Assistant Archivist, Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, Vancouver, BC

Location: Vancouver, BC
Compensation: $28.12 per hour

Founded by Holocaust survivors in 1994, the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC) is Western Canada's leading Holocaust teaching museum, engaging more than 25,000 students and teachers annually.

The VHEC's mission is to promote human rights, social justice and genocide awareness through education and remembrance of the Holocaust.

We produce acclaimed original exhibitions, onsite and online school programs, teaching materials and public events. The VHEC also maintains a museum collection and archives, Holocaust survivor testimony project, and a library and resource centre.

To learn more about our mandate and activities, please visit www.vhec.org.

Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/thevhec/ ; https://www.facebook.com/theVHEC/ ; https://x.com/theVHEC

Description and Duties    

Reporting to the Director of Collections & Exhibitions and working closely with the Archivist, the Archives Assistant is responsible for the following duties:

• Item-level and collection-level processing (including arrangement, description, rights analysis, physical storage);
• Creation of catalogue records in the VHEC collections management system (Collective Access);
• Background research;
• Support the Archivist in consultations with external service providers such as conservators and translators;
• Support the Archivist in project communication for VHEC annual report, Zachor, blog and social media.

This position requires working with records relating to the Holocaust and may include content that is graphic in nature, upsetting or triggering.

Qualifications    

The successful candidate will have completed or be pursuing a graduate-level degree in the field of archival, information or museum studies with knowledge of the principles, practices and values of collections management including familiarity with Rules for Archival Description (RAD). Candidates who are currently enrolled in a graduate-level program and have complete core coursework in archival studies will be considered. This position requires strong analytical skills, and the candidate should be detail oriented, well organized and have a demonstrated ability to work independently and to deliverable-based deadlines. Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office.

Additional Information   

The position will commence September 3, 2024, an end date of March 31, 2025, with possibility of renewal dependent on grant funding. The engagement is flexible to accommodate part-time or full-time hours dependent on the availability of the candidate. The compensation for this position is $28.12 per hour.

How to Apply    

Please email your cover letter and resume in one file to caitlindonaldson@vhec.org quoting Assistant Archivist in the subject line.

Your application will be handled with utmost discretion and confidentiality. Please note that only applicants shortlisted for an interview will be contacted.

The VHEC is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from Canada's federal job equity groups: women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest in the VHEC.

Application Webpage (URL)    https://www.vhec.org/work-with-us/
Application Deadline: August 16, 2024
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