Position at Dorset Archives Service

Principal Conservator
Managing Dorset's Archive Preservation Services
Dorset Archives Service, serving Bournemouth Borough Council, Dorset
County Council and the Borough of Poole
Salary: UKP22,341-UKP24,750

We are looking for an experienced and creative Archive Conservator
to lead our Preservation Services Division. Dorset is a centre of
excellence in this field and the right person will have the
opportunity to manage and continue to improve our preservation,
conservation and reprographics services. The post is a key one and
is a member of the Archives Service Management Team.

The job involves:

    *   Preservation and conservation services, such as policy and
        practice development, the conservation programme, survey
        work, treatment, packaging.

    *   Archive building maintenance and archive storage
        environmental conditions.

    *   Reprographics services, including microfilming, the
        continuing development of scanning and digital copying and
        the provision of copies for the public.

    *   Preservation projects (currently Heritage Lottery Funded
        Dorset Parish Records Preservation Project and New
        Opportunities Funded Dorset Coast Digital Archive),
        including management to completion and developing new
        projects.

The person should have:

    *   Experience of archive preservation, conservation and
        reprographics

    *   Good people and communication skills

    *   IT skills and an understanding of ICT applications for
        preservation services

    *   Good motivation and team skills

    *   Project management skills

Application packs and forms may be obtained from

    Dorset Record Office
    Bridport Road, Dorchester
    Dorset DT1 1RP

or from

    Sue Lucas
    +44 1305228933
    archives [at] dorsetcc__gov__uk

For an informal discussion
contact

    Hugh Jaques
    County Archivist
    +44 1305 228929 or
    +44 1305 250550

Closing date is August 30, 2002

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