Applications are invited for the following job vacancy:

Archivist - Swire Collection (Maternity Cover), SOAS University of London

Salary Range: £34,957 - £41,136 pro rata per annum inclusive of London Allowance
Part time (21 hours per week – 0.6 FTE, Days of work to be confirmed)

About the SOAS Library

SOAS Library is one of the world’s most important academic libraries for the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, which attracts scholars from all over the world to conduct research. The Library houses over 1.3 million volumes at the SOAS campus at Russell Square in central London, together with significant archival holdings, special collections and a growing network of electronic resources.  Further details about SOAS Library, and the archives and special collections in particular are available from https://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/.

The role and its responsibilities

The purpose of this post is to administer and catalogue the Swire Archives and to provide front-line services for users.  The post-holder will have special responsibility for the Swire Collection, undertaking cataloguing and preservation work, advising on records management procedures and providing a service for user both at SOAS and at Swire House.

Skills and experience

The successful applicant will be educated to degree level or equivalent, with a post-graduate qualification in Archives and/or Records Management.  You will have excellent communication, IT, presentation, planning and organisational skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.  You will ideally have an interest in international and Commonwealth history, or business history, particularly with reference to East Asia and John Swire and Sons, knowledge of automated cataloguing systems for archives, in particular CALM, and experience with reprographic services and digitisation, including familiarity with copyright law.

Further information

As an employer of choice SOAS offers an extensive benefits package including:
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays and School closure days, pro rata for part time staff
• Pension scheme with generous employer contribution
• Various loan schemes including season ticket loan, IT equipment loan
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay provisions, childcare voucher scheme, financial childcare support

If you are interested in applying for this vacancy, please complete the short online application form. Further information can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification, along with a full list of duties and responsibilities, at https://jobs.soas.ac.uk/fe/tpl_soasnet01.asp?s=4A515F4E5A565B1A&jobid=68487,4112471261&key=24296899&c=237234235254&pagestamp=seqikfocvdgzlqfxrv  

This post is fixed-term maternity cover until 30 April 2018 in the first instance.

Closing date:    05 March 2017

Completed applications must be received by 23:59 on the closing date to be considered.

Interviews will provisionally be held on: 23 March 2017

Please note that it will not be possible for SOAS to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for successful candidates as the pro-rata salary will not meet the minimum threshold set by UK Visas and Immigration. Successful candidates will therefore need to be eligible to work in the UK or have limited leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with SOAS, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. 

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At SOAS we celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion amongst our staff and students. As such, we welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background.

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Christine Wise
Assistant Director (Research Library Services)
The Library
SOAS University of London
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG

Telephone +44 (0)20 7898 4166

http://www.soas.ac.uk/lis

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