High Peak Community Arts Freelance Archivist (self-employed)
Length of contract: Fixed-term, August 2019 – October 2020 Fee: 6 months’ full time equivalent (£12,600) to be worked over duration of project Based: Derbyshire (New Mills and Matlock)
High Peak Community Arts is celebrating its fortieth anniversary in 2019 with its Forty Years On project, and we’re looking for a freelance archivist to lead on organising and cataloguing our exciting archive of art, music and drama projects.
Based at High Lee Hall in New Mills and Derbyshire Record Office in Matlock, the role will organise the cataloguing of the material (in accordance with ISAD(G) and other appropriate standards) to create an archive at Derbyshire Record Office, create an online digital archive, and work with the Forty Years On project to select material for a film. The archivist appointed will also plan and lead training workshops for groups of staff, trustees, volunteers and artists at DRO.
High Peak Community Arts is an Equal Opportunities employer.
Further details from susie@highpeakarts.org. Closing date for applications midnight on Monday 22nd July. Interviews to be held on Tuesday 30th July in New Mills.
This post is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.