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VACANCY There is a vacancy for the position of Digital Preservation Project Manager in the Parliamentary Archives, on a fixed term appointment to 31 March 2012, with the possibility of extension or permanency. BACKGROUND The Parliamentary Archives provides a records management and archives service for Houses of Parliament, and assists 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. There is a current complement of 25 permanent staff, and a conservation team of 6 supplied and managed by the British Library. The Parliamentary Archives is part of the House of Lords’ Department of Information Services, but it is jointly funded by both Houses of Parliament. Preservation & Access is a newly-restructured team which brings together responsibility for preservation of records in all media, their cataloguing and digitisation. In 2008 the Archives launched a Digital Preservation Strategy and Roadmap which encompasses all of Parliament’s digital assets which require long-term preservation. We are now in the second year of a four year project implementing the Strategy and Roadmap. Current and planned activities include defining detailed requirements, procuring systems and services, developing detailed policies and procedures, raising awareness, and embedding new processes across Parliament. (www.parliament.uk/publications/archives/digitalpreservation.cfm). KEY OBJECTIVES OF THE POST The Digital Preservation Project Manager will provide project management, business analysis and technical input on the project, supporting 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. There is no staff management responsibility included in this post, but the postholder will be expected to work closely with external contractors and consultants as required SALARY House of Lords Pay Band B1 £33,767-£42,263 FURTHER INFORMATION For further information and an informal discussion about this role, please contact: Chris Morrow Elan Public Services 0161 924 3923 [log in to unmask] For any technical queries re JISC please email [log in to unmask] For any content based queries, please email [log in to unmask]