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HLF Graduate Trainee £14,000 for 9 months full-time, fixed term contract (£18,667 pro rata) With possibility of extension subject to funding The Britten–Pears Foundation, based in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, is a Designated collection holding the archives of composer Benjamin Britten. Thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, we have initiated an exciting project based around Britten’s centenary celebrations in 2013. The role of this new HLF Graduate Trainee post is to support the front line work of the current archive/library staff. The post will include overseeing our Reading Room and dealing with enquiries from researchers, as well as project work in preservation and description of our collections. This fixed term post would ideally suit a graduate wishing to gain work experience before applying for a postgraduate qualification in either Archives and Records Management or Library and Information Management. Training from our qualified Archivists and Librarian in the use of CALM, the archive management system, and Liberty3, the Library cataloguing system, and of the many aspects of work in a specialist music archive and research library will be provided. The successful applicant will be motivated and happy to work on their own initiative, confident in dealing with the public, have strong communication and time management skills and be committed to archives or librarianship as a career. An interest in twentieth-century music would also be an advantage. • For more information about the Britten-Pears Foundation and to download an application form please visit our website www.brittenpears.org • To request an application pack in hard copy please contact Anna Hunter on 01728 451700 or [log in to unmask] • For an informal chat about the post please contact the archivists, Judith Ratcliffe or Jude Brimmer, on 01728 451700, or email [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] The closing date for applications is Fri 18 June 2010 Interviews will be held week commencing 5 Jul 2010 Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra