This document outlines the qualifications and experience of an applicant for an archives assistant position. The applicant has knowledge of medieval history, Latin, French and palaeography. Their experience includes cataloguing library items in an archival context, customer service and enquiries in a university archives setting, creating documents for public audiences to support exhibitions and outreach, and basic clerical work in an archives. The applicant also has postgraduate studies and competencies in cataloguing, exhibitions, preservation and storage.

1. Aspirations as archives assistant

2. Knowledge
Medieval History
Latin
French
Palaeography

3. Experience
Cataloguing and processing of
library items
… in an archival context
Customer services and
enquiries experience
… within an HE archives
Creating documents for a wider
audience
… supporting exhibition and
outreach programmes
Supporting basic clerical and
procedural tasks
… within an HE archive

4. Competencies
Postgraduate studies
Cataloguing and metadata creation
Exhibition and outreach
Preservation and storage