Background
Heritage Professionals (HP) is a heritage consulting firm situated in Toronto. It was
established in early 2012 and specializes in a variety of different heritage services in the
areas of archives, information management and curatorial work. For more details,
please consult the corporate website below.
Description & Duties
Heritage Professionals is seeking two to three archivists to take part in a project for our
Ottawa-based client, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). The initiative will
involve appraising, selecting, arranging, processing, preserving, and describing
approximately 85 linear metres of records – in a variety of media and formats -- housed
in their archives. The work will be carried out in a professional manner and in
accordance with archival standards.
The archivists will report to the HP Supervisor, Ross Gordon, who will be available on
site to provide support, liaise with the other members of the management team and the
client, and ensure that the project is progressing according to the timeline. The project
will mainly take place in the client’s HQ building in Ottawa Centre and will be
undertaken from April to November 2022. The contract is full-time and will run for
approximately six to eight months.
Successful applicants may be relied on for future initiatives undertaken by Heritage
Professionals. The client has also expressed an interest in creating a permanent position
after the project ends. The archivists involved would be considered first for this
potential opportunity.
Qualifications
The preferred candidates will have a completed master’s degree in Archival Studies,
Information Studies, or the equivalent in regard to background, training and experience
in the field. The individuals will also have a minimum of 3 to 10 years of practical
archival experience.
Some of the required qualifications, skills, and characteristics that the successful
candidates must possess include:
- Familiarity with and expertise in the areas of archival appraisal, selection, preservation, arrangement, and description;
- Experience working with textual, graphic, and AV materials. Some experience with artefacts would be an asset;
- Thorough knowledge of Rules for Archival Description (RAD) and proven experience arranging and describing records in all media and at all levels (fonds to item) according to RAD;
- Proven expertise working with Microsoft Suite software and archival databases such as DB Textworks;
- Ability to lift boxes and items up t0 30 lbs;
- Strong communication and time management skills;
- Be detail oriented and have a commitment to accuracy;
- Comfort working with a team as well as the ability to take and respond effectively to direction from above;
- Facility to conduct work in an independent fashion and take initiative when required;
- Proven capacity to resolve problems effectively and manage multiple tasks at once.
The salary base for the successful candidates will be commensurate with their credentials and experience.
Health & Safety Provisions
Staff are expected to always act in a safe manner and ensure that those around them do
not put themselves or others at risk. Safety is everyone’s responsibility. This includes
protocols around the coronavirus virus - vaccinations, personal spacing, and masking --
depending on external mandates.
How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter and resume with a minimum of three references via email
by 5 pm (EST), 25 March 2022.
Heritage Professionals
Attention: Ellen Scheinberg, President/Principal
Website: http://www.heritageprofessionals.net
Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted
