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The Harwich Electric Palace Trust is looking to recruit an experienced Archivist

 

JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION

Job Title: Archivist
Responsible To:
Operations Manager

Salary: £28,000 (Pro Rata £16,800)

Hours: 21 hours per week, flexible

Contract Period: 24-month part time fixed term contract

 

SUMMARY

Built in 1911, The Electric Palace is one of the world’s oldest and least altered purpose-built cinemas and is one of only five working Grade II* listed cinema buildings in the country. Our heritage has national significance, and the cinema is a popular venue. The Cinema recently reopened (2022) following closure for extensive restoration.

As part of the restoration project, we undertook a scoping survey of our existing archive, which indicates that the collection is currently at risk. We are looking to recruit an Archivist to take a lead role in appraising, undertaking a condition survey, cataloguing, and identifying gaps in the archive. The Archivist will also work with our Education and Community Engagement Officer to help us open the archives up to the wider community and to develop a volunteer plan to manage the archive on a long-term basis.

Documents within the collection include unique, irreplicable items such as the original architects’ drawings and interior images from the cinema’s early days. The Archivist will assess and advise on preserving these items.

The recent scoping report also indicates that the collection has the potential to play a unique role in cinema history and offers an opportunity for academic research into the development of volunteer activities.

Archivist specific actions are outlined in more detail here

INTERVIEW PROCESS

Post advertised:13th April 2024

Deadlines for applications: 6th May 2024

Shortlisting applications: 7th – 9th May 2024

Applicants notified: 10th May 2024

Interviews: 20th – 25th May 2024

Post start: June 2024

Interviews may take place at the Electric Palace Cinema or at another location in Harwich.

 

APPLICATION PROCESS

Download the full Job Role and Person Description Here

To apply for this post, please submit a CV and a letter of application addressing how you meet the person specification attached with this job description. Submissions and further enquires should be made via email to the following address jobs@electricpalace.com