Home to over 2 million manuscripts, original documents, charts, maps and a library of 100,000 rare books and research volumes, the Caird Library and Archive is amongst the world’s most extensive maritime collections and an inspiring setting for your next challenge. As part of one of the UK’s top ten visitor attractions, Royal Museums Greenwich is home to many unique sites including, the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, the Queen’s House and the Cutty Sark.

 The Caird Library and Archive was awarded Archive Service accreditation in March 2018, and are now looking for a passionate and motivated individual to work within the Manuscripts Team to further develop the service. You will play a large part in cataloguing, managing, developing and promoting our archive collections.

 In addition, you will manage the Caird Library display case programme, ensuring that the selection of items is exciting and engaging, by writing captions and liaising with the Conservation, Design and Editorial teams. Managing relationships with other museum departments is essential, acting as a point of contact for specialist information and advice relating to archive and manuscript collections. You will also have a key role to play delivering group visits, learning sessions and talks for a diverse range of audiences and visitors.

 With a professional qualification in archives administration or equivalent and experience in a public research and learning archive environment, you will have excellent interpersonal and team-player skills. A strong commitment to customer care and high standard of service provision is essential, alongside a working knowledge of archive databases and of general ICT packages.

Interview date: 20 July 2018