The duties of the post of the Archivist include, but are not limited to:
- Providing a professional, proficient and courteous frontline archives service to staff within the Council, Elected Members, and to the general public, through all available communication channels;
- Managing the processing of all collections and updating the catalogues.
- Managing the day to day running of the frontline archive service, including the archives budget, staff, procurement, research and storage facilities;
- Managing the design and delivery of the county archive;
- Managing performance and service delivery to expected standards in line with targets, plans and policies, and in partnership with Galway Libraries branches and staff;
- Management and development of staff where assigned;
- Providing service analysis and reports as required, using diverse communications channels;
- Raising the profile of the Archives service, internally and externally, through outreach, activities including events, exhibitions and publications;
- Build on existing partnerships and networks with local historical groups and societies, donors and potential donors;
- Supporting the implementation of the Council’s Records Management Policy;
- Initiating and implementing digitisation projects and contributing towards a digital repository;
- Planning and procuring a schedule of conservation and re-binding work;
- Liaising with various internal committees and teams which have an archives/records management remit, including Data Protection, Culture Team, and Galway Heritage Forum;
- Ensuring that Galway County Council complies with Section 65 of the Local Government Act, 1994 (as amended);
- Such other duties as may be assigned from time to time;
Each Candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:
(a) hold a recognised qualification in Archival Studies
(b) have relevant satisfactory experience in archival work
Applicants should at the date of applying, hold a full unendorsed valid Irish /EU licence, for Class B vehicles, or a licence acceptable to NDLS for transfer to full Irish licence.
Further Information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on our website.
