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> From: Nyeko, Elizabeth
> Sent: 20 September 1999 16:51
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: JOB: social scientist/statistician
>
>
> INSPECTION AND CLIENT MANAGEMENT UNIT
> RECORDS MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
> PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
>
> Social scientist with statistical skills: full-time permanent
>
> Starting salary: £21,690-£27,474
>
> Background
>
> The Public Record Office (PRO) is The National Archives, holding the
> records of central government from the Domesday Book to the present day.
> The PRO is involved in selecting records from government departments,
> making them available to the public, and preserving them for future
> researchers. The PRO is an Executive Agency and also a separate
> Government Department accountable to the Lord Chancellor. Based in Kew,
> Surrey, the Office employs about 470 staff and holds 160 kilometres of
> public records. Each year, on average, a further two kilometres of records
> are accessioned into the PRO.
>
> Job Purpose
>
> Records Management Department is the part of the PRO which works with
> other government departments to improve records management practices and
> to select and transfer - or accession - records for permanent preservation
> in accordance with the Public Records Acts 1958 and 1967.
>
> Records Management Department has recently been reorganised and we now
> have a vacancy for a client manager who has a social science background
> and, in particular, has expertise in statistical methods and sampling
> techniques. You will be responsible for a group of government departments
> which have a high proportion of statistical records or where we need to
> employ sampling techniques to give a picture of, for example, social or
> economic trends. Your role would include selecting records worthy of
> permanent preservation and promoting a high standard of records
> management. You would also be expected to provide expert advice to others
> in Records Management Department on the selection of statistical records
> in their departments. The post would be particularly suitable for someone
> with a postgraduate qualification in the social sciences or in statistics
> but we would also be interested to hear from those without an advanced
> qualification but with substantial experience of using and interpreting
> statistical information.
>
> The role of a client manager is a demanding one. The growth in electronic
> records means that client managers need to be comfortable working in an
> increasingly automated environment. The ability to influence others,
> including at senior levels, is essential. Client managers perform a dual
> role, acting both as an auditor and an adviser. This requires sensitivity
> and diplomacy and an ability to manage relationships to achieve results.
> Client managers spend some time travelling to other government departments
> around the country and are required to work with limited supervision.
>
>
> Main responsibilities of the post
>
> * developing and revising policies for selecting statistical records
> and applying those policies in overseeing the selection of records in the
> departments within your remit
> * managing relations with departments within your remit to ensure they
> follow best practice standards in records management
> * providing guidance on the public records implications of the
> government's information policy (e.g. data protection and freedom of
> information legislation)
> * providing specialist advice to other client managers or to
> government departments outside your immediate remit
>
>
> Person specification
>
> You will have:
>
> Essential
>
> * degree or equivalent in the social sciences, statistics or a related
> discipline, preferably to postgraduate level
> * a sound understanding of statistical methods and sampling techniques
> * a proven ability to manage work to meet deadlines and targets
> * good interpersonal skills, including the ability to balance
> assertiveness with diplomacy
> * an ability to initiate and manage change
> * a commitment to providing a client-focused service
> * IT literacy
>
> Desirable
>
> * an interest in modern British history
> * an understanding of how government policy is developed and
> implemented
>
>
> Elizabeth Nyeko
> Head of Inspection and Client Managment Unit
> Records Management Department
> Telephone: 0181 392 5326
> Fax: 0181 392 5283
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
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