Archive Officer

This 3-year 0.8 FTE role offers an opportunity to develop practical archive and heritage skills within an organisation grounded in care, ethics, and contemporary responsibility. Holocaust Centre North’s Archive is a living resource built on trust with survivors, families, and communities, preserving personal papers, objects, photographs, correspondence, and testimonies that tell the global history of the Holocaust through local lives in the North of England.

Working closely with the Archivist, the Archive Officer acts as a key link between the archive, the wider organisation, and external users. The role supports the preservation, cataloguing, digitisation, and accessibility of collections, enabling sensitive and meaningful access for researchers, students, artists, educators, family members, and the public. Clear, thoughtful communication with staff, volunteers, donors, and users is central to the post.

The archive underpins Holocaust Centre North’s permanent exhibition in Huddersfield, the only dedicated Holocaust exhibition space in the North of England; and is actively used across learning programmes, creative residencies, and public engagement. While systematic cataloguing is ongoing, supported access remains essential, alongside responding to enquiries and developing digital access through the online catalogue and collections browser.

The Archive Officer contributes to the day-to-day care of the collections, including environmental monitoring, light housekeeping, and supervising archive users. The role helps ensure professional, legal, and ethical standards are met while making the archive active and visible across workshops, events, and public programmes.

This position is ideal for someone seeking hands-on experience ahead of postgraduate study or exploring pathways into archives, heritage, or the cultural sector; particularly those motivated by work that combines historical rigour with care for people, communities, and the stories entrusted to them.