Vacancy: Qualified Archivist, National Brewery Heritage Trust

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire

Freelance, 1 day per week for 6 months

£25 per hour, dependant on experience plus expenses

Based in Burton upon Trent, the National Brewery Heritage Trust (NBHT) exists to preserve and promote Britain’s brewing heritage. A key current focus is working with stakeholders to review, relocate and provide access to the collections from the National Brewery Centre (which closed in October 2022).

These collections, estimated at around half a million items, cover 300 years of brewing in Britain. As well as artefacts, there is an extensive archive and library which includes photographs, film and audio recordings, books, manuscripts, records, ledgers, journals and plans.

NBHT is looking for a qualified Archivist to join the team, working freelance for one day a week for six months initially, with the potential to extend and expand the role subject to funding. Due to the nature of the role, the successful applicant will need to work on-site in central Burton upon Trent on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.

This role will act as an archive expert to support our Freelance Collections Officer and Cataloguing Assistant, trustees, and volunteers as we relocate, inventory, and catalogue the archive. You will use your expertise to help us implement policies, plans and procedures for the ongoing management of the archive, and the reinstatement of research and enquiry services.

You will also provide professional advice to the trustees as they work with East Staffordshire Borough Council and other stakeholders on the development of a new brewery centre in Burton upon Trent, which will provide a long-term home for the archive and artefact collections.

Applications closing date: 10am, Monday 24 June 2024.

Read more about this role and how to apply.