Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Permanent Full-time position
Archivist

Description

The incumbent will lead and initiate the development of the Regional
Corporate Archives program by identifying, acquiring, preserving and making
available the archival records of the Region, associated institutions,
corporations, organizations and individuals.

Duties
   searches, appraises for historical value, acquires, catalogues and
   displays documents, manuscripts, photographs, maps, audio, video,
   digital recordings or other media
   researches, develops, recommends and implements policies affecting the
   management of the archives
   seeks funding from governmental and non-governmental agencies and
   prepares grant proposals for supplementary funding to conduct additional
   projects
   directs preservation and conservation procedures for archival material
   ensures the current backlog of inactive and archival records is
   controlled
   provides customer oriented archival reference services
   in conjuction with other IM&A staff, investigates and evaluates the
   feasibility and appropriateness of converting records to alternative
   media formats to support active, semi-active or archival records
   functions and propose new services and practices
   identifies appropriate best practice electronic document routing,
   workflow and access control under the DOCS Corporate system
   ensures access to material in the collections through the maintenance of
   a finding aid system
   directly supervises an Archives Assistant, volunteers, interns and
   contract staff

Qualifications, Skills and Abilities Required

Knowledge of archival principles and practices, an ability to implement
preservation projects/plans for the care and protection of archival records
and an understanding of the principles and practices of recorded
information management and the life cycle of records, filing systems and
retention scheduling, normally acquired through the attainment of a Post
Graduate Degree/Diploma in Information Science/Archival Studies or an
Undergraduate Degree in a related discipline plus five years related
experience.  Knowledge of descriptive standards including Rules for
Archival Description (RAD) and finding aid systems; and an ability to
update and recommend improvements to existing finding aids.  Understanding
of the legislation governing public access to records.  Knowledge of the
application of information technology to archival functions.  Skill in the
operation of a computer, working knowledge of various software, including
Word, Excel and database systems for archival tasks.  Understanding of
electronic records and how to store and retrieve them safely.  Tact,
diplomacy and discretion in handling records which may be extremely
sensitive and personal in nature.  Human relations, communications and
organizational skills to effectively organize and coordinate the work of
supervised staff.  Negotiations skills to coordinate transfer agreements
for external bodies wishing to transfer inactive records of archival value.

Salary and benefits:

Salary range for this position is $40,075 - $50,095

Deadline for applications:

March 14th, 2005 - 4:30pm

Application procedure:

Applicants must emphasize any education, experience and skills they have
which relate to the duties and requirements outlined in this posting.  If
you feel you are our ideal candidate, please apply with resume and cover
letter by March 14th, quoting position number 2005-192, to:

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The Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Human Resources Dept.
150 Frederick St., 3rd floor
Kitchener, ON N2G 4J3
Fax (519) 575-4454

We thank all applicants in advance; however, we will be corresponding only
with those selected for an interview.


Oriana Sharp
Manager, Information Management and Archives
Council and Administrative Services
Regional Municipality of Waterloo
150 Frederick St. 2nd floor, Kitchener ON N2G 4J3
PH (519) 575-4006 FAX (519) 575-4481