Careers Archive Administrative Assistant

Join us as an Archive Administrative Assistant in the Academic Books department. Based in Cambridge, you will play a vital role in supporting the efficient management and preservation of corporate archives, ensuring that materials are accurately catalogued and maintained for long-term research and organisational development. Please note that this position is for a fixed term contract until Dec 19^th 2025. About the role This role offers an excellent opportunity to work closely with the Archives team colleagues and colleagues associated with Archives work across the organisation Key responsibilities include:

• Processing and cataloguing physical archive materials.
• Conducting document preservation tasks such as scanning and digitisation.
• Providing administrative support for archive policy meetings and ensuring updates to key documentation.
• Managing routine archive deposits, applying industry standards for archival governance.
You will also contribute to the overall archive planning processes while working with confidential, valuable, and unique corporate assets. Training will be provided to support you in mastering preservation and retention evaluation.

It is essential that you y are:
• Organised and detail-oriented with prior administrative experience, preferably in archives, libraries, or corporate information management.
• Tech-savvy, with advanced skills in Microsoft Office and a strong aptitude for learning new systems.
• A great communicator, able to collaborate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Interested in history and archival work, appreciating the value of preserving both physical assets.
• Familiar with GDPR, Data Protection, and Freedom of Information legislation.
  
  We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge., Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements. Why join us Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe - for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background. We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities Documents

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes