Inquiries Archivist

Government Recruitment Service; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the UK seeks a Digital Archivist and Knowledge Manager to manage and organize digital records and archives. This role involves handling archival processes, supporting information disposal, and providing search services. The ideal candidate will have experience in a digital knowledge environment and excel in building relationships across teams. This position is critical for maintaining the department's corporate memory and responding to information requests.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a Digital Knowledge and Information environment.
• Strong understanding of digital record acquisition, transfer, and cataloguing.
• Ability to respond to Freedom of Information requests.

Responsibilities

• Deliver processes of acquisition, selection, cataloguing, and storage of records.
• Provide e-discovery and search services.
• Review and analyze information for digital records of long-term value.
• Assist with information disposal and responding to statutory requests.
• Support the shared Research and Library Service and provide training.

Skills

Experience in digital knowledge management

Familiarity with archival processes

Strong relational skills

Knowledge of e-discovery and search services

Job description

We are looking for a Digital Archivist and Knowledge Manager with experience of working in a Digital Knowledge and Information environment. This role sits in a team that provides knowledge management, archival, search and library services to the department’s business areas. A key part of the team’s function is to review information for value through regular processes of disposal and archiving information of historic interest or of value to the department’s corporate memory. You will need to be familiar with archival processes such as digital record acquisition and transfer, appraisal and disposal, cataloguing and search.

Some of this work is at the forefront of thinking about how to manage and organise digital records and archives, and you will need to develop strong relationships with colleagues across the department and the Government Knowledge and Information profession.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll be doing:

• Delivering processes of acquisition, selection, cataloguing, storage and transfer of records as part of our Digital Archive Service;
• Providing e-discovery and search services;
• Reviewing and analysing information to identify digital records of long-term value;
• Assisting with systematic digital information disposal;
• Responding to Freedom of Information requests and other statutory information requests, including Public Inquiries, police investigations;
• Supporting and developing our shared Research and Library Service;
• Assisting with developing knowledge exploitation of the department’s corporate memory;
• Providing training, professional assistance and expertise to senior leaders and other internal teams;
• Working with the Cabinet Office Public Records and Archives team and The National Archives;
• Working with technical teams to assist in the delivery of services;
• Creating supporting documentation for any developed processes.