Duty station: Aegis Trust
Deadline date: August 15,
2013 at 5:0 PM
DESCRIPTION:
Collection Coordinator
Division/Department: Genocide Archive
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Job title: Collection Coordinator
Line Manager: Archive Manger
Aegis Trust is an INGO whose aim is to prevent crimes against humanity and who manages Kigali Genocide Memorial. Besides managing the Memorial, Aegis Trust has several programs including education programs, the Genocide Archive of Rwanda, Social Enterprises and Social Programs. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to advance his/her career and has the ambition to work in an INGO with the focus on prevention of crimes against humanity. At the moment Aegis Trust would like to recruit qualified candidates to fulfill the Collection Coordinator job vacancy.
Division/Department: Genocide Archive
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Job title: Collection Coordinator
Line Manager: Archive Manger
Aegis Trust is an INGO whose aim is to prevent crimes against humanity and who manages Kigali Genocide Memorial. Besides managing the Memorial, Aegis Trust has several programs including education programs, the Genocide Archive of Rwanda, Social Enterprises and Social Programs. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to advance his/her career and has the ambition to work in an INGO with the focus on prevention of crimes against humanity. At the moment Aegis Trust would like to recruit qualified candidates to fulfill the Collection Coordinator job vacancy.
Key Responsibilities
• Oversee the planning and management of collections.
• Enforce current collection practices and policies.
• Propose new collection policies and practices as necessary.
• Seek out new collections and find hidden collections within previously accessioned material.
• Manages the process of acquiring new materials.
• Conducts assessments of potential collections prior to acquisition.
• Work with Digitization officer to develop digitization plans for new collections.
Knowledge and Experience:
• Knowledge of the archival appraisal process.
• Knowledge of environmental best practices for archives.
• Experience handling archival materials: paper-based, audiovisual, artifacts and digital.
• Experience conducting archival collections assessments.
• Strong computer skills, especially digital repository software and infrastructure.
• Knowledge of database programming languages may be helpful.
• Experience overseeing large projects and multiple staff.
• Management and reporting skills are required.
• Be proactive, dynamic and goal driven.
• Fluent in English or French (reading, writing and speaking)
How to apply
To apply there are two options. Either leave your CV and a cover letter of motivation at the Kigali Genocide Memorial reception, or please email a CV and a cover letter of motivation to the Human Resource Manager at recruitment@aegistrust.org.
Deadline for receiving applications is August 15th 2013 at 5.00 pm.
Selected candidates will be notified of an interview date and will be required to bring evidence of qualifications to the interview.
• Oversee the planning and management of collections.
• Enforce current collection practices and policies.
• Propose new collection policies and practices as necessary.
• Seek out new collections and find hidden collections within previously accessioned material.
• Manages the process of acquiring new materials.
• Conducts assessments of potential collections prior to acquisition.
• Work with Digitization officer to develop digitization plans for new collections.
Knowledge and Experience:
• Knowledge of the archival appraisal process.
• Knowledge of environmental best practices for archives.
• Experience handling archival materials: paper-based, audiovisual, artifacts and digital.
• Experience conducting archival collections assessments.
• Strong computer skills, especially digital repository software and infrastructure.
• Knowledge of database programming languages may be helpful.
• Experience overseeing large projects and multiple staff.
• Management and reporting skills are required.
• Be proactive, dynamic and goal driven.
• Fluent in English or French (reading, writing and speaking)
How to apply
To apply there are two options. Either leave your CV and a cover letter of motivation at the Kigali Genocide Memorial reception, or please email a CV and a cover letter of motivation to the Human Resource Manager at recruitment@aegistrust.org.
Deadline for receiving applications is August 15th 2013 at 5.00 pm.
Selected candidates will be notified of an interview date and will be required to bring evidence of qualifications to the interview.
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