Curatorial F

Curatorial F

CPL have partnered with Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) to recruit for a Curatorial F (E01 Grade) to join their team on a temporary contract of 10 months, with possibility of extension.

·      Pay Rate - £15.97 per/hr

·      Location – DfC, PRONI – Records Management, Cataloguing and Access

·      Benefits – 37 days holiday per annum

·      Hours – 37 hours per week

Responsibilities will include: 

Supporting work in Records Management, Cataloguing and Access (RMCA) branch within the Public Record Office (PRONI).

Quality Assurance

A considerable percentage of time in this role will involve scrupulous final stage quality assurance of images and data, which is repetitive and requires a high level of focussed concentration. Accuracy and attention to detail are critical requirements of this role. Applicants should note that this role will require the postholder to read content which is potentially distressing.

Operational team management

·      Supervising the work of the operational team of three involved in digitising and indexing records.

·      Communicating with team members daily to prioritize and progress work effectively, with direction from Project Manager.

·      Proactively monitoring, supporting and facilitating the work of the team and escalating any issues to Project Manager in a timely fashion.

·      Reporting issues or faults with digitisation equipment immediately and assisting in their resolution.

·      Reporting progress to Project Manager on a weekly basis.

·      Team administration, including team briefs, agendas, minutes.

Cataloguing and Indexing

·      Sorting, classifying, numbering and boxing records under the direction of line manager.

·      Creating fond, series, sub-series and item level descriptions in the PRONI catalogue, under the direction of line manager.

·      Carrying out research in order to assist in the augmentation and refinement of existing catalogue descriptions.

·      Transcribing information from physical or digitised records into spreadsheets and database systems for indexing purposes.

·      Supporting team members with other cataloguing tasks, as required

Digital Accessioning

·      Preparing digital accessioning documentation so digitised records can be ingested into the PRONI Digital Repository system.

·      Cooperating and liaising with staff responsible for digital preservation processing on a regular basis to ensure a smooth digital accessioning process for all digitised records.

The above list is not exhaustive but gives a good indication of the main duties of the post.

Essential Experience/Qualifications

·      At least a second-class honours degree in any discipline and at least one of the following: a post-graduate archival or records/information management qualification e.g. Diploma in Archive Administration or an MA in Archive Administration or Records Management; or at least 1 years’ experience in applying archival or records and information management principles, policies and practices.

Relevant or Equivalent Qualifications

Applications will also be considered from applicants with relevant formal qualifications considered to be of an equivalent or higher standard to those stated.

Relevant or equivalent qualifications: give the type of qualification and date awarded (the date awarded is the date on which you were notified of your result by the official awarding body). If you believe your qualification is equivalent to the one required, the onus is on you to provide the panel with details of modules studied etc so that a well-informed decision can be made.

For further details please apply directly below or contact Anne-Marie Erhalim directly.

If successful you will be required to complete a criminal record check through Access NI, having a criminal conviction will not necessarily exclude you from this process. Cpl have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders, for a copy of this policy please email [email protected].  

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/accessni-code-practice

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