Description:
The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, housed in an iconic building, is a fully integrated institution of lifelong learning, inspiration and cross-cultural engagement. The Center is a Saudi Armco initiative, and it will contain temporary exhibits, feature walls, catering facilities, a library, a museum, and the Children's Discovery Zone, with its own oasis garden and play area.
In a public building of this nature, the visitor experience is everything. Saudi Aramco has taken great pride in demanding the very best
The Content Archivist will oversee the development of the Archives and Special Collections. Reporting to the Chief Archivist, the archivist responsibilities includes the acquisition, arrangement, preservation, maintenance, exhibition and interpretation of collections. The candidate will be in charge of developing educationally outreach programs and provide assistance with the implementation of policies and procedures. The candidate will be responsible for the encoding of archival finding aids, creating MARC records by using the library integrated system and developing the content for the website, blog and online subject guides.
Responsibilities:
• Classifying, cataloging and managing physical collections.
• Crafting a process for effective archiving and management of material onto the Archiving Management System
• Liaising with senior managers to assess, transfer and manage existing historical paper records and other archival material from departments within the company
• Manage existing temporary storage to ensure smooth transition to the archive in the Center
• Working with the Information Technology coordinators to review the specifications of the Archiving Management Systems and metadata schemas
• Liaise with other Components at the Center (Museum, Library, etc...) to ensure full integration of the functions, systems and services
• Developing content for the Archives Gallery
Educational Requirements
A Master's degree in Library Science, archival studies or Master of Art with at least 5 years of experience in archives management is required.
Skills:
Demonstrated knowledge of archival cataloguing and record management theory and practice. Familiarity with data structure standards relevant to the control of archival collections (e.g. EAD, Dublin Core, ISAD G, MARC 21).
Awareness of library and archives automated information management systems.
Excellent communication skills
Application Instuctions:
Email resume to Russell Ross at: |
