The postholders will each work on a specific externally-funded project/s within the Theatre Collection (2 posts) or Special Collections (2 posts) to make archival collections accessible to wider audiences. Each project will involve a range of activities, including cataloguing, preventive conservation, preservation, digitisation and engagement. The postholders will work closely with colleagues in their team and across the wider Library Service.,

You will undertake a full range of collections management activities, including appraisal, preservation, cataloguing and identification of material for digitisation and digital preservation

You will ensure professional standards and ethics are complied with throughout all processes, including complying with information and rights legislation and taking account of issues around sensitive material

You will provide professional advice to researchers, students and stakeholders interested in the material and the wider project

You will work with volunteers, colleagues and external groups on public engagement activities using archival material

You are a qualified archivist, are close to completing an archives qualification or have experience equivalent to a professional archives qualification

You have demonstrable understanding and experience of principles and procedures relating to archival cataloguing, collections management and digital preservation

You are excited by the prospect of making archives accessible to new audiences through a range of outreach and engagement activities

You have an understanding of the complexities which can exist within archive collections, and an ability to demonstrate care and sensitivity to creators, owners and users of the material and associated finding aids

You have a sound knowledge of legislation and frameworks relating to information and intellectual property