Archivist Assistant – BBCMedia Action عودة إلى الفرص

Context:  

BBC Media Action, the BBC’s international development organisation, uses the power of media and communication to inform, connect and empower people around the world, helping them to shape their own lives. Working with broadcasters, governments, other organisations and donors, BBC Media Action provides information and stimulates positive change in the areas of governance, health, and resilience and humanitarian response. 

Our work in North Africa covers Algeria and Libya, with our office based in Tunisia. Current projects include capacity building of the Algerian media to create youth sensitive content and provision of content that improves Libyans’ access to information and encourage debate and participation in Libya’s transition through the El Kul Facebook page.

Consultancy Purpose:

BBC Media Action wishes to commission an “Archivist Assistant” to organize the data and support BBC Media Action departments in archiving their records on the server during the month of March 2021 . The main duties are:

• Provide assistance to the different departments in maintaining documentation processes and issues.
• Assist and support in scanning historical archive documentation processes.
• Assist departments in converting historical documentation into electronic data.
• Maintain huge amount of historical materials and documents in an organized manner.
• Arrange and maintain modern archival collections in a safe manner.
• Assist the staff  in locating and collecting the required data from the archives.
• Maintain and manage log books and records of visitors and the archival documents they accessed.
• Develop safety procedures and initiatives to manage archival data, documentation and records.