Senior Digital Archivist (Maternity Cover)

Description

The National Archives seeks to appoint a Senior Digital Archivist to cover a period of maternity leave.Building on our award-winning experience in the preservation of digital records we are developing a new Digital Records Infrastructure (DRI) to sustain our rapidly increasing digital collection. This system will preserve a huge range of digital material in a wide variety of formats. You will be leading a small team that liaises with staff across The National Archives and with other government departments including high-profile Inquiries, to ensure that all digital material in The National Archives' custody meets the standards required for ingest and preservation in DRI, ensuring the security and integrity of the record throughout the process. The nature of the work undertaken means that you will be required to undergo Security Check clearance.