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Dear All, I would like to let you know about 2 vacancies we are currently recruiting for at the English Folk Dance and Song Society. * * *CATALOGUER (THE FULL ENGLISH PROJECT), TWO F/T POSITIONS AVAILABLE* *BACKGROUND INFORMATION* * * *The English Folk Dance and Song Society* (EFDSS) is the national folk arts development organisation for England. It is multi-faceted - a membership society; England’s folk arts centre (Cecil Sharp House); an education, training and development agency; a publisher; an advocate and lobbyist on behalf of the folk arts; and custodian of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library - England's folk music and dance archive - which was recently awarded Designated status by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). In October 2009, EFDSS was awarded Regularly Funded Organisation status and is now one of the Arts Council England’s new National Portfolio Organisations, with funding confirmed to march 2015. *The Full English** *is EFDSS’s new two and a half year project to make available the resources of 10 of the major folk collections in England through a new web-site and a major education and community learning programme in each of the nine English regions. *The Full English will also be EFDSS’s biggest learning and participation programme to date.* The project has been made possible through a grant of £585,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund* *(HLF), with additional funding from National Folk Music Fund. EFDSS will be digitising collections held within the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (VWML) at Cecil Sharp House, and significant folk collections from the archives of project partners: the British Library in London, Clare College in Cambridge, the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, the Folklore Society Library and Archive at University College London, and the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre. By joining these individual collections together through a single web portal, *The Full English *will* *provide a context for this huge wealth of material documenting the cultural heritage of England bringing together the collections of Harry Albino, Lucy Broadwood, Clive Carey, Percy Grainger, Maud Karpeles, Frank Kidson, Thomas Fairman Ordish, Cecil Sharp, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Alfred Williams to create the most comprehensive searchable database of British folk songs, tunes, dances and customs in the world. These manuscript collections will form the foundation for education and community learning programmes to be run across the nine English regions in partnership with leading cultural organisations: Cecil Sharp House, London, where EFDSS is based; the British Library and Sound Connections in London; SoundLINCS and Lincoln Drill Hall in Lincoln; Cambridge City Council/Cambridge Folk Festival; Folkworks/The Sage in Gateshead; The Met in Bury; The Stables in Milton Keynes; Colston Hall/ Bristol Music Trust in Bristol; mac (the Midlands Arts Centre) in Birmingham, and Opera North in Leeds. Over the course of the project, some 13,250 people of all ages will come in to direct contact with *The Full English* through schools and community activities, and it is expected that about 223 volunteers will engage with the project. In addition there will be an estimated c40,000 hits on the new archive website in the first year, rising to c 140,000 in four years. EFDSS will also work in partnership with education organisations in each region, to increase awareness and knowledge of folk in education by training arts educators and teachers, providing educational resources, regional learning events, and creative projects in primary and secondary schools. *JOB TITLE: CATALOGUER (THE FULL ENGLISH PROJECT), TWO F/T POSITIONS AVAILABLE. * * * *LOCATION: *Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, Cecil Sharp House, NW1 7AY** * * *RESPONSIBLE TO: *Library Director* * * * *MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB: * To provide cataloguing expertise to further the aims of the National Lottery funded The Full English Project, with particular focus on items in the collections of Harry Albino, Lucy Broadwood, Clive Carey, Percy Grainger, Maud Karpeles, Frank Kidson, Thomas Fairman Ordish, Cecil Sharp, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Alfred Williams. The Cataloguer specifically supports the Library Director and Archivist in their aim to complete the online catalogue of The Full English holdings over twelve months. The role also provides specialist professional input to the entire The Full English Project. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. To catalogue the collections comprising The Full English archive, which amount to c31K items, and link catalogue records to c68K digital images produced by the project. 2. To manage volunteer cataloguers who will assist in the work 3. To liaise where necessary with the following partner archives – The British Library; Clare College, Cambridge; The Mitchell Library, Glasgow; University College, London and the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre 4. To undertake all data entry to approved standards and guidelines 5. To ensure the new catalogues are available online and in-house. *PERSON SPECIFICATION* *Qualifications* Essential/Desirable Professional qualification in Library / Information Science or Archives and Records Management E *Experience* Minimum of two years cataloguing and indexing within a specialist library, archive or record office E Experience of cataloguing a wide range of archive media both rapidly and accurately. (Candidates invited for interview will be expected to either bring an example of a recently completed catalogue and/or sit a test) E Experience and understanding of implementing and applying national and international archival descriptive standards E Experience of and familiarity with CALM 2000 D *Knowledge and Skills* IT skills and an understanding of IT applications E Good understanding of international cataloguing standards E Good knowledge of English Folk music and dance D *Personal Attributes and Abilities* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including a pleasant and tactful manner when dealing with team members, other staff and volunteers. E Good team working skills. E Self-motivation, good organisational skills and the ability to able to work to deadlines E Mobility and capacity to handle loads E *CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:* Conditions: 12 months fixed term contract (July 2012 - June 2013 inclusive)** Salary: £24,500 per annum inclusive Hours: 35 hours per week, excluding lunch breaks, Monday to Friday. Flexibility required as some evening and weekend working will be necessary. Time off in lieu will be given. Holidays: 25 days per annum (pro rata for the fixed term contract) plus statutory public and bank holidays. (Due to the nature of the project it will be necessary to take holidays at specific times during the contract.) Probation: The post carries a 3 month probationary period. *HOW TO APPLY:* Applicants should complete the EFDSS application form which can be downloaded from the EFDSS website www.efdss.org, *CVs will not be accepted*. Completed applications should be sent to: Rosie Baker, Operations Director at [log in to unmask] Applications can be made by e-mail or post. Posted applications should be marked ‘TFE Learning Manager’ and ‘Confidential’. *Closing date for completed applications is 5pm, Monday 21st May. * *Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 28th May. * May 2012 *Rosie Baker* Operations Director English Folk Dance and Song Society Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London NW1 7AY T: +44 (0)20 72418952 M: 07879 406155 *www.efdss.org* Get our *newsletter<http://www.efdss.org/front/mailing-list-sign-up/mailing-list-sign-up/128> * | Follow us *Twitter <http://twitter.com/#!/theefdss>* | Become a fan *Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/EFDSS>* *North Sea Crossing*<http://www.efdss.org/events/eventsdetails/eventsId/451/displaydate/2012-04-29> *Cecil Sharp House Choir* & Norway’s celebrated *Oslo Jammerkor* voice ensemble Sunday 29 April, 7.30pm _________________________________ Registered Company No. 297142 Charity Registered in England and Wales No. 305999 *P** Please consider the environment before printing this email* Join the campaign at http://thinkBeforePrinting.org<http://thinkbeforeprinting.org/> 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