The following vacancy will appear in the 3 September edition of ARC
Recruitment:


THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
DEPARTMENT OF DOCUMENTS

ARCHIVIST (1 year contract) - Salary Range £19,421-£23,737 p.a.

The Imperial War Museum, the major British museum of conflict from the First
World War to the present day, has a fixed-term contract vacancy for an
Archivist within its Department of Documents. The Department, which is
responsible for an extensive and important collection of primary source
material largely composed of British private papers and captured German
records, has an active acquisitions policy and also attracts large numbers
of readers and enquiries each year.

The main duties of the postholder will be acquiring and cataloguing
collections of British and Commonwealth private papers relevant to the
Museum’s brief, invigilating and assisting researchers who visit the
Museum’s reading room and answering enquiries about the Department’s
holdings. Candidates will be expected to be qualified archivists and to
demonstrate an attention to detail, excellent interpersonal and
communication skills and an ability to work to agreed deadlines. Experience
of the appraisal, arrangement and description of archive material and good
IT skills are essential, and an interest in twentieth century military
history would be an advantage.

Starting pay for this position will be commensurate with qualifications and
experience. The postholder will be required to work up to eight Saturdays
in any one year, though Saturday working will be rewarded at overtime rates.

For an application form, send an A4 SAE to Charlie Wahhab, Personnel
Department, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ, or email:
[log in to unmask] Alternatively visit the website www.iwm.org.uk
('Corporate information').

The closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm on 24 September 2004.

This post is subject to CRB disclosure.

We regret that we are unable to respond to all applicants individually. If
you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date you should
assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

The Imperial War Museum is committed to a policy of equal opportunities.

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