Archivist – Contract position with posibility of renewal
Department : Truth and Reconciliation, IRS and Miller Bay Project
Location : Prince Rupert (Remote possibility)
Reporting to : Lead Researcher
The Lax Kw’alaams Band and the Truth and Reconciliation Department have an immediate opening for a contract full time Archivist to join the Truth and Reconciliation team. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the Lead Researcher with managing the internal archive, identifying records, assessing record gaps, and processing of records into digital formats. They will join a passionate team that is committed to complete confidentiality regarding the materials investigated in the research.
Duties and Responsibilities will include but are not limited to :
- Manages and coordinates the appraisal, selection and acquisition of records
- Manages the processing and description of records
- Responsible for the cataloguing and creation of inventory
- Manages assessment of record gaps
- Identifies new record keeping and cataloguing possibility for the internal archive
- Establishes and implements best practice for cataloging and management of digital material in a new digital archive
- Creates, maintains and evaluates record descriptions and processing procedures protocols
- Supports the Lead Researcher in record identification from various archival institutions and private collections
- Supports the research team through performing occasional research tasks such as transcription, analysis and digitization of records.
Qualifications : Education, Experience and Knowledge :
Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Archival Studies or Library and Information Science3 years or more experience as a digital archivist in a GLAM institution (galleries, libraries, archives, museums) a government ministry, municipal office, Indigenous government, community organization or religious institutionExtensive knowledge of LAC RG10, RG18, RG28, RG2 collections and other federal departmental archivesExtensive knowledge of historical records of Indigenous peoples, such as IRS records and treaty recordsExperience working with IRS record collection from religious institutions or federal records
Experience working within the limitation and issues of privacy and access lawsExperience with the NCTR AtoM database is a plusExperience in web design and online archivesExperience with metadata standards and digital archival systemsCompensation
$35 / h depending on experience1 year contract with the possibility of renewal.Full time, 35h hours a week.Submission Deadline :
Pursuant to Section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code, preference may be given to applicants of Indigenous Ancestry.We invite all interested parties to reply in the strictest confidence to : cominghome@laxband.com#J-18808-Ljbffr