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DIGITAL PRESERVATION SPECIALIST: PARLIAMENTARY ARCHIVES
Pay Band B1 £33,366-£41,347 (REF: ROB104)
Fixed term to 31 March 2012
There is a vacancy for the position of Digital Preservation Specialist in the Parliamentary Archives, on a fixed term appointment to 31 March 2012.
The Parliamentary Archives provides a records management and archives service for both Houses of Parliament, and assists the compliance of the
House of Lords administration with Freedom of Information and Data Protection legislation. It supports the corporate aims of Parliament in the
areas of effective information management, maintenance of heritage collections, promoting public understanding of Parliament's work, and sound
corporate governance and risk management. In 2008 the Archives launched a Digital Preservation Strategy and Roadmap which
encompasses all Parliament's digital assets which require long-term preservation.
The Digital Preservation Specialist will provide expert technical and project support to the Assistant Clerk of the Parliamentary Archives
(Preservation & Access) who is leading this work. This post will be a major contributor to the successful implementation of the Strategy and
Roadmap, offering expert technical input across all our digital preservation activities, including preservation planning and policy, technology liaison,
metadata and standards adoption, requirements specification, and the eventual implementation of selected preservation solutions.
We are looking for someone with a sound knowledge of digital preservation principles and techniques; strong project management skills; experience
of specifying requirements for IT systems and/or services; hands-on experience of digital preservation, digital repository management or a related
Area; up-to-date knowledge of relevant standards; excellent communication, presentation and team-working skills; a degree in a relevant field
or equivalent experience; and ideally experience of applying formal system and process modelling techniques such as UML.
Benefits include membership of a generous pension scheme, six weeks annual holiday entitlement and assistance for childcare.
For a full job specification and application pack, please email [log in to unmask] quoting the reference above. Application forms must be returned by 2 February 2009.
The House of Lords is committed to equal opportunities.
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