The following advertisement has also appeared in ARC May 2004

PAY & POWER PROJECT – PROJECT ASSISTANTS (x2 POSTS) 

The Pay & Power project is a 3 year an HLF funded project to catalogue

and promote 17 collections from West Midlands' archives detailing work

and politics since the C12th century.

The project began in January 2004 and currently employs 3 staff. It is administered

by MLA West Midlands with overall management by a project board representing

consortium members drawn from offices in the region.

In addition to cataloguing the project will develop and run a series of outreach activities,

Training opportunities and workshops to promote the value and use of archives within the

West Midlands region.

Applications are now invited for the following additional two posts that will bring this project to

fruition. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in archive development

in the West Midlands.

Project Assistants (two posts): Pay & Power Project (P&P/PA)

Scale 5 £16,944 - £18,582

Fixed term post for 25 months

Location: Posts will be located in local offices in the region during cataloguing. It is

envisaged that work will be located in cluster areas -Warwick/Coventry/Stratford-upon-

Avon. However postholders will be required to travel within the West Midlands region.

Your duties will concentrate on the cataloguing of collections. You will have the

opportunity to be involved in the identification of material used in the outreach campaign.

You will also liaise with in-house conservation staff to assess preservation needs, work

with the Project Manager on the export of data to online databases and supervise

volunteer work as part of the project.

You will have a good all round education, including excellent communication skill. You will

be computer literate, have experience of cataloguing archive records and a good working

knowledge of CALM software.

Further information and an application pack are available by contacting Deanna Jackson,

Knowledge Team Assistant email [log in to unmask] or by

telephone: 0121 631 5809

Closing date for both posts: Friday 4 June 2004, Interview date: Friday 25 June

held at MLA West Midlands offices.

MLA West Midlands aims to be an equal opportunities employer and is particularly seeking

to achieve a workforce which reflects the West Midlands. MLA West Midlands is a

regional agency which supports museums, libraries and archives in providing services

which excite, inspire and inform all parts of the community.

Many thanks

MLA West Midlands

MLA West Midlands: the regional council for museums, libraries and archives,

Grosvenor House, 14 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham B2 5RS

Tel: 0121-631 5800  Fax: 0121-631 5825

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