Archives Technician, The Cooperators, Burlington or Guelph, ON

Location: Burlington, ON or Guelph, ON
Compensation: $25/hour

The Cooperators are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That's why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

Our Records and Information Management team develops compliant records and archives management frameworks and practices designed to enhance business process, strengthen decision making, and preserve corporate memory. Our team of dedicated and responsive information professionals work collaboratively with business partners to help them perform their work effectively and efficiently by ensuring recorded information is accurate, reliable and usable throughout its life-cycle.
Description and Duties    As the Archives Technician you will be responsible for actively supporting the mission, mandate and goals of The Co-operators corporate archival program by facilitating the continued preservation of and access to permanent corporate records. You will accession, arrange, describe and preserve archival records, respond to information requests, perform historical research and create tools that facilitate access to the archival collection.  This is a 4-month temporary role.

How you will create impact:

• Assisting in the accessioning, cataloguing and de-accessioning of archival records including writing and updating archival descriptions to capture record context and content and creating and maintaining finding aids, subject indices and other research tools.
• Providing historical research and reference services upon request from business partners in accordance with corporate policies, archival standards and legislative requirements.
• Identifying preservation concerns for records and applying preventative preservation techniques.
• Imaging and reproducing records to ensure document accessibility and preservation.
• Creating and maintaining content for internal and external websites, exhibits and other research tools.

How you will succeed:

• You influence change and are committed to continuous improvement, in order to exceed client expectations.   
• You leverage critical thinking skills to identify problems and proactively propose solutions.  
• Your strong communication skills allow you to clearly convey messages.   
• You're an effective team player who shares knowledge to support your peers.  

Qualifications    

• You have 1-2 years of experience working in an archive.
• You have completed post-secondary education in Archival studies or a related discipline.
• You have basic knowledge of preventative conservation techniques, archival principles and standards, and metadata schemas associated with records preservation, arrangement and description.
• You have basic knowledge of the legislation governing information access and reproduction.
• You have strong research and analytical skills with an understanding of archival and hierarchical descriptive structures.

How to Apply

Apply through the careers page of The Co-operators website 
Application Webpage  
Application Deadline: October 20, 2023