Vacancy for Project Archivist (Sensitivity Review) at University of Oxford

Digital Preservation Coalition; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Project Archivist for a fixed term role at the University of Oxford to support archival sensitivity reviews. This position involves planning sensitivity reviews, refreshing procedures and ensuring consistent practices across collections. Ideal candidates will have a background in archives management, strong project management skills, and experience with archival metadata. Opportunities for professional growth and contribution to an important cultural mission await.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject.
• Postgraduate qualification in archives management or equivalent experience.
• Excellent understanding of legal and ethical context relevant to modern archives.

Responsibilities

• Planning and conducting sensitivity reviews of the Bodleian Libraries’ archives and modern manuscripts.
• Refreshing procedures and documentation for a consistent review approach across collections.
• Working with archives metadata management environments.

Skills

Project Management

Digital Literacy

Judgment and Discretion

Data Privacy

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Postgraduate qualification in archives management

Tools

ArchivesSpace

Spreadsheets

Job description

• Vacancy for Project Archivist (Sensitivity Review) at University of Oxford

Vacancy for Project Archivist (Sensitivity Review) at University of Oxford

Oxford

Fixed Term

This role will support sensitivity review of the Bodleian Libraries’ archives and modern manuscripts, with a view to maximising access to these collections.

The major element of work will be planning and undertaking sensitivity review of materials, but you will also contribute to refreshing procedures and documentation that guide this important work, ensuring a consistent approach across the full range of modern archives and manuscripts held at the Libraries, including those of the University itself.

You will be educated to degree level in a subject relevant to our collection materials, and possess a postgraduate qualification in archives management or similar. Alternatively, you will have knowledge and experience equivalent to the above.

Your understanding of the legal and ethical context relevant to modern archives will be excellent and you will have experience of applied data privacy and information compliance work, ideally in a collections context.

You will have sound judgment, and discretion, appropriate to work with sensitive materials. You will have strong project management skills, and a flexible approach.

You will have a high degree of digital literacy, and especially in relation to spreadsheets.

You will have experience of working with archives metadata management environments (ideally ArchivesSpace) as well as confidence in reading and interpreting 20th century manuscript documents.