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Archives and Records Officer
Swansea Campus with travel to other locations as necessary
£32,348 to £36,386 per annum

- ABOUT US -

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is an employment-focused university, dedicated to ensuring students from diverse backgrounds develop the academic knowledge and practical skills to thrive.

We offer innovative teaching, state-of-the-art equipment and superb support across a wide range of learning locations and courses.

What’s more, we were listed as 13th for teaching quality in the Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022 and 8th in the UK for ‘Social Inclusion’ in this league table this year.

We are now looking for an Archives and Records Officer to join our Swansea campus on a full time permanent basis, working 37 hours per week.

• THE ROLE –

You will work with the Head of Special Collections and Archives to develop and implement policies, procedures and standards for the operation of the University’s Special Collections and Archives Service, which has recently taken on responsibility for records management.
You will help to ensure that an effective culture of good archives and records management is adopted across the University, addressing areas of current information risk regarding storage, retention and disposal.
Please view the Job Description for further details, where you will also find a list of the essential and desirable ‘Person Specification’ criteria

- ABOUT YOU -

To be considered as an Archives and Records Officer, you will need:

• Professional qualification in librarianship, archives or records management, or working towards it.
• Practical and significant experience of working with records or archives, preferably including work with born-digital or digitised materials.
• Experience of leading projects, or taking lead responsibility for planning, setting and delivering agreed outcomes.
• Knowledge of legislation, standards and best practice relating to archives and records management, including digitisation standards.
• Demonstrable experience in the delivery of customer service excellence
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral) for liaison with staff, students and members of the public.
• Excellent presentation skills demonstrating enthusiasm for introducing special collections, archives and records to new audiences.
• Well-developed IT/digital skills, including experience of standard office applications and archive/records management systems.
• Ability to carry out tasks that involve some physical effort and dexterity.
• Ability to travel regularly and in a timely manner to Swansea, Carmarthen and Lampeter campuses. Please note that public transport in this area is limited, especially to and from Lampeter.

It would also be beneficial if you have:

• Previous experience of working or teaching in a further or higher education institution.
• Knowledge of and interest in new developments in digital preservation, and digital technologies and their applications in records and/or archives.

- Experience of developing and delivering training sessions and guidelines for a range of users, including those with experience and non- experts

• Ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh (oral and written).

• BENEFITS –

• Annual leave entitlement is 28 days’ annual leave per year, plus 8 bank holidays and 4 University closure days

Our employees get access to a great pay and benefits package in recognition of their valued contribution including:

• Good pay and conditions; as an accredited living wage employer, we offer competitive pay
• Pension scheme membership from USS to provide benefits for you and your family
• Family-friendly policies that provide for flexible working, including additional paid maternity and paternity leave
• Career and development opportunities, including support to gain further qualifications
• Support for mental health and wellbeing, including occupational health and counselling support services
• Staff discounts on a range of products and services
• Travel schemes, including the cycle to work scheme

Please note, this application process does not include the option to submit a CV. Therefore, your application will be assessed based on your answers to the application questions only and, in particular, your Supporting Statement.

Closing date: 2nd March 2023 11:59pm