Archive Project Officer - MOR11958

Job Description To lead a time-limited project to review Moray Council’s archive collections and deliver priority, hands-on actions relating to storage, the value and retention of material, and cataloguing/backlogs. Working to recognised archival standards and Moray Council policies, the postholder will undertake practical collections work: surveying and appraising material, cleaning/repacking and improving storage, arranging and cataloguing collections. The postholder will also document decisions and procedures so that improvements can be sustained beyond the life of the project. Responsibilities Review the archive collections according to recognised archival standards and Moray Council policies and establish a clear, deliverable improvement programme (including priorities, milestones and outputs). Appraise and process archive material to improve control and preservation, including arrangement, listing and cataloguing to an agreed standard Deliver (or coordinate) digitisation of prior...