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Vacancy: Archive officer

The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) with its headquarters in Berlin/Germany is affiliated with the German Left Party. Internationally, the RLS cooperates with local actors in the search for international relations in the spirit of mutual respect, international social justice, and understanding between nations and people. We engage with democratic forces, social movements and organizations.

We are hiring a short-term archive officer for our projects financed by German public funds. The position is based in our regional office in Tunis, from the 14th of May 2018 to the 30th of September 2018, and is about helping establishing and organizing the RLS library in Tunis.

The RLS – Tunis library aims to contribute to the political education of the left wing activists in the intellectual and political current of democratic socialism, and to offer access to the new critical theories of the left, in relation with social analysis, political and economic education.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Performs work that requires full professional knowledge of the theories, principles, and practices of librarianship to select, organize, preserve, access, manage, and disseminate information associated with the RLS library;
• Performs technical services functions including acquisitions, procurement, cataloging/classification, physical processing, and accountability of materials.
• Assists chief librarian in overall management of the library;
• Work independently in completing assigned tasks accurately and in maintaining standard correspondence, files, and reports of the library.
• Establish and maintain filing systems;

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Tunisian national;
• Identification with the goals of the RLS;
• Degree in archival studies; social sciences with relevant experience could also be considered;
• Civic and social engagement could be an asset;
• Physical demands: Ability to continuously stand or walk; Ability to lift up to 10 Kg frequently; Ability to squat occasionally.
• Between 1 and 3 years of relevant work experience;
• High degree of self-organization;
• Strong communication skills, self-initiative, flexibility;
• High proficiency in computer operations with MS Office Software, especially Excel; Skills in Database management;
• Very good knowledge of written and spoken Arabic, English, and French;