Meath County Council invites applications from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel from which permanent and fixed-term contract vacancies for the position of Archivist shall be drawn.

The duties of the post of the Archivist include, but are not limited to:
•Providing a professional, proficient and courteous frontline archives service to staff within the Council, Elected Members, and to the general public, through all available communication channels;
•Managing the processing of all collections, and updating the catalogues to meet the ISAD(G);
•Managing the day to day running of the frontline archive service, including the archives budget, staff, procurement, research and storage facilities;
•Managing the design and delivery of the county archive;
•Managing performance and service delivery to expected standards in line with targets, plans and policies, and in partnership with Meath Libraries branches and staff;
•Management and development of staff where assigned;
•Providing service analysis and reports as required, using diverse communications channels;
•Raising the profile of the Archives service, internally and externally, through outreach, activities including events, exhibitions and publications;
•Build on existing partnerships and networks with local historical groups and societies, donors and potential donors;
•Supporting the implementation of the Council’s Records Management Policy;
•Initiating and implementing digitization projects and contributing towards a digital repository;
•Planning and procuring a schedule of conservation and re-binding work;
•Liaising with various internal committees and teams which have an archives/records management remit, including Data Protection, Culture Team, and Meath Heritage Forum;
•Ensuring that Meath County Council complies with Section 65 of the Local Government Act, 1994 (as amended);
•Such other duties as may be assigned from time to time;
The particular duties and responsibilities attached to the post may vary from time to time, without changing the general character of the duties or level of responsibilities entailed. The post holder may therefore be required to perform duties appropriate to the post, other than those detailed above, and to take instructions from and report to, an appropriate Officer (County Librarian/Senior Executive Librarian) or such designated Officer as may be assigned from time to time by Meath County Council.