Please quote ref no: BAS 35/13
Closing date for applications: 14 Apr 2013 at 11:59pm
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| Essential Requirements
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| Desirable Requirements
Importance rating in parenthesis (1 is high, 5 is low)
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| Communication skillsa) oral skillsb) written skills |
| * Experience of presenting outputs in written reports and oral presentations |
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| * Fluent in written and spoken English language. |
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| * Experience in providing user training in the use of an archive and the principles of records management |
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| Computer / IT skills |
| * Accurate data entry skills |
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| * Experience of using archival cataloguing systems and/or Electronic Records Management Systems |
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| * Good IT skills knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite |
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| * Interest or experience of developing technologies making information more easily accessible |
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| * Understanding of XML based descriptions systems |
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| Decision Making |
| * Demonstrated ability to prioritise tasks when presented with a range of options. |
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| Interpersonal skills |
| * Experience of communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders of all management levels |
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| * Experience of working successfully within a small team |
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| * Experience of answering enquiries and providing guidance |
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| Managerial ability |
| * Experience of managing staff members including recruitment, training, task management and assessment. |
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| Numerical ability |
| * Ability to maintain accurate metrics and calculate basic statistical measures |
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| * Ability to maintain good spending records and manage an annual budget |
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| Other Factors |
| * Ability to clearly report progress against an agreed work plan. |
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| Qualifications |
| * Degree, with postgraduate qualification in archives and/or records management
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Degree in archives and/or records management
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Over 5 years experience of working in a senior role in an Archives Service |
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| * Registered Archivist or Records Manager with the Archives and Records Association |
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| Skills / Experience |
| * Evidence of high levels of attention to detail in a previous role |
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| * Practical knowledge and understanding of information management principles and current issues including managing electronic records |
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| * A knowledge of current UK legislation relating to access to information. |
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| * Knowledge of archival description standards and systems (e.g. EAD) |
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| * Extensive and demonstrable experience of archives management within a previous role. |
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| * Knowledge of other metadata description systems (e.g. scientific datasets) |
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| * Experience of working in a scientific archive |
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