide supervision and support to PKI colleagues engaging with digital selection and transfer work.

This is an opportunity to work on a hybrid basis where you will be able to work 2-3 days from home and other days on‑site at Parliament! This is an exciting opportunity for someone that would enjoy innovating and establishing new processes, as we develop our new digital preservation function and our relationship with The National Archives.

You’ll be accountable for/to:

• Selection and acquisition of digital records into PKI’s custody, supporting future workflow development as appropriate and analysing the requirements of new digital transfers.
• Maintain the systems and repository, tools and storage used for management of digital content prior to transfer to TNA. This will include content management, generation and analysis of reports and logs, capacity planning, testing of new functionality, helping to analyse issues and liaison with Digital Service and suppliers as required for support.
• Safeguard the future of digital archiving and preservation services in Parliament by identifying requirements for development and enhancement of both TNA supplied and third‑party digital preservation tools and services.
• Support the Senior Archivist in the management of the digital archiving function, including: preservation planning, technology watch, testing and certification of new tools and implementing preservation actions.
• Liaise with TNA for management of Parliament Web Archive, including take‑down requests, one‑off captures and maintaining the list of Parliamentary web content we capture.
• Train and support PKI staff in use of tools such as the digital repository, TDR and other aspects of digital archiving.

If this sounds like something you would like to hear more about, please apply below.

What we’re looking for:

• Digital preservation skills.
• Archives and/or information management experience.
• Excellent Communication and engagement skills.
• A recognised postgraduate qualification in Archives & Records Management or a related discipline.

It would be even better if you had:

• Project management: Experience of planning and managing small projects.

The job description provides full details about the role and what we are looking for.

What you’ll get in return:

• 30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after one years’ service).
• Generous pension scheme.
• Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme.
• The opportunity to witness history in the making!

The work we do is vital to House of Lords, and you will be a pivotal member in the team strengthening the work of the House. The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK parliament. It is independent from and complements the work of the House of Commons to:

• Make laws.
• Check and challenge the actions of the government through questions and debates.
• Investigate public policy and provide a forum of independent expertise.

Please complete your online application by 23:55 on Sunday 30th November 2025.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact [e-mail]

Job offers are standardly offered at the minimum of the salary range.

The House of Lords Administration is committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all candidates with diverse characteristics, including different ages, caring responsibilities, disability, gender/sex, gender reassignment/trans, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race/ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation and socio‑economic status. We welcome discussions about flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments.