Librarian II: Archiving (P8) (Library and Information Centre: Archiving, Special Collections & IR) at University of Johannesburg

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring compliance to all university policies and national archival prescript.
• Carries out all archival program-related managerial functions, including budget preparation, personnel administration, and performance plan.
• Appraisal, acquisition, processing, and preservation of archival material.
• Developing inventories for retrieval of records and ensure smooth accessibility of archives collection.
• Digitization of archival material and establish intellectual control over digital and physical archival records.
• Conduct outreach programmes to promote archival collection.
• Conduct oral history and transcribing of recordings.
• Provide strategic direction, guidance, and implementation of programmes.
• Perform all other duties and projects that may be assigned. 

Minimum requirements

• Degree in Library Science at (NQF 7) or Archives and Records Management qualification.

• Five years' experience working in the library, with three years in the Archives environment.
• Supervisory experience preferably in archives and special collections.
• The incumbent should be innovative, creative, and understand the research process.
• Knowledge of preservation, conservation, arrangement, and description archival materials of all formats.
• Able to inventory development and management of audiovisual material.
• Able to conduct oral history projects.

Recommendations:

• Post Graduate Diploma in Archives and Record Management an added advantage.
• Strong organizational, planning, time management, and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of English, Zulu, Afrikaans and Sotho language.
• Understanding of archival administration and customer service.
• Knowledge of digitization systems and processes.
• Knowledge of historiography, oral history, and research.
• Knowledge of paper based and electronic retrieval systems.
• A good understanding of documented heritage.

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent customer service and conflict resolution skills.
• Strong interpersonal relationships
• Decision making skills
• Customer service
• Computer skills
• Innovative
• Communication skills
• Initiative and a team player