Archive Assistant - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

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City: Kingston upon Hull

Home to the world\’s best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Corporate Communications & External Affairs

Our communications and external affairs team are at the very heart of Reckitt\’s brand, purpose and products, bringing them to life around the globe for our employees, consumers, investors, governments and our suppliers. It\’s a rewarding task, growing and protecting Reckitt\’s image and brand. Every day, we design public relations and communication strategies that build awareness, trust and relationships, while steering us away from reputational risk. We do this by gathering and maintaining knowledge of our policies, principles, and business strategies, while keeping up-to-date with relevant developments right across our business units and trusted brands. From digital, media and events to employee experience, strategic relationships, and community partners, we identify opportunities to deliver on our business and sustainability agenda, while proactively identifying storylines and opportunities to advance our narrative.

About the role

Hull, On site (full time)

Competative Salary & Benefits: 25 Days Annual Leave, Pension, FTC Bonus, Healthcare

Closing date: 22nd July 2025

Reckitt was founded in Hull over 185+ years ago and is extremely proud of both its local history and its global brands. Our Reckitt Heritage archive truly supports the global business, and proudly tells the company’s story. The archive ranges from product samples to ledgers, and even a 1750s wax model of our founder’s father.

This fascinating collection is being moved to a new home on our Reckitt Hull site in 2026. To help us prepare for the relocation we need someone to join our Heritage team to help ensure the move goes seamlessly. Your role will primarily involve preparing and making space in an existing site facility for the Heritage archive.

Your responsibilities

• Clear/Catalogue and check all R&D boxes that will be transferred to Deepstore for future keeping (this includes GDPR checks for aged boxes est. up to 2500)
• Determine which boxes are to be sent that have the least likelihood of subsequent viewing requests
• Amend all documentation related to the archive changes for both localised management and for the quality system managed through a change control
• Re-position items to be kept both in RADA (Research and Development Archive Database) and in the excel database
• Identify and place historic boxes with any patient data into the Deepstore Box area
• Undertake training and standard operating procedure (SOP) reviews prior to carrying out FTC work
• Possible travel to and from the external archive during extraction project
• Prepare and assist with the transfer of archive boxes from the Internal archive to the external archive, supporting system needs and palletisation of boxes to be transferred.

The experience we\’re looking for

• Problem solving skills in terms of innovation are key along with tenacity, tough mindedness and ability to influence and demonstrate strong team support and commitment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyse data, develop and implement solutions.
• Ability to think on one’s feet and demonstrate sound reasoning and provide good support to the teams.
• Excellent communication and networking skills.
• Self-starter, results orientated with solid planning and organisational capabilities, a bias for action and the capability to define and evaluate risks.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines without compromising on deliverables.
• Able to build strong and lasting relationships, with an eye for the customer.

The skills for success

Emotional intelligence, Listening skills, Writing skills, Presentation skills, Interpersonal skills, Digital skills, Research skills, Time management skills, Adaptability, Stakeholder engagement and influence, Strategic thinking, Risk management, Business Accumen, Leadership, Brand Strategy, Relationship management.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt\’s potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt\’s pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don\’t always \’tick all the boxes\’. That\’s why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don\’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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