Project Archivist

Contract Terms

Starting salary: SC6 (£34,416 - £35,448 Pro-Rata)
Work location: Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship Lane, Tottenham, N17 8NU
Hours per week: 21.6 hrs
Contract type: Fixed term contract (12 months from start date)
Closing date: Sunday, 27th July 2025 at 23:59
Expected interview date: Tuesday 19th August 2025

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work - the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We'll be celebrating all this and more as the "rebel borough" when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey's people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

This is a year-long, part-time (0.6) Project Archivist position to catalogue the Joyce Butler MP archive collection held at Bruce Castle Museum and Archive. The Project Archivist will lead in the cataloguing, partial digitisation and outreach of the archive collection, and will help sustain the project's public engagement programme of events, exhibitions, talks and workshops.

The role is will assist in the delivery of the Arts, Humanities and Research Council (AHRC) research and heritage project 'The National Woman's MP': Joyce Butler, women's rights and women's liberation from the 1950s to the 1970s', led by Dr Lyndsey Jenkins Mansfield College Oxford University. The two-year project commemorates Joyce Butler's impact and contribution to women's rights and health during her work as Councillor and MP for Wood Green and is timed to coincide with the 50th year anniversary of the Sex Discrimination Act (1975) which she was instrumental in campaigning for and initiating.

About the Team

The role will be based at Bruce Castle Museum in Tottenham, London and will be part of the Joyce Butler project team which includes the Project Lead, Archivist, Education and Learning Manager and Outreach and Engagement Officer. The role will managed by the Archivist and will also be working with the permanent museum and archive staff at Bruce Castle.

Bruce Castle Museum & Archive is the local history museum and official archive for the London borough of Haringey. Originally the Tudor manor house of Tottenham, the Grade 1 listed Bruce Castle building is set in 20 acres of parkland and a vibrant and much-loved museum and heritage resource for schools, our communities and visitors to Haringey.

About You

We're seeking a qualified and motivated Project Archivist to lead the sorting, cataloguing, and partial digitisation of a rich and complex archival collection. This role involves close collaboration with Dr. Jenkins and the wider project team, supporting both academic research and public engagement activities such as workshops and talks. Some evening and weekend event attendance will be required.

The ideal candidate will have a recognised archive qualification or at least one year of relevant cataloguing experience. You should be confident working with archival software like CALM or ADLIB and familiar with ISAD(G) standards. Strong organisational and communication skills, attention to detail, and a solid understanding of GDPR and intellectual property rights are essential. A flexible, team-oriented approach and experience engaging with diverse audiences will be key to your success in this role.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

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