Purpose of the job:
Works under the supervision of the Archivist / Research Assistant as part of a small team responsible for managing the BIS historical archives.
Principal accountabilities:
- Assist with and carry out listing and simple cataloguing of archive materials, including labelling and rehousing boxes and files
- Assist with preparing and transferring documents to acid-free storage materials
- Update archive catalogue as required
- Assist with other activities as required, eg disposal, moves, space management, inventories of selected material
- Work on records management-related topics (eg assisting with research requests)Assist with quality control activities and records disposal
Qualifications and work experience required:
- Good level of general education: secondary education (Matura), banking and/or commercial education
- At least two years’ experience working in an archive or related environment
Skills required:
- Ability to work independently
- Absolute discretion in working with confidential and restricted information
- Hands-on, practical approach
- Accuracy and attention to detail essential
- Familiarity with electronic archive cataloguing systems (knowledge of scopeArchiv would be a plus)
- Qualification in records and/or archives management (or related discipline) desirable
- Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent knowledge of English (with good knowledge of German or French a plus)
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