Job Title: Associate Archivist
Duration: 12 Months (Possibility of extension)
Location: Montreal, H2Y 1L6, Canada
Schedule: M-F (Hybrid work requirements: 3-5 days a week, flexible, must be able to travel to the US with a valid passport) 
 
Summary:
As the oldest bank in Canada, the Corporate Archives is responsible for the enterprise governance & oversight of the permanent records and historical artifacts for Financial Group. The Associate Archivist has responsibilities for assisting the Corporate Archivist in the accessioning, cataloguing, preservation, and promotion of the permanent records and historical artifacts for Financial Group. The position is also responsible for controlling access to this material for all interested parties both internal & external to the Bank within the guidelines of privacy and confidentiality. Promotion of the collection is a key function of the role, and the Associate Archivist will be involved in assisting in special projects as well as giving tours/speaking to the heritage of the institution.
 
Role Responsibilities:

• Cataloguing historical and born-digital collections
• Helping to facilitate the transfer of records and artefacts to the department
• Performing basic preservation activities to safeguard the material
• Cataloguing all records and artefacts using in-house standards
• Digitizing collections for accessibility
• Assist in responding to research requests
• Perform research activities using the database to respond to internal and external research requests
• Digitize applicable records/images to respond to requests
• Manage access and copyright information for records
• Assist in special heritage projects including but not limited to: Assist with the implementation of a Digital Asset Management System
• Help facilitate heritage displays across the Bank’s global real estate
• Help facilitate the transfer of collections across sites
• Assist with special projects relating to the promotion of the heritage and Archives.
• Travelling to the US/Canada for special projects
• Promote the history of Financial Group
• Provide heritage tours in English and French
• Develop, write, and publish content based on material from the archives for the Bank’s heritage website
• Assist with the maintenance of the Bank’s Museum (maintenance, exhibits) to ensure that the Bank’s history and involvement in Canada’s history is presented in an informative/entertaining manner. The museum has over 30M visitors per year

 
Must Have Skills:

• Bilingual - French & English
• Graduate degree in MLIS, specializing in Archival Science – can be in progress if candidates will graduate this semester
• Demonstrated experience describing and providing access to archival records
• Training in archival management and techniques of preservation
• Knowledge of emerging trends in archival processing, access & management
• Knowledge of trends in digital archival management
• Knowledge of specialized archival software
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Strong communication and inter-personal skills
• Strong organizational/time management skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience with identification & management of confidential and other sensitive documents
• Project management skills
• Archival skills in preservation & handling of delicate materials to industry standards.
• Frequent movement, moderate exertion and the ability to lift or move up to 40 lbs are required.
• Valid passport

Nice to Have Skills:

• Photoshop experience

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 25.34/hr.