Senior Public Inquiries Archivist

Government Recruitment Service; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental organization is seeking a Senior Digital Archivist and Knowledge Manager in Manchester. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing digital records and archival processes, delivering comprehensive acquisition and cataloguing services. The team plays a crucial role in knowledge management and information disposal, ensuring the organization's corporate memory is maintained. The position involves liaising with various stakeholders, including the Cabinet Office and The National Archives, and has line management responsibilities. Strong analytical skills and technical collaboration are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Experience in digital records acquisition and transfer.
• Familiarity with digital knowledge management and archival practices.
• Strong communication skills for collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Delivering processes of acquisition, selection, cataloguing, storage, and transfer of records.
• Providing e-discovery and search services.
• Reviewing and analyzing information to identify digital records of long-term value.
• Assisting with systematic digital information disposal.
• Responding to Freedom of Information requests.

Skills

Knowledge management

Digital record management

Archival processes

Technical teamwork

Analytical skills

Education

Relevant degree or professional qualification

Job description

We are looking for a Senior 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.
  

This role will have line management responsibilities for one HEO.

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