Project Archivist (Sensitivity Review)

This will be a rewarding role for an individual who enjoys spending time with archive material. The appointee 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. Due to the nature of this post, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check due to work involving handling highly valuable items. This is a full-time, fixed-term post for 12 months.

You will be educated to degree level, with good knowledge of one or more subjects relevant to our 20th and 21st century collection materials. You will possess a postgraduate qualification in archives management or similar, or have equivalent knowledge and experience. 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.

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees' wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans