Archivist / Archive Manager

Job Title: Archivist / Archive Manager

If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.

Salary: £36,000 - £42,000 per annum Plus 12.5% employer's pension contribution

Location: Henry Moore Studios & Gardens Perry Green, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG10 6EE

Job Type: Full Time - 35 hrs/week, Permanent

The Henry Moore Foundation is a charity founded by the artist in 1977 to encourage public appreciation of the visual arts.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Curator of Collections & Research, this vital role oversees the preservation and management of the collections of the Henry Moore Archive, and both initiates and supports a wide range of research, engagement activities and publications working with Henry Moore Foundation staff, external researchers and the public.

Supported by the Archive Collections Coordinator and the Digital Image Coordinator, and working closely with colleagues tasked with the conservation, digitisation, dissemination and licensing of the collections, the post-holder is one of the Foundation's key specialists in Henry Moore.

The post-holder plays a central role in the dissemination of the Foundation's knowledge, participates in professional networks and ensures that the Archive is publicly impactful and outward facing. They work closely with colleagues across the organisation to support creativity and proactively generates income from licensing and public programmes.

Key Responsibilities:

• In consultation with the Senior Curator of Collections & Research (SCCR) and other colleagues, coordinate the care, management and cataloguing of the Henry Moore Archive's physical and digital collections, including images, audio and video, correspondence, publications, newspaper cuttings and other ephemera.
• Ensure the Archive adheres to the Foundation's agreed collection management standards and procedures, focusing on the care and conservation of the paper-based archive materials, including books, journals, catalogues, newspaper cuttings, images and correspondence, and compliance with the relevant GDPR and copyright legislation.
• Oversee the ongoing digitisation of the collections and remote access to digital catalogues and resources, to ensure that the Archive is publicly impactful and outward facing, both on site and online.
• Work with the SCCR on public engagement activities and support gallery displays as required; such activities may include internal and external seminars, gallery talks, guided tours, publishing and digital delivery. xgikmsk
• Ensure efficient communications with and assistance for researchers and all users of the Archive, including Henry Moore Foundation (HMF) employees.
• Support income generation through licensing initiatives promoted by HMF or received through DACS (the Design and Artists Copyr...