Archives & Special Collections Assistant

An exciting opportunity have arisen to join the Archives & Special Collections Team on the Penryn Campus on a part time, permanent basis. The position would suit an enthusiastic Graduate with a high level of motivation for work in Archives Administration. Primary duties include the supervision of users and answering a wide range of enquiries related to our Collections of unique records and published materials. This post also offers the opportunity to gain experience across all aspects of a small but busy HE Archives & Special Collections Service.

 

Additional duties will include working with our Archivist on accessioning and cataloguing work and providing support for outreach activities such as teaching sessions, displays and exhibitions and social media.

 

You should be a graduate or have an equivalent level of qualification and have experience of working in Archives in a paid or voluntary role, along with a range of excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a responsible approach to being a positive advocate for the Service and both Falmouth University and University of Exeter.

 

The ideal candidate would have the following experience:

• Experience of working in a customer-facing role.

• Experience of delivering an effective guidance support and referral service

• Experience of undertaking and delivering small research and cataloguing projects

 

 

This post is offered on a permanent, part time, 15 hours per week contract. The days to be worked will be Wednesday and Friday.

 

The closing date for this position is Sunday 21 August 2022.

 

Interviews will be held on Monday 5th of September.

Falmouth Exeter Plus is the service delivery partner of Falmouth University and the University of Exeter. We deliver shared services and facilities for both partners in Cornwall underpinned by close collaboration with Students Union, the combined students' union for Falmouth and UoE, to ensure that the interests of students and staff are at the heart of everything we do. Both institutions are expanding their teaching and research operations in Cornwall at a pace. It is, therefore, a fast-moving environment where agility and a positive approach to change and enhancement are critical, our purpose or mission is 'to deliver world-class shared professional services to help its university partners to achieve their global ambitions.

 

Falmouth Exter Plus welcomes and encourages job applications from people of all identities and backgrounds, particularly those under-represented and/or marginalised, as it is important we have a diverse range of candidates to consider.