Portsmouth History Centre Manager

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced archivist with experience of managing and developing staff to join our team.

Your new role

Reporting to the Library and Archive Service Manager, this senior role leads the management and development of Portsmouth's archive collections, including Portsmouth History Centre and Southsea Archive Repository. You will ensure the effective preservation, governance and accessibility of the city's archives in line with national standards, legislation and council policies, while delivering the Portsmouth History Centre mission to inspire engagement with the city's heritage locally, nationally and internationally.

As part of the senior management team, you will lead and develop a skilled team of archive staff and apprentices, oversee collection care and accreditation, and represent the service internally and externally. The role plays a crucial role in enabling public access, supporting research, developing digital services, securing funding, and promoting Portsmouth's archive heritage through partnerships, events and outreach. You will also contribute to service planning, performance reporting and continuous improvement, working flexibly to meet the needs of the service.

With experience in the management, supervision and development of staff you will have a recognised professional qualification and experience in archive management. You will understand the importance of engaging local communities with the service and have experience of contributing to and delivering learning and access across programmes. With good communication, planning, reporting and funding application skills you will have experience of managing and delivering projects. You will be flexible in your working hours as you may be asked to work evenings and weekends and have some familiarity in principles and practice of digital preservation.