DIGITISATION JOBS

Job ID: 31640
Location: 71 Fenchurch Street (LR_L000111) 
Position Category: Marketing
Position Type: Employee Fixed Term

Role overview:

The Lloyd’s Register Foundation, Heritage & Education Centre is a public-facing library and archive holding material concerning over 250 years of marine and engineering science and history. The Centre is a part of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation and is focused on enhancing public education and research in a number of areas, from maritime history to STEM disciplines.

The Centre are also the custodians of Lloyd’s Register’s vast archive. With materials dating back to the 1830s, the archive holds over 1.25 million ship plans and survey reports, the historic photograph collection, Lloyd’s Register corporate history documents and much more.

The diversity of the Centre’s library and archive offer an invaluable resource to researchers from a variety of disciplines, including maritime, business, engineering, genealogy and linguistics. 

You will be responsible for leading new engagement projects for the HEC digital archive, promoting the digital activities of HEC and working to link HEC digitised material to other online collections to broaden their impact.

The Digital Engagement Officer opportunity is a fixed-term contract for 12 months  

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Key responsibilities:

• Launch and develop a HEC Wikimedia release platform; furthering engagement with the Centre’s digital resources. Pilot project will include release of the First and Famous collection on Wikimedia. The platform will require a steady release schedule as well as development of analytics capability that can track public engagement with the collections. Will be supported by the Centre’s Digital Archivist and Archivist.
• Ensure consistent engagement with Foundation networks and Lloyd’s Register Group business streams by sharing HEC resources and research, as outlined by Digital Engagement Manager.
• Launch a HEC repository within ArchivesHub to promote the Centre’s Ship Plan and Survey Report Collection, Corporate Archive and Reference Library. Will lead to further engagement with local and national institutions, libraries and archives.
• Support Stories Portal (Phase 2) website development; applying potential user behaviour design changes and lessons learnt from Wikimedia release platform. Will work closely with Education & Outreach Coordinator and Digital Engagement Manager in development of this.
• Lead promotion of future bulk upload campaigns as well as monthly themed campaigns across website, social media and internal comms throughout 2021.
• Support Education & Outreach Coordinator in promotion and engagement of Podcasts, Online Exhibitions, Stories portal, Webinars across all internal and external platforms throughout 2021.
• Ensure linking of digitised collection with other institutional/organisational platforms.
• Responsible for furthering existing engagement of digital resources across HEC website and social media.
• Support Education & Outreach Coordinator and Digital Engagement Manager in producing policies and flowcharts for the Centre’s Document Management System.
• Support wider HEC team as needed.

To be considered

• The applicant must have a degree in History or related subject
• Experience in improving digital accessibility of research resources, particularly on Wikimedia
• Experience in planning and leading comms campaigns
• Awareness of GDPR protocols
• Good communication skills and the ability to interact with a wide range of users
• Excellent research and writing skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience in Microsoft office programs is required
• Experience in Adobe Create Cloud programs (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro), Google Analytics and website CMS's would be beneficial but not required, as training will be provided
• The ability to anticipate and respond to changing needs and digital media
• Flexible approach to adjust the role as the position develops
  

The Natural History Museum (NHM) is a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre and commercial event space.  We use our unique collections and unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today.  We care for more than 80 million specimens, both in our London and Tring museums, spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually. 

The Museum has been awarded a substantial government investment of £182m, over 6 years, to create a new science and digitisation centre at the Harwell Science and Innovation Centre in south Oxfordshire.

About the role

This is a once in a century opportunity to shape the future of the Museum, protect and share our unique collection and further our science!

You will play a key role in collating, generating and analysing critical data to support decision-making in the planning process and design of the new facility.

This will primarily consist of contributing to the analysis, modelling and definition of NHM@Harwell datasets. This will include linking and manipulating data from multiple platforms, databases and data collection activities that describe the collections, their storage and condition, building locations, and environmental parameters.

You will also design and create sustainable, scalable methodologies and templates for various NHM@Harwell data collection activities.      

About you

You will have significant experience of working with large, complex datasets in a fast-paced environment, including demonstrable expertise in data quality assurance, validation, analysis and reporting.

You will also have excellent organisational, time management and communications skills to deal proactively with stakeholders across multiple departments and with different degrees of technical experience.

Fixed Term Contract: 23 months
Closing date: 9am on Monday 9 November 2020
Interviews will be held on: 24 and 25 November 2020    

What we offer

• 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
• Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution up to 10%)
• Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across the country, such as the British Museum, V&A, National Gallery, Royal Academy and Tate
• Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including a free digital Tastecard, discounted cinema tickets and corporate membership of English Heritage sites (including Dover Castle and Stonehenge). For more details, visit https://www.cssc.co.uk
• Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi
• Staff discounts at a range of local businesses and services
• Up to 50% staff discount at our shops and cafes
• Season ticket, bicycle and rental loans
• Eye care vouchers
• Professional development opportunities - We are committed to the professional development of our staff and offer a range of courses to ensure they reach their potential.  We also sponsor professional qualifications and job-related professional membership fees.

If that sounds like you please apply online on the Natural History Museum’s careers portal, and provide:

• A comprehensive curriculum vitae giving details of relevant achievements in recent posts as well as your education and professional qualifications.
• A covering letter that summarises your interest in this post, providing evidence of your ability to match the criteria outlined in the person specification 
• Please ensure your letter includes details of your latest salary and notice period.

Diversity and Inclusion

We welcome applications from everyone – diversity, inclusion and the feeling of belonging matters to us.  By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of diverse backgrounds we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.  We offer a stimulating and professional environment in which to work. This is a remarkable place we look for staff who can work according to our values – we champion diversity, encourage creativity, we are connected, and we value evidence.