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About The Role
Working Hours: 14 Hours Per Week
Contract Type: Part-Time, Temporary (until 20 months)
Working style: On-Site
Closing date: 11:59pm, 10 November 2026
Interview Method: Face to Face (tentatively on 18 November)
You must already have a valid right to work in the UK documentation, as we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this role.
As a Digital Collections Officer, you’ll lead the development and delivery of a digital version of the Manchester Together Archive (MTA), a collection of more than 10,000 items gathered following the 2017 Manchester Arena attack.
You’ll help Manchester Libraries preserve and provide access to this nationally significant collection, ensuring it is accessible, sustainable, and developed to professional archival standards. Your work will contribute to a major partnership project involving the University of Manchester, University for Continuing Education Krems, Manchester Archives, and NHS Pennine Care Foundation Trust, supporting international learning in digital memorialisation and trauma-informed practice
In this role you will:
· Lead and support high-volume digitisation activities for the Manchester Together Archive
· Maintain and enhance the quality of collection data, metadata, and associated digital systems.
· Manage collections management processes, including data migration, imports, exports, and records maintenance
· Work with project partners, software developers, volunteers, and archive colleagues to deliver project outcomes.
· Support workshops, focus groups, public surveys, and the development of a fully accessible digital archive and website.
For an informal discussion, please contact the hiring manager, Alison Gill at 07940588814 or email: alison.gill@manchester.gov.uk to arrange a convenient time to discuss the role.
Pre-employment checks
If you are successful, your appointment will be subject to completing the relevant pre-employment checks. These checks will be carried out as part of our recruitment process and includes:
- Satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks where applicable.
For more information on these checks, please visit checks page
About the Candidate
We’re looking for an experienced and motivated professional with a strong background in collections management, digitisation, and project delivery. You will be able to manage competing priorities, work effectively with a range of stakeholders, and contribute positively to a collaborative partnership project. Experience working within archives, libraries, museums, heritage, or academic environments will be particularly valuable.
We’ll use the following essential criteria to decide which candidates to invite to assessment. Use your personal statement to provide evidence of how you meet each one, supported by relevant examples:
· Significant experience of managing projects or workstreams within an archive, library, museum, heritage, academic, or similar environment
· Demonstrable knowledge of collections documentation standards, heritage collections management, and relevant legal requirements including GDPR and copyright.
· Experience of digitising heritage collections to professional standards and using collections management systems, including complex searches, bulk data imports and exports, and record management.
· Experience of working collaboratively with partners, recruiting and supporting volunteers, and delivering public engagement activities.
· Strong communication, organisational, and IT skills, including experience of working with web-based technologies, software developers, and data migration activities
Desirable criteria
· Experience of influencing and engaging a wide range of stakeholders
· Experience of working across complex partnership projects involving academic and public service organisations.
· Flexibility to undertake occasional evening and weekend work where required.
For guidance on how to write your personal statement, please visit How to Apply – Manchester City Council.
If you’re invited to assessment, we’ll look at a wider range of the role requirements. For more detail, please see the role profile.
About Us
Working for Manchester City Council is a chance to make a real difference in a diverse city that leads change and improves lives. Whether you’re supporting communities or improving public services, you’ll help create opportunities and shape a better future for everyone
Benefits we offerÂ
- Up to 26 days’ annual leave, rising to 31 days after five years’ service
- Buy up to two extra weeks’ leave
- Up to 3 days’ volunteering leave
- A 35-hour work week for full-time roles
- We review pay each year and recognise three trade unions
- The UK’s largest local government pension scheme
- Enhanced parental and carers leave
- Employee discounts and perks
- Good Employment Charter member
For more information about working for Manchester Council, please visit Careers – Manchester City Council
To apply for this job please visit jobs.manchester.gov.uk.
