The Royal Opera House Collections
Assistant Archivist
12 months Fixed-Term (Maternity Cover)
£24,035 per annum pro rata
The Royal Opera House is the major lyric arts theatre in the United Kingdom,
enjoying an international reputation for excellence. The Royal Opera House
Collections contain materials covering the history of the three theatres that
have stood on the site since 1732. The department is involved in a full range
of activities to ensure the preservation of the Collections and make them
accessible to a wide audience.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Archivist to provide 12 months’
fixed-term maternity cover. Reporting to the Archivist, the role will involve
participation in the information service, including the supervision of
researchers and answering enquiries, and cataloguing with particular
responsibility for the programme, press-cutting and periodicals collections.
You will also be expected to undertake a full range of professional archive
work; assisting in collections management, managing volunteers, liaising with
departments to ensure the transfer of new material and participating in
archival project work as required.
The ideal candidate will have a post-graduate qualification in Archives
Administration and be able to demonstrate the following:
• experience of reader services and the ability to deal with members of the
public and volunteers in a confident and professional manner;
• experience of cataloguing;
• excellent communication skills and high attention to detail;
• strong organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills;
• experience of using Microsoft Office and Adlib cataloguing software.
This is a varied role, offering the opportunity to become involved in all aspects
of a busy specialist collection. The post is based at the Royal Opera House,
with some time spent at off-site stores outside London.
A full job description and application form are available on our website or from
the Personnel Department, Tel: 020 7212 9124. Applicants must have work
authorisation for the UK. If you feel that you can make a positive contribution
in this post, please send your hand-written covering letter, application form,
and equal opportunities monitoring form to:
Lisa Mountain, HR Administrator, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
WC2E 9DD Or email to: [log in to unmask]
Closing Date for applications: 9.00am, Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Starting date: mid November 2008
The Royal Opera House is an equal opportunities employer and is actively
seeking to employ people currently under-represented in the workplace. This
includes ethnic minorities and people with disabilities.
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