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| Job Title | Description | Salary | Closing | |
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| Job Title Archivist |
Description
The post holder will be joining an existing Archive team based at the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) in Taunton. The position requires the majority of time to be working from the Archive offices. This post works closely with the Head of Archives and the Digital Archivist and will be responsible for advice and management of collections and their processes in its archives. A key role will be supporting the UKHO Archives move towards Archives Accreditation and becoming compliant with the UKHO’s statutory public record responsibilities while developing and delivering an online catalogue of Archive holdings and a new digital archive of UKHO records. They will work alongside the existing Digital Archivist whose main role is to work with the digital archive assets and be the master on-line catalogue. |
Salary £35,744 |
Closing
21 October 2024 11.55 pm |
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| Job Title Digital Archivist |
Description
The post holder will be joining an existing Archive team based at the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) in Taunton. The position requires the majority of time to be working from the Archive offices. This is a new position which has been created primarily to implement, and later manage, a new digital archive which will help the UKHO move towards Archives Accreditation and become compliant with our statutory public record responsibilities. The post-holder will be solely responsible for advice in its specialist area of digital archives, and a key aspect of this role will be developing and delivering a digital catalogue of Archive holdings and a new digital archive of UKHO records. The post holder will be leading the accumulation and cataloguing of the digital collections within the Archive and be responsible for the correct descriptions of records and the placement within an on-line catalogue and digital repository. They will work alongside the existing Archivist whose main role is to work with the non-digital archive assets and the master on-line catalogue. |
Salary £35,744 |
Closing
21 October 2024 11.55 pm |
Find out more |
Why join our team?
People are at the heart of our organisation. At the UKHO, we aim to attract, retain and nurture experts across many careers, from hydrography and data science to software development.
Each team member helps to support safe, secure and thriving oceans. We strive to create a culture and working environment that encourages our staff to achieve their best.
Disability Confident scheme
At the UKHO, we embrace diversity and promote inclusion and equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident employer, which includes offering a guaranteed interview to candidates with disabilities, providing they meet the minimum selection criteria.
If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under the Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme, you will be able to indicate this as part of the application process.
Civil Service Recruitment
Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please contact Human Resources, UK Hydrographic Office, Admiralty Way, Taunton, Somerset TA1 2DN.
The Civil Service Code forms part of the terms and conditions of every civil servant. More detailed information can be found on the Civil Service Commission website.
Nationality Statement
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules.
If you're applying for a role requiring security clearance, please be aware that foreign or dual nationality is not an automatic bar. However certain posts may have restrictions which could affect those who do not have sole British nationality or who have personal connections with certain countries outside the UK.
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Working at the UKHO
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