Archive Admin Assistant (3358) Cambridge, East of England, England
Job description
Salary: £20,900 - £24,800
Location: Cambridge, The Triangle Building
Contract: Permanent, Full time
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
Working in the Archives & Heritage team you will report to the Group Archivist and provide administrative support to ensure the smooth running of archive and document preservation services for the Assessment Archive. You will assist in the day-to-day management of services, working alongside archivists and information management professionals to carry out a wide range of administrative tasks. You will be helping us to meet the professional archival standards we advocate and represent.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Assessment Archive Team as an Admin Assistant and support the management, development, and delivery of our Archives & Heritage services. We are exploring new and better ways to serve researchers across the globe. Pursuing innovation will also inspire your own growth, development, and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
The main responsibilities will include a range of tasks such as:
- Arranging and servicing meetings and preparing meeting documentation
- Dealing with routine assessment related enquiries and visitors and processing payments
- Carrying out a range of office administration duties including some that are specific to archive administration and management
- Assisting with the preparation of documentation for our outreach projects
- Undertaking document preservation and some downloading and listing tasks for both physical and digital archive and resource collections
- Providing general administrative support to the Group Archivist and the archive team
- Supporting work and projects of the wider Archives & Heritage outlets
Most of the duties require onsite working although occasional home working will be possible.
This is your opportunity to make an impact on our Archives & Heritage services! If you don't want to miss out, please take a look at the job description attached at the end of the advert. We want to hear from you.
About you
You must be highly motivated, with strong IT and administrative skills with the ability to learn new systems quickly. You will have a high attention to detail on repetitive tasks, excellent organisational skills, and work with a flexible, cheerful, and professional approach. You will have excellent written and oral communication skills and be able to work well as part of a small team and on your own initiative.
We welcome applications from graduates who may be considering a career in archive management.
Rewards and benefits
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
- Group personal pension scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
- Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
- Green travel schemes
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.
Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 8th May 2023 and interviews are scheduled to take place the week of 15th May 2023.
Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to issue sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route for this role as it does not meet the minimum skill and/or salary requirements.
Why join us
Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet.
We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
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