Archive Research Assistant. BIS, Basel. Open until 11 April 2014

Archive Research Assistant
Office location:	Basel
Department:	General Secretariat
Unit:	Information Management Services
Service:	Information & Collaboration
Employment - Duration:	6 months
Contract type:	Fixed-term
FTE%:	100%
Application Deadline:	11/04/2014
Description
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)