Vacancy for Digital Archivist at BT

Digital Preservation Coalition; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading archival organization in the City of London is seeking a Digital Archivist to manage the preservation of historical collections and ensure their accessibility. The role involves delivering a digital preservation repository program, maintaining data governance relationships, and analyzing complex digital data models. The ideal candidate has experience in managing digital repositories and is committed to preserving heritage.

Qualifications

• Qualified professional in digital preservation.
• Experience in managing digital repositories and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and shape the digital preservation repository programme.
• Develop and embed BT Archives’ acquisition programme.
• Maintain relationships with data governance and analyze data models.

Job description

The Digital Archivist is a qualified professional, delivering a managed digital repository to ensure the sustainability, development and ongoing accessibility of BT’s historical collections - our corporate memory. BT’s Archives preserve and provide access to this rich heritage, with our pre-privatisation records being classed as public records under the Public Records Act.

We have a statutory responsibility to preserve and make these records available, as well as a duty under our Heritage Policy. We are an accredited service by The National Archives, with our collections recognised by UNESCO and Arts Council England.

You'll have the following responsibilities

Delivering and shaping the digital preservation repository programme. Developing and embedding BT Archives’ acquisition programme, transferring content into the digital repository.

Maintaining a close relationship with BT’s data governance, inputting expertise about Archive requirements and digital preservation.

Analysing complex digital data models to work out the most effective means of preserving, managing and integrating our content across our digital repository, collections management system and other areas where Archives data is held.

Manage our digital asset management tools to ensure wider digital reach for our collections.

Deliver and shape wider collections management policy, strategy and plans as needed, ensuring standardised flow-through of data from collections management system to digital repository