Senior Archivist

Job description:

Role Details

The Senior Archivist will work as a part of the team under the guidance of the Head of the Archives on research, identification and acquisition. They will take a hands-on approach in acquiring and managing collections. They should have an in-depth understanding of archival processes such as documentation, digitisation, digital collection management, conservation of physical material (documents, audio-visual material as well as other objects) and long-term preservation. They may need to convert digital material produced into a variety of formats, including photographs, documents, recordings and film and preservation of these materials in a digital format for long-term storage. They will organize records, make inventories and write descriptions of the collections, which researchers may use to locate materials. They will be sharing responsibilities of day-to-day management of the Archives and various research and storytelling projects.

Strategic Role:

To help develop, implement and review

• Multi-year strategic and implementation plans
• Archival policies and guidelines
• Plans for outreach and donor management including writing periodic reports

Administrative Role:

• Hands-on work on acquisition, retrieval, organisation and cataloging of materials including text, visual and audio material for the archive
• Hands-on work on digitisation of analogue material, annotations and metadata, archiving existing material in digital format
• Maintenance of the physical archive, updating and managing digital content on web platforms
• Liaison with software developers to maintain and further develop the content management system and the online archive
• Liaison with vendors for various project related needs
• Represent the team at various public events
• Supervise junior team members, interns, and volunteers
• Coordinate with the internal teams and external researchers to provide archival assistance and material retrieval

We are looking for an individual who has a passion for finding stories out of old material and objects with an interest in the history of IT in India. One who is a good administrator, enjoys the challenge of finding solutions to complex problems and will frequently look for opportunities to do things better. You should be collaborative, detail-oriented and deadline-driven.

• Post graduate degree in Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences (preference will be given to degree in Archival Studies/ Museology/ Digital Humanities or related subjects)
• A professional degree or equivalent in museology/ archiving/ conservation.
• 10+ years of experience of working with institutional archives; at least 5 years of lead/ senior role with administrative and supervision experience will be preferred
• Experience of working inside the archive department of a corporate is preferable.
• Proven skill and experience in digitisation and digital collection management.
• Experience in supporting curatorial and exhibition projects.

An interest and awareness of history and value of archives, strong administrative skills, high IT literacy, ability to work in a team, strong written and verbal communication skills are all essential for this position. 

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