Project Cataloguer

Fixed term contract for 18 weeks (54 days total)

3 days per week – London (Farringdon)

Our offer to you 

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive: 

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• Hybrid, Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme and Electric Vehicle Scheme (subject to terms)
• Health and Wellbeing portal - access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts - you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping 

 
About Us 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,100 employees and over 29,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning.  As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.  

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. ambulance response) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, and Young Responders programmes).

Job Summary 

The Project Cataloguer will play a vital role in our AIM Museum Fundamentals project to preserve and enhance access to the Museum’s photographic collection. The postholder will be responsible for the creation of detailed item-level catalogue records and interpretation which will be published on the Museum’s public-facing catalogue, Collections Online. This role is particularly important in the lead-up to St John Ambulance’s 150^th anniversary in 2027 where visual storytelling will be of paramount importance.

About You 

·       Hold a recognised archival postgraduate qualification, or be currently enrolled on a recognised archival postgraduate degree course

·       Demonstrable experience of cataloguing photographic collections to ISAD(G) standard

·       Experience of creating archive authority records to ISAAR(CPF) standards

·       Significant knowledge of databases, specialist archive cataloguing systems and archival collection preservation requirements

·       A clear passion for photographic collections

·       Experience of contributing to a programme of public-facing talks, blog and social media posts

·       Experience of working alongside volunteers

About the Role 

·       Lead the enhanced cataloguing of photographic prints to item level following ISAD(G) and in-house guidelines

·       Assist the Archivist in publishing the catalogue records

·       Help to develop collection authority records

·       Provide regular updates on cataloguing progress to the Museum team and collaborate with curatorial and learning colleagues as needed

·       Assist the Archivist with inclusive public outputs in the form of 10-minute lunchtime talks and social media content to engage physical and virtual visitors

·       Work alongside an enthusiastic team of four Archive Volunteers

·       Uphold brand values, protect the historic fabric and collections, and champion inclusive, compassionate leadership aligned with St John values.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply) 

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.   At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups.  We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.    

St John Ambulance is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice. Therefore, all successful applicants will undergo pre-employment checks, including DBS Clearance, as part of the onboarding process, if applicable to the nature of the role

Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.