Digital Archives Officer - Aylesbury, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council

Buckinghamshire Council

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Aylesbury, United Kingdom

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Description

Salary
£30,298 - £31,611

Reference number
BUC07851

Contract type
Fixed Term / Secondment

Working hours
Full Time

Level of DBS check required
No

Date posted
25 Jan 2023, 11 p.m.

Application deadline
14 Feb 2023

Interview date
27 Feb 2023

Overview:

You do not need to have experience of heritage services or Preservica, our digital preservation system, but you will need to have the knowledge and experience to establish and manage workflows around the creation of digital assets and their storage, preservation and management.

About us:

We are a small but enthusiastic team based in Aylesbury. We preserve and make accessible over 800 years of our county's archival heritage.

You would find us a very friendly and supportive team that is ambitious to improve the way we do things.

Now would be a great time to join us, as we implement our new and empowering mission and vision statements.

You can find our vision and mission statements here[link to:
Buckinghamshire Archive's vision and mission | Buckinghamshire Council )]

About the role:

Fixed

As a 'fixed' worker, you'll spend most of your time in the same location, which will likely be a fixed office or location where your role is performed.

Typically, you'll be based in the same location as the rest of your team, because you provide a particular service from that fixed location or need access to information there.

About you:

Key Accountabilities:

Create and implement workflows for the production of digital assets and their ingestion into our digital preservation system
Collaborate with a Council department on the pilot project for the ingestion of born digital assets into the archives collection
Managing and maintaining the content of the archives' digital preservation system

For full details please see the attached job summary.

Other information:

This is a fixed-term contract for one year.

Number of positions available:
One

Closing date: 14th February

Shortlisting date: 15th February

Interview date: 27th February

Interview-type / process: In person at Walton Street Offices, Aylesbury

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

Unspent convictions and/or unspent conditional cautions only

For further information on how long it takes for convictions and conditional cautions to be spent, please refer to Nacro's guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

Our values and culture:

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are - Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

fair and inclusive culture

- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that's why we're working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it's important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued.

Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

About the Business Unit:

Our Communities directorate works across the county to deliver a number of the key customer-facing services that our residents, businesses and visitors rely on every day.

This directorate includes a wide range of services, including:

collecting and disposing of waste and recycling

- maintaining our roads and Rights of Way network and parking
- ensuring the delivery of school transport, and supporting sustainable travel including public bus services and School Crossing Patrollers
- managing Country Parks
- leisure facilities, museums, theatres and libraries, as well as developing our Cultural Strategy
- licensing, cemeteries and crematoria

The customer is central to how we develop and deliver all of these services, which help promote our rich and vibrant culture and special environment.

We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and committed individuals to join our team and help us to continue to make Buckinghamshire a great