London
Hybrid working, 3 days office/2 remote.
Closing Date: 22nd August 2023
12 month fixed term contract
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The Archives Professional is a qualified Archivist role, helping to manage the sustainability 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.
This is a year’s fixed term post during a maternity leave, and will particularly support the team in its public researcher service, enquiries, budgets, and various pre-move project tasks in advance of moving the collection.
- Delivering collections management activities, including appraisal, arrangement and cataloguing of archival records of BT Group and predecessors to internationally recognised standards
- Leading responses to enquiries from internal and external customers, in person or remotely (including in depth research for internal enquiries where appropriate), managing public research service, arranging shared supervision of external customers and academic partners
- Tracking BT Group Archives spend and any financial challenge
- Delivering collections projects relating to an upcoming archive move
- Supporting with digital preservation ingest tasks
- Providing digital acquisition support, including processing internal transfers, capturing descriptions in Calm and moving to our digital repository
- Administrative tasks as needed, including capturing statistics for annual reporting
The skills and experience you'll need
- A postgraduate diploma or Master's degree in archive administration and records management, or the successful completion of a recognised course of professional training
- Experience of working in an archives repository with demonstrable archive cataloguing skills to recognised professional standards
- Experience of working with digital collections
- Subject-matter knowledge of archival best practice, archival standards, digital preservation, and the interaction between information governance and archives
- Aptitude to think strategically, take initiative and work collaboratively with the team
- Ability to prioritise and take initiative
- Good communication skills - experience of giving presentations and promoting collections
Preferred:
- Knowledge and experience of the Axiell suite of CALM archives cataloguing software and Preservica digital preservation software
- Experience of working with born digital material, digital repositories and digital asset management systems
- Project management skills
- Preferably member of ARA (Archives & Records Association)
What's in it for you? What are the benefits?
At BT we entertain, educate and empower millions of people every single day. We're a brand build on connecting people - whether that's friends, family, businesses or communities. Working here, you'll receive an attractive salary and a range of competitive benefits, but - more than that - you'll be joining an ambitious organisation with a culture of togetherness, collaboration and inclusivity, that takes a genuine and proactive interest in your progress and development. Benefits of working for BT include:
- Competitive salary
- World-class training and development opportunities
- 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays)
- Volunteering days, so you can give back to your community
- Discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages
- Pension scheme - you contribute 5%, BT contributes 10%
- Flexible benefits to fit around you
BT is an equal opportunities employer. We're working hard to create an inclusive working environment, where people from all backgrounds can succeed. We want to make sure your recruitment experience is the best it can be - so, if you're selected for an interview, please let us know if there's any adjustments we can make that would be helpful for you.
Looking in:
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Delivering for the customer
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Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.
Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.
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