(1688) Senior Archivist - BSTD at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Supervise the archives and records management life cycle, from lodging to disposal, to ensure the proper management and preservation of records in line with the National Archives Act and other related legislation.
• Plan and allocate work for the Corporate Archives Unit to ensure compliance with the National Archives Act and other related legislation.
• Coordinate the policy and procedural guidelines review process to ensure alignment with best practices.
• Manage the activities of the on-site destruction centre to ensure the systematic disposal of records.
• Conduct inspections to monitor compliance with relevant legislation, policies, procedures and standards, identify gaps and recommend corrective actions.
• Supervise the day-to-day running of the Corporate Archives Unit and the related systems.
• Lead the preservation and conservation processes as per the archives’ procedures and standards, for long-term records preservation.
• Provide archives and records management advisory and support services to the departments and cash centres in line with legislation, policies, procedures and standards.
• Coordinate the systematic disposal programmes as per the internal records retention schedule and standing disposal authority from the National Archivist.
• Manage team performance and development by providing coaching, technical guidance and career support.
• Supervise the annual stock-taking process to mitigate loss of records.
• Acquire archival records from departments and individuals and incorporate them into the SARB's archives collection.
• Coordinate the digitisation of archives for permanent preservation.

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in Information Science or an equivalent qualification in a related field; and
• five to seven years of experience in an archiving or records management environment.