Senior Public Inquiries Archivist

Government Recruitment Service; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency is seeking a Senior Digital Archivist and Knowledge Manager to manage the digital archive service. This role involves delivering processes for the acquisition, cataloguing, and analysis of digital records of significance. Candidates should have experience in knowledge management and archival processes. The position includes leadership responsibilities, requiring collaboration across various departments to enhance digital information handling capabilities. A relevant degree or equivalent experience is necessary.

Qualifications

• Experience in a digital knowledge and information environment.
• Familiarity with digital record acquisition and transfer processes.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with colleagues across departments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and manage processes of acquisition, selection, and cataloguing of records.
• Provide e-discovery and search services.
• Analyze information to identify long-term valuable digital records.
• Assist with digital information disposal.
• Support the shared Research and Library Service.

Skills

Archival processes

Digital record acquisition

Cataloguing

Knowledge management

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

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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