Position at Public Record Office, Kew

Conservation Officer
Conservation Department
Public Record Office, Kew
UKP16,000

The Public Record Office, the National Archive of the United Kingdom
and in particular of England and Wales, has a vacancy for a
Conservation Officer to work as part of a team of conservators and
technicians working on original archives from the 13th - 20th
century.

The successful candidate will be required to apply full specialist
professional knowledge to achieve departmental objectives without
supervision.  Technical duties involve; the conservation of archive
material at a level of intervention appropriate to their historical
value and amount of use.  Other duties involve; self-management to
plan and organise own work targets, involvement with special
projects or committees and where appropriate to give guidance to
those seeking technical advice.

The successful applicant will have:

    *   a recognised conservation qualification and at least 2 years
        conservation experience

    *   a broad based knowledge of current conservation techniques
        and materials

    *   a willingness to keep up to date with innovations in
        conservation & to develop their professional skills

    *   the ability to work under pressure on demanding or mundane
        tasks to achieve targets

    *   the ability to work as part of a team

    *   good communication and administrative skills including
        computer literacy.

In return we offer an excellent package including a non-contributory
pension scheme and a generous leave allowance.

For an application form (CVs not accepted) please contact

    Capita RAS
    Innovation Court
    New Street
    Basingstoke
    Hampshire RG21 7JB.
    +44 1325 745170 (24 hours)
    Fax: +44 1256 383787
    <URL:http://www.capitaras.co.uk>.

Please quote reference B6542.  For further details contact

    Christine Boom
    Personnel Department, PRO
    +44 20 8876 3444 ext 2427
    christine.boom [at] pro__gov__uk

Closing date for applications is 14 June 2002

For more information about the PRO see <URL:http://www.pro.gov.uk>
The Public Record Office aims to be an equal opportunities employer

Christine Boom
Personnel Officer
Public Record Office
Kew
Richmond
Surrey   TW9 4DU
+44 20 8876 3444 ext: 2427

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