Archives and Special Collections Assistant

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The opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop in a customer-focussed and collections-centred role.  You will work closely with the Archives and Special Collections Centre team to deliver an accredited archive service. You will support teaching, learning and research activities by participating in front-line services, collections care and administrative duties.  You will be confident and competent with the safe handling of objects and archive materials, as well as able to perform frequent manual handling duties. This work may take place on site at the London College of Communication, as well as offsite at other college and external locations.

You will participate in a rota to invigilate users and retrieve materials from the strong room. You will assist with introductory tours and other taught sessions, for individuals as well as groups of students/researchers, in the effective use of archives and special collections, and object-based learning.  In addition, you will support research queries and carry out scanning/photocopying of archive materials to industry standards. 

You will take part in numerous collections care activities, including using archives and object collection management systems. You will assist with the curation of archive materials, artworks and objects for loan, and support the delivery of exhibitions.  You will assist with the preservation of physical and digital collections, in line with preservation advice.

You will also undertake a variety of administrative duties, including routine finance system procedures, recording statistics and generating reports. You will collate qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate the ASCC’s activities.

About you

We are looking for someone with experience of working in a customer service environment who demonstrates interest in service delivery and customer service standards.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to make people feel welcome and to listen and respond in a diplomatic and inclusive manner. You will effectively deliver basic training or briefings to support understanding or learning. You will possess digital skills including the use of  databases and collection management systems and confidence using IT hardware such as printers and software including Microsoft Office 365. 

You will demonstrate flexibility to plan, prioritise and organise work to achieve objectives on time. while working collaboratively as part of a team, completing shared tasks, asking for & giving support as needed.

Closing date for applications, Monday 16th October 2023 at 23:55pm

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at educationstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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