Job Description:

Job Title: Archivist / Archive Manager

Salary: £36,000 - £42,000 per annum Plus 12.5% employer's pension contribution

Location: Henry Moore Studios & Gardens Perry Green, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG10 6EE

Job Type: Full Time - 35 hrs/week, Permanent

The Henry Moore Foundation is a charity founded by the artist in 1977 to encourage public appreciation of the visual arts.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Curator of Collections & Research, this vital role oversees the preservation and management of the collections of the Henry Moore Archive, and both initiates and supports a wide range of research, engagement activities and publications working with Henry Moore Foundation staff, external researchers and the public.

Supported by the Archive Collections Coordinator and the Digital Image Coordinator, and working closely with colleagues tasked with the conservation, digitisation, dissemination and licensing of the collections, the post-holder is one of the Foundation's key specialists in Henry Moore.

The post-holder plays a central role in the dissemination of the Foundation's knowledge, participates in professional networks and ensures that the Archive is publicly impactful and outward facing. They work closely with colleagues across the organisation to support creativity and proactively generates income from licensing and public programmes.

Key Responsibilities:

• In consultation with the Senior Curator of Collections & Research (SCCR) and other colleagues, coordinate the care, management and cataloguing of the Henry Moore Archive's physical and digital collections, including images, audio and video, correspondence, publications, newspaper cuttings and other ephemera.
• Ensure the Archive adheres to the Foundation's agreed collection management standards and procedures, focusing on the care and conservation of the paper-based archive materials, including books, journals, catalogues, newspaper cuttings, images and correspondence, and compliance with the relevant GDPR and copyright legislation.
• Oversee the ongoing digitisation of the collections and remote access to digital catalogues and resources, to ensure that the Archive is publicly impactful and outward facing, both on site and online.
• Work with the SCCR on public engagement activities and support gallery displays as required; such activities may include internal and external seminars, gallery talks, guided tours, publishing and digital delivery.
• Ensure efficient communications with and assistance for researchers and all users of the Archive, including Henry Moore Foundation (HMF) employees.
• Support income generation through licensing initiatives promoted by HMF or received through DACS (the Design and Artists Copyright Society), providing creative and proactive input and timely access to the relevant materials.
• Identify new projects (e.g. the Oral History Programme) in liaison with the SCCR, managing their delivery and ensuring that projects contribute to the wider research and public programmes.
• Further specialist areas of expertise by undertaking research and publication projects as appropriate.
• Manage the Archive team, ensuring efficient day-to-day work programmes informed by priorities based on the Five Year Plan, conservation needs, legal requirements and demand for different uses of the collections.
• Prepare and regularly review policy documents and manuals for all relevant areas of the Archive and contribute to reports for the quarterly meetings of the Board of Trustees, as well as departmental and other staff meetings.
• Supervise volunteers as required, working with the HR team regarding their recruitment and training.
• Any other duties that may reasonably be required.

About you

Essential:

• A degree in History of Art, History, Conservation or other related subject
• Demonstrable experience and background working in an archive and/or certification with a professional body such as CILIP
• Good understanding of national and international archival standards and their practical application
• In-depth understanding of the handling and preservation needs of a modern archive and records
• Ability to think creatively and innovatively about public impact and income generation opportunities
• Demonstrable experience of line managing either staff or volunteers
• Good general IT skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Outstanding accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent organisational and time management skills and the ability to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage own workload as well as work as part of a team

Desired:

• A postgraduate qualification accredited by the Archives and Records Association (ARA) or relevant postgraduate qualification in Library and Information Science
• Experience of specialist cataloguing software such as TMS
• Good knowledge of GDPR and copyright legislation

Closing date for applications: Monday 16 November 2026, 9:00.

Interviews will take place for shortlisted candidates in Perry Green on Wednesday 25 November.

Please note CVs alone will not be accepted. All candidates must complete and return the application form to be considered.

Please click on the APPLY button to be sent the application form which must be submitted by the closing date.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Collections & Archive Manager, Archive Manager, Archive Lead, Head of Archive, Lead Archivist may be considered for this role.