Having secured a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Heritage & Culture Warwickshire are looking to appoint an enthusiastic archivist to lead an exciting and innovative project working with communities across Warwickshire. It is a great opportunity to gain experience working with the important area to improve Diversity and Inclusion within archives. The successful candidate will be supported by other members of the archivist team, mainly the Engagement Archivist, recently the recipient of Warwickshire County Council’s Star Award for Diversity & Inclusion, and the Senior Archivist who will line manage the position.
They will identify and work with a wide variety of communities to support them in storing and caring for, understanding and recording their collections. The project will also begin work on compiling a directory of archives held within communities and promote their use to make more people across Warwickshire aware of these records and increase the number of people accessing the county’s diverse heritage.
This role will suit someone who has a sound understanding of cataloguing and promoting archival collections and a passion for engaging with communities to demonstrate the importance of heritage in community identity and the need to safeguard it for future generations. The successful candidate will develop and deliver a training programme to inspire and equip communities to look after and record their own collections. We are looking for someone with energy and imagination to make the most of a short-term contract that will benefit their continued professional development.
The post is fixed term (six months) full time (37 hours per week) and not suitable for home working.
For further information or to discuss this role, please contact Richard Lewis, Collections & Development Manage on richardlewis@warwickshire.gov.uk or 01926 738950
For the full Job Description and Person Specification please click the link here.
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
These are the benefits we offer including agile working, enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, and a generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas.
Additional Information
For further information or to discuss this role, please contact Richard Lewis, richardlewis@warwickshire.gov.uk
Closing Date: 9th October 2023
Interview Dates: 19th October 2023
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Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more.
