Royal Voluntary Service has an opportunity available for a Archivist to join our team. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a salary of £31,210 per annum.
About the Archivist role:
The Archivist is responsible for the acquisition, cataloguing, preservation, and accessibility of organisational records of historical, legal, and operational significance.
This role ensures that records are maintained according to best archival practices and legal standards, supporting compliance, transparency, and knowledge continuity.
The Archivist works across departments to support colleagues in managing and accessing archived materials, both physical and digital.
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Flexible with occasional site visits
Benefits
- 26 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Ten weeks’ company sick pay following successful completion of probation
- A great pension scheme
- 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
- Enhanced Family Leave schemes
- An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
- A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions counselling included
- Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
- Opportunities to discuss flexible working
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society
What you'll bring as our Archivist :
Knowledge
- Understanding of professional archival standards, including cataloguing, metadata, and preservation.
- Awareness of information governance, data protection, and GDPR requirements.
- Familiarity with digital asset management systems and physical archive handling.
Skills
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Effective communication and the ability to engage with a range of stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and take initiative within agreed parameters.
- Strong IT skills, particularly with databases, cataloguing software, and digital repositories.
Experience
- Experience working in an archive, heritage or records management setting.
- Experience cataloguing physical and/or digital collections.
- Experience developing or maintaining archive or digital asset management systems.
- Experience of handling sensitive or confidential information with discretion.
- Experience supporting public engagement, learning or interpretation activities using archive content.
- Experience of responding to archive access requests and providing research support.
Please refer to the role profile available to view on this vacancy for full details of this opportunity.
If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Archivist please click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you!
The closing date for this role is 9th July 2025. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
At Royal Voluntary Service our goal is to welcome everyone and build inclusive and diverse teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.
Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society.
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