Vacancy for Associate Archivist at UNHCR HQ Geneva in Genève

ulliVacancy for Associate Archivist at UNHCR HQ Geneva /li /ulh3Vacancy for Associate Archivist at UNHCR HQ Geneva /h3p14 August 2023 /ppGeneva /ph3About the role /h3pThis job may exist in HQ, Bureau, or Country Operations. The incumbent may report to the Records and Archives Section, a Bureau or a country operation. In both cases, the job should follow the Records and Archives policies, standards, and guidance. The incumbent may supervise staff and work in partnership with other information management related functions. The role is to implement best practices for managing UNHCR's information during the complete lifecycle, from the planning and creation stage until the disposition of temporary information or ipreservation in UNHCR's archives. /ph3Duties /h3pThese are the expected duties for all P2 archivist /pulliImplement programs for the organization, preservation, integrity, authenticity, and accessibility of records. /liliApply UNHCR's access policy to information and archives. /liliAssist in the implementation and administration of records management, archives, and digital preservation platforms /liliAssist in developing guidance and best practices on information and records and archives management. /liliApply records schedules to physical and digital records /liliAssist in the development and implementation of strategies for the digitization of physical records for access and preservation. /liliAssist units and offices in HQ and Field to transfer physical and digital information of long-term value. /liliParticipate in outreach activities /liliPerform other duties related to the management of information and records, and archives. /li /ulpThe lists below shows additional duties: /ppa) Records management /pulliFacilitate the implementation of the records and archives management policy and advise on information governance for digital and physical material. /liliProvide training on how to manage information, transfer knowledge, and use institutional memory. /liliContribute to the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs on information and records and archives management), /liliOversee the disposition process; /liliContribute to the creation of MS Teams or Share Point sites and map content to e-SAFE or other records and archives management systems. /liliSupport Records Management focal points. /liliPromote information governance best practices. /liliIdentify and provide context on material for the Archives in digital and physical format and facilitate the transfer.br/li /ulpb) Research and access /pulliManage and document communications with internal and external researchers seeking access to UNHCR's information resources. /liliAdvise researchers on the availability of and restrictions on archives collections, offering guidance to identify relevant research content where required. /liliConduct on-demand research on behalf of UNHCR staff members when necessary, assisting and advising on archives collections of relevance to their subject. /liliTake the lead in conducting declassification activities following UNHCR access policy. /liliAnalyze research trends to anticipate future access demand and to assist in resource allocation. /liliCoordinate and participate in the supervision of researchers in the archives reading room. /liliUndertake archival description tasks and creation of finding aids. /liliUndertake catalog development tasks including preparing data for upload to UNHCR's archives catalog, improving existing catalog descriptions where required.br/li /ulpc) Digital preservation /pulliResponsible for the day to day running of web archive service /liliAssist in pre-ingest preparation of data sets /liliAssist in secure transfer of data sets /liliAssist in the implementation of the Digital Preservation System (DPS) /liliAssist in the management of digital curation and preservation tasks, looking at critical functions within DPS, in particular, the preparation of Submission Information Packages for the Digital Preservation System /liliAssist in ingest of electronic content into the DPS /liliAssist in planning and assessment of Digitization projects /liliAssist in the development of policies and procedures relating to Digital Preservation /liliAssist in integrations between the DPS and other critical UNHCR systems /liliParticipate in the management of long term preservation projects with DIST and external parties /liliAssist in the development of additional RAS initiatives related to the care of born-digital materials /li /ul #J-18808-Ljbffr