Archival Metadata Specialist - London, United Kingdom - The National Archives

The National Archives
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Salary:

- £37,000 - £42,700
Job grade:


  • Senior Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Fixed Term
    Length of employment:
- until 30th September 2024
Business area:

  • TNA
  • Research and Collections
  • Research and Academic Engagement
    Type of role:
  • Digital
  • Other
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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  • London, London (region), TW9 4DUAbout the job

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The National Archives (TNA) is the official archive of the UK government and for England and Wales, making available to the public a vast collection of historical records dating back over 1,000 years.

TNA is also an Independent Research Organisation (IRO), meaning we are eligible to lead UKRI-funded research.

Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research into all aspects of our collections and activities is at the heart of what we do, as we become a digital archive by instinct and design, and seek to generate new knowledge with our collections.

We work with vast data collections and a range of national and international university, heritage and industry partners on areas including digital research in humanities and social sciences, computer science, archival and information science, and heritage science and conservation.

The National Archives is looking for an Archival Metadata Specialist to join an existing research project, _Our Heritage,

Our Stories:
Linking and searching community-generated digital content to develop the people's national collection_, part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council's programme _Towards a

National Collection:
Opening UK Heritage to the World_ (TaNC).

The project brings together a powerful partnership, including researchers in digital humanities, archives, history, linguistics, and computer science at our HEI partners, the Universities of Glasgow and Manchester, with research and development in archive and digital infrastructure at The National Archives, the project's lead Independent Research Organisation.


Job description:


  • Full job description attached (see below)

Person specification:


The Archival Metadata Specialist will lead on archival data and metadata for the project, maintaining an up-to-date and documented overview of all the datasets and data flows associated with the Our Heritage, Our Stories project, including those of external project partners.

They will bring expert knowledge of the field to advise, guide, analyse and make recommendations to the project to establish, maintain and document a robust, secure and ethical data sharing and governance framework.

They will provide data modelling and ontology advice and guidance to the project, and build on their knowledge of archival practice to research developments in the use of Linked Data in cultural heritage.

They will oversee the progress of data through the project's workflows, from community-generated digital content (CGDC) to Linked Data, its representation and testing through the interfaces the project is developing.


At The National Archives, they will join the creative, motivated multi-disciplinary project team within the wider Research and Academic Engagement Department.

They will work collaboratively with internal and external project partners to deliver for the project, taking joint responsibility with the local project team for The National Archives' commitments to this nationally important programme.

Our place of work is in the beautiful surroundings of Kew, a 10-minute walk from Underground and Overground stations. TNA boasts a collegial working environment and the excellent Civil Service benefits package.

This includes flexible working, an on-site gym, wellbeing resources, and an opportunity to join the Civil Service Alpha Pension Scheme.

Putting people at the forefront of our organisation, we are committed to enabling professional development and training for all our colleagues.


Although TNA normally operate a hybrid working arrangement we are open to the possibility of home based working for this particular role.

This is a full time post.

However, requests for part-time working, flexible working and job share will be considered, taking into account at all times the operational needs of the Department.


We would particularly like to encourage applicants from backgrounds currently underrepresented in archives, including those who identify as Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT+), from Black, Asian and minority ethnic cultural backgrounds, those who are neurodivergent, and those with hidden or visible disabilities.


How to apply:


Essential criteria:

  • Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of archival practice in data and metadata standards, including archival standards expertise and experience of cataloguing practice
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