Inquiries Archivist - Cabinet Office - HEO

Location

We are offering location options for this role as follows:

Existing CO staff can work in their original contractual work location.
Existing Civil Servants working in all other departments can work in Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle-on-Tyne and York only.
External candidates can work in Glasgow, York and Manchester only.

About the job

Job summary

We are looking for a Digital Archivist and Knowledge Manager with experience of working in a Digital Knowledge and Information environment. This role sits in a team that provides knowledge management, archival, search and library services to the department’s business areas. A key part of the team’s function is to review information for value through regular processes of disposal and archiving information of historic interest or of value to the department’s corporate memory. You will need to be familiar with archival processes such as digital record acquisition and transfer, appraisal and disposal, cataloguing and search. 

Some of this work is at the forefront of thinking about how to manage and organise digital records and archives, and you will need to develop strong relationships with colleagues across the department and the Government Knowledge and Information profession.

Job description

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll be doing:

• Delivering processes of acquisition, selection, cataloguing, storage and transfer of records as part of our Digital Archive Service;
• Providing e-discovery and search services;
• Reviewing and analysing information to identify digital records of long-term value;
• Assisting with systematic digital information disposal;
• Responding to Freedom of Information requests and other statutory information requests, including Public Inquiries, police investigations;
• Supporting and developing our shared Research and Library Service;
• Assisting with developing knowledge exploitation of the department’s corporate memory;
• Providing training, professional assistance and expertise to senior leaders and other internal teams;
• Working with the Cabinet Office Public Records and Archives team and The National Archives;
• Working with technical teams to assist in the delivery of services;
• Creating supporting documentation for any developed processes.

Person specification

Requirements for the role:

Essential:

Ability to manage and prioritise a range of tasks
Self starter
Strong team worker
A relevant Information qualification or experience of working in an Information management role
Experience of eDiscovery in a Google or Microsoft environment

Desirable:

Google Cloud App
Python
Apache Tika
AWS
OpenSearch

Additional information:

A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions
• Changing and Improving