Job Title: Archivist (Press, digital)

Salary: £31,000 to £34,000 pro rata

Location: Cambridge

Business Unit: Assessment, Research and Development, Archives & Heritage

Contract:  Part time, Permanent

Hours: 21 hours a week, Monday to Wednesday

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

This is an exciting new role based at The Triangle Building to support the delivery of our archive services across the whole organisation. It will focus predominantly on Cambridge University Press and Assessment's Press generated digital collections and complement the work of the Press Archivist who is based at Cambridge University Library.

 As a key member of the Archive team, you will be expected to work closely with both Assessment and Press archive colleagues to support the harmonisation of archive management and services whilst respecting the legacy of Press traditions.

About you

We are seeking a team member who shares our passion and our values: collaborative, innovative, empowering and responsible.

You will hold a post graduate archive management qualification as recognised by the Archives & Records Association and have experience working in an archives service, being able to work mostly to level 2 of the ARA's competency framework.

You will be a highly competent IT user with strong practical skills and have experience in archive management systems.

Some projects will require you to work independently while others will require you to work closely with archive and business colleagues.

You will carry out a wide range of professional duties including cataloguing, developing accessible digital resources, building relationships with key colleagues and assisting with promotional and developmental projects.

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:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

This is a predominantly office-based role across Cambridge sites, but there may be an option for occasional home working.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. 

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 18 November 2024 and interviews are scheduled to take place on 5 December 2024.

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 sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill 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 it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

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.