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FREEDOM PARK
 
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Position: Digital Librarian and Archivist
Department: Heritage and Knowledge
Manager/Supervisor: Chief Curator
Position Status: Permanent
Grade: 7
Closing Date: 21 April 2021
 
JOB SUMMARY 
To ensure that archival materials and collections are managed in a professional and comprehensive manner.
 
 
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
1 Acquisition of archival material
2 Processing of archival material -(manual and digital) arranging, describing, preservation classification, accessioning and deaccessioning and referencing of archival collections and materials
3 Development and implementation of policies and standards for description of archival materials
4 Coordinate staff assigned to assist in the processing of archival materials
5 Participate in educational and outreach activities
6 Digitization of archival materials
7 Evaluation of the Pan African Archives
 
KEY ACTIVITIES
• Identify and conduct workshop with prospective donors
• Liaise with other institution as to uphold national and international archival standards and practice
• Draft forms for description of different archival materials
• Describe archival materials on the relevant forms
• Manage the digital production and digitization of archival materials
• Liaise with the video Editor on digitization of oral history
• Register PAA on NAREM and NAROS, which are the registers of the National Archive of South Africa.
 
 
PREREQUISITES
• Masters degree in Library Science +a course in archival administration
• 2-6years of managing archival repository.                   
• Knowledge of heritage management
• Knowledge of interviewing skills
• Knowledge of library and archival standards.
• Project Management skills and computer literacy(MS Office Suite).  
• Computer Literacy (MS Office Suite) competency.
• Knowledge of digitization of archival materials.
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Applications to be forwarded to: hr@freedompark.co.za
Please direct all enquiries to Human Resource Department.
 
Closing date: 21 April 2021 at 4.30 pm. 
 
Internal applicants are required to complete the internal application form as well.
 
Applicants who applied on the last advertisement are required to apply again.
 
NB: If you do not get a response within 12 days of the closing date you should assume that your application was not successful.