Collections Data Assistant

Title Collections Data Assistant Location Homeworker or based in one of our Offices (London, Swindon, York, Bristol) Salary From £23,600 / 36 hours per week / Fixed term contract, up to 12 months Job type Fixed Term Contract Ref 16062

Heritage is for everybody, and we are here for heritage.

Heritage lives in places and people, memories and stories, artefacts and traditions. It can connect us all to the past, and to each other. It can make us happier, strengthen every community, and help shape society for the better. Everybody should be able to enjoy the benefits it brings.

That's why, as a charity, we care for over a million objects and hundreds of historic sites in every part of England, from international icons to local treasures. And it's why we open them up, share their stories and find new ways for everybody to enjoy, learn, play and create.

We are looking for a Collections Data Assistant to join our team. The role is either full-time or part-time and for a fixed term of up to 12 months. You'll be on a fixed term, full or part time basis, working 36 hours per week, or a proportion of that if part-time.

The Benefits

- Salary from £23,600, depending on skills, experience and location

- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, pro rata, rising to 28 days after 3 years

- Matched pension contributions up to 10%

- Flexible hours

- The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector

- Subscriptions to professional bodies

- Free access to all English Heritage sites for you and up to six friends and family members

- 25% discount in our shops and cafes

- Enhanced maternity, paternity or shared parental leave

- Options to buy additional leave

- An inclusive working atmosphere everybody is supported from all backgrounds, religions and with different needs

- Opportunities to go to some of our great live music and history events

This is a great opportunity for gaining experience with cultural heritage data, heritage documentation processes and a good understanding of English Heritage collections. The role is based alongside a team of passionate professionals working on documentation during a transformational period for the organisation where new methods for encoding heritage knowledge are tested and proposed as a central aspect for English Heritage.

As Collections Data Assistant, you will assist in improving the quality of documentation records for the National Collection.

You will assist with testing software applications used for editing database records and help the Collections Data Manager in improving these applications. You will help to identify patterns of errors, help articulate new validation rules and propose bulk update options where feasible.

You will also:

help to identify inconsistencies between database validation rules and departmental guidelines for database records;

support contributions to the departmental documentation in relation to the collections management system.

To be considered as a Collections Data Assistant, you'll need:

Experience of working with data

Interest in data from cultural heritage collections

Understanding of relational databases

Familiarity with Microsoft Excel

Knowledge of SPECTRUM

Interviews will be held at the end of September at the English Heritage Bristol Office. Requests for online interviews on MS Teams will be considered.

If you would like to talk to us e.g. about workplace adjustments or working patterns, please contact Athanasios Velios, Collections Data Manager, on . No agencies please.

Find out more about us and what we do: You can also meet some of our people and hear about why they enjoy working with us:

Everybody's welcome at English Heritage

Forget the stereotypes. It takes thousands of people from every background to care for England's heritage and open it up for everybody to enjoy. We're looking for every type of person with every kind of skill and experience, and we're committed to making sure that English Heritage is an equitable, diverse and inclusive place to work. You can connect with others through our EDI networks as a member or ally. These include Ethnic Diversity, Faith & Belief, Social Equity, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergence, Age, Disability and Gender Health and Wellbeing.

We take wellbeing seriously. We are committed to ensuring everyone feels safe at work and can carry out their role. To support this, we have a network of Mental Health First aiders, regular information and awareness events, unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Programme and work with our people to implement reasonable adjustments.

You will need to refer to the following documents when completing your application.