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Archivist

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Northumberland Archives is seeking to recruit a professionally qualified archivist to join the staff of a busy County Archive Service. 

This is a fixed term post for 18 months. 
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You will undertake a full range of professional duties including cataloguing, search room supervision, volunteer management and participation in our programmes of education and outreach activity.


Some knowledge of and an interest in digital records and digital preservation would be an advantage.


This is a great opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their range of professional skills.


The post is based at Woodhorn in south-east Northumberland but the postholder will work at bases across Northumberland. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Sue Wood, Head of Archives at SUwood.northumberland.gov.uk


Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is ‘Land of Great Opportunities’, for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work. 

 

For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here. 

 

Why choose us?  

We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:  

-26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)  

-Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
-Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)  

To see all our excellent benefits and perks, please click here. 

 

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Further information

For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.
 

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.  

 

Alternative application format:  

British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net  

For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930  

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