Archivist - Society of Friends, Friends House, London (closing date: 27th August 2026, 8am)
Archivist - Library of the Religious Society of Friends
Salary: £36,842 plus £6,500 London Weighting
Contract: Full time; permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: Based at our office in London (NW1). Office-based staff can work at home some of the time by agreement.
The Archivist will contribute to ensuring effective archives and records management in Quakers in Britain and support the development of a co-ordinated approach to collections management and access.
What you’ll do
The role requires the ability to carry out day-to-day collections management responsibilities, including acquisition, cataloguing, and collections care as well as contribute to wider planning and development work.
You will provide support for records management and information governance, including contributing to the development of systems and processes for the capture and management of born-digital records and archives. You will also support forward planning by carrying out collections review and scoping legacy backlogs of appraisal, cataloguing and collections care.
Working as part of a small team, you will also support access and engagement activities, particularly in conjunction with your collections management work, helping to support the wider work of Quakers in Britain.
What we’re looking for
Experience of working in an archives management role and with archival material, including accessioning, cataloguing, and collections care
Experience of accessioning and cataloguing digital archives and supporting digital preservation
Experience of using collections management software for archives
Experience of planning, delivering or participating in access and engagement activities relating to archives
Closing date: 8am, 27 August 2026
Interviews: 8 September, Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ
For details of how to apply, go to www.quaker.org.uk/job-opportunities/jobs.
Quakers are committed to equality and welcome applicants from all identities and backgrounds. Selection is based solely on skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. We aim to prevent age, belief, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, neurodivergence, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or social class from being a barrier to employment. We aim for an equitable, user-friendly application process, and reasonable adjustments can be made if needed. As a Quaker organisation we expect all applicants and employees to uphold our values.
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