Impactful Archivist Assistant — Access & Research

The Salvation Army; Wellington; On-site; NZD 63,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Confidential counselling

Flu vaccinations

Southern Cross medical insurance

TSA discount app

Free morning tea

Job summary

The Salvation Army Heritage Centre and Archives in Wellington seeks an Assistant Archivist to provide access, respond to inquiries, and document records to ISAD standards. You will manage confidential requests and help maintain records while supporting social media posting and website updates.

Ideal candidates have strong written and oral communication, research skills, and experience with computers and social media. This is a fixed term/full-time role with 37.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to research & present information.
• Ability to present talks on archival matters.
• Good computer and social media experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and respond to confidential & general information requests.
• Document & record enquiries.
• Maintain confidential information records and registers.
• Document & record loan of files/information.
• Arrange & describe archives to ISAD standards.
• Assist in the selection & design posts on Facebook/Instagram.
• Update the archives website/intranet as required.
• Record & document social media posts and present the statistics to The Territorial Archivist on a monthly basis.
• See enclosed Job Description for further information and task details.

Skills

Communication skills

Research ability

Public speaking

Computer & social media literacy

Job description

The Salvation Army Heritage Centre and Archives in Wellington seeks an Assistant Archivist to provide access, respond to inquiries, and document records to ISAD standards. You will manage confidential requests and help maintain records while supporting social media posting and website updates.

Ideal candidates have strong written and oral communication, research skills, and experience with computers and social media. This is a fixed term/full-time role with 37.5 hours per week.