Archivist cataloguer

We have an exciting opportunity for a cataloguing archivist to join Girlguiding to complete the cataloguing of our core collection.  Our archive helps tell the stories and personal memories of young girls and women over 100 years, as well as recording the charity’s foundation, governance and activities as the UK’s largest youth organisation dedicated completely to girls.

You’ll have experience of working with and preserving a range of formats to produce a new catalogue, as well as assessing and repackaging records and artefacts.  Being proactive and confident in working independently, you’ll also have excellent attention to detail and effective communication and organisation skills to successfully deliver the project.  The resulting finding aid and collection care will support the work of the archivist and help improve accessibility of the collection.

About Girlguiding

This is a really exciting time to join Girlguiding. We have much to be proud of in our one hundred years of history, but we know that to remain vibrant and relevant to young people we must continually evolve.

We’ve begun a process of significant change: transforming the organisation so it can meet the challenges of the future by putting young people at the heart of our organisation. We’re on a mission to amplify the voices of girls and young women, so they can champion change in their own lives and the wider world; to build strong partnerships that can increase our reach and impact; and to increase the support we offer our amazing adult volunteers who deliver incredible experiences to young people across the UK every week.

Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. We are proud to work with a number of organisations who support us to create and maintain a culture that celebrates diversity and champions inclusion in the workplace. While Girlguiding’s young members may be women only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Girlguiding operates a hybrid working arrangement where office based staff are required to attend the office on average two days a week, or 40% of working time across the year. Location allowance is payable to those who work in accordance with out hybrid working model. We’re committed though to supporting our staff to achieve a good work-life balance and offer flexible working options wherever we reasonably can. All staff are required to carry out our online health and safety training and complete a DSE risk assessment to ensure we can provide the support you require.