Section for Business Records - is keen to recruit a Secretary and Training Officer

The Section for Business has a vacancy for a secretary and training officer and would love to hear from you! If you'd like to ask any informal questions about the roles before applying then please do feel free to get in touch: sbr@archives.org.uk 

Secretary

A great role for those wishing to develop their organisational skills. See more about being a Secretary here:

Main responsibilities:

• To schedule at least three committee meetings over the year, prepare and distribute agendas, review and circulate minutes, and circulate papers.

• Help with writing/distributing reports as and when required.

• Organise the regional AGM.

• Deal with the section’s main mailbox correspondence.

• Circulate events/opportunities to members.

This role does not require any particular previous experience other than an interest in taking part and time commitment. Prospective applicants must be current members of the ARA.

Training Officer

The committee would like to

See more about being a Training Officer here:

Main responsibilities:

• To organise and host the Section for Business Records (SBR) training events

• To attend and participate in SBR’s committee meetings (usually 3/4 per year via MS Teams, and AGM in person)

• To maintain good communications with other officers within the region and to contribute to activities organised within the region and beyond

To express your interest in either of these roles, please send a short statement (one page suffices) saying why the role interests you, outlining your interest in SBR and ARA activities, and how you would manage working time and the team's commitments. Expressions of interest should be sent to sbr@archives.org.uk. Please include the role you are interested in in the subject line of your email. Please feel free to contact us should you have any questions.