A reminder that the closing date is approaching for the following job opportunity:

Project: Citizens of a Common Future: forward steps for the George Padmore Institute (HLF funded)

Post: Assistant Archivist, part-time.

Length of Contract: fixed term 11 months; October 2017 to September 2018

Salary: £23,000, pro rata

Hours: 14 hours per week. Days and times worked are negotiable (see below)

Annual Leave: 28 days, pro rata

Closing Date: 8 September 2017

Anticipated interview date: week beginning 18 September 2017

Candidates should have a professional qualification in archives administration or equivalent.

Summary:

We are seeking an Assistant Archivist to participate in all aspects of the George Padmore Institute (GPI) archive service. This will include supervising the search room, as well as answering enquiries and helping to promote the collections. You will assist with the preservation of archives and undertake cataloguing in line with professional archival standards. You may also be asked to participate in outreach activities. You will be working alongside the Project Manager/Archivist and we will require you to help with the supervision of our team of volunteers.

The George Padmore Institute (GPI) is an archive, educational research and information centre housing materials relating mainly to the black community of Caribbean, African and Asian descent in Britain and continental Europe. As an internationally respected archive and educational organisation, the GPI has carved out a reputation as being an essential resource for anyone interested in Britain’s multicultural history. From groundbreaking cultural organisations to radical political and educational campaigns, the GPI holds a number of unique archive collections which have already been used for imaginative outreach work, including exhibitions and poetry residencies.

Now, in 2017, the GPI needs to modernise and plan for a sustainable future. Our new HLF funded project, ‘Citizens of a Common Future’ is the first step in this process, assessing the Institute’s current building and facilities to improve accessibility and allow for growth. We will also be producing a business and fundraising plan to help the Institute move towards financial self-sustainability.

You will be playing a key role in this project by helping us to maintain our archive service whilst surveys and assessments are carried out on all aspects of the structure, facilities and working environment of the building and archive.

Hours worked:

The hours and days you would like to work are negotiable, within certain constraints. You can choose the days you would prefer to work (Mon-Fri only). You also have some flexibility around start and finish times, although you must build in 2 periods per week 10.00am-4.30pm to assist with search room duties (search room open Mon-Fri 10.30-4.00pm). Once finalised, the post holder is required to stick with this work routine unless circumstances change.

We may also require you to attend out of hours Archive Management Committee meetings held on site, usually once every 6 weeks in the early evening.

Location: the George Padmore Institute is based on Stroud Green Road in Finsbury Park, a few minutes’ walk from Finsbury Park Station.

For full job description see http://www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org/job-opportunities or visit the Job Opportunities page on our website www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org

To apply, please send us your CV and full covering letter, with details of all relevant professional experience and skills. Please include 2 referees.

Address for applications:   Sarah White, Secretary, George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN

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Sarah Garrod

Archivist

George Padmore Institute

76 Stroud Green Road

Finsbury Park

London N4 3EN

020 7272 8915

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