Archivist, General Public Archives

What we do

The Worldwide Committee of the Crimson Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to supply humanitarian help to individuals affected by battle and armed violence. We take motion in response to emergencies and on the identical time promote respect for worldwide humanitarian regulation. We’re an impartial and impartial group, and our mandate stems primarily from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We work carefully with Nationwide Crimson Cross and Crimson Crescent Societies and with their Worldwide Federation to be able to guarantee a concerted, rational and fast humanitarian response to the wants of the victims of armed battle or every other state of affairs of inner violence. We direct and coordinate the worldwide actions performed in these conditions.

Reviews to (position)

Head of the Archives, Library and Outreach division

Context

• The Division of Archives, Library and Outreach valorizes ICRC heritage, data and thought management by means of archives, library and regulation and coverage outreach.
• The archives and library protect and valorize proof of and data on the ICRC’s actions, authorized and coverage positions for long-term use and entry, contributing to the ICRC’s enterprise continuity, accountability, and transparence. They type the reminiscence of the group and of people and their households affected by armed battle and different conditions of violence and contribute to the event of information on ICRC’s previous actions and on the event of IHL.
• The Legislation and Coverage Outreach workforce leads the web and onsite outreach to regulation and coverage circles in help of influencing key actors and decision-makers on humanitarian problems with significance to the ICRC. It brings collectively multidisciplinary outreach capacities encompassing the Humanitarian Legislation and Coverage weblog, public conferences in addition to digital promotion methods and on-line platforms.
• By means of its totally different elements, the division valorizes ICRC’s previous actions and pondering to tell present and future decision-making and promotes the ICRC’s current pondering, authorized and coverage positions internally and externally.

Goal

• The Archivist Normal Public Archives oversees the ICRC’s Normal Public Archives. They’ve been made out there publicly based on the foundations governing entry to the archives. S/he helps analysis and gives steering on collections and entry to these archives.
• The Archivist Normal Public Archives experiences to the pinnacle of the Archives, Library and Outreach division and works in shut collaboration with division employees, particularly archivists accountable for categorised archives. S/he serves as ambassador for the collections and repositories managed by the totally different archives and the library.

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Normal Duties

• Understands and adheres to the seven Basic Ideas of the Worldwide Crimson Cross and Crimson Crescent Motion;
• Understands and adheres to the ICRC Code of Conduct;
• Understands the roles of the elements of the Worldwide Crimson Cross/Crimson Crescent Motion;
• Respects and observes employees rules and safety guidelines always;
• Represents the ICRC in an expert method always;
• Develops and maintains a nice and conducive working atmosphere with colleagues and line managers;
• Performs all duties with the best degree of confidentiality within the curiosity of the workers and the ICRC;
• Could also be requested to carry out duties not lined on this job description and to supply help to different departments when essential;
• When wanted, represents the unit in an acceptable means throughout inner conferences, and avoids any exercise that will mirror negatively on the ICRC’s picture.

Accountabilities and Tasks

Managing the Normal Public Archives

• Oversees and develops the fonds and repositories of the Normal Public Archives, protecting the interval 1863-1975;
• Ensures construction and coherence within the group of information and collection within the fonds of the Normal Public Archives;
• Contributes to the strategic orientation and improvement of the Normal Public Archives providers.

Analyses the content material of the Normal Public Archives and creates detailed inventories in accordance with ISAD(G) guidelines and requirements in addition to respective metadata constructions and content material.

• Collaborates with employees members accountable for conservation and preservation to make sure the bodily repairs and longevity of the Normal Public Archives;
• Participates in consultations referring to the digitization of archival holdings;
• Contributes to discussions and participates in working teams referring to the position, providers, wants and plans referring to the Normal Public Archives in addition to the opposite archives and library providers;
• Generates statistics and gives qualitative analyses on using the Normal Public Archives;
• Guarantee a correct record-keeping of analysis and initiatives, together with these carried out by the final archives which have an institutional/historic worth;
• Helps the preparation of the subsequent opening of categorised archives (interval protecting 1976- 1985).

Accountabilities and Tasks – Continued

Entry/valorization of ICRC’s Normal Public Archives

• Handles analysis queries and gives recommendation and steering on the construction, content material, context and functioning of the Normal Public Archives to inner and exterior purchasers;
• Receives researchers and guests based mostly on the foundations governing entry to the archives;
• Collaborates with colleagues accountable for the opposite archival holdings and repositories (Tracing Archives, Audiovisual Archives, Labeled Archives, Library) and analysis providers of the ICRC;
• Contributes in the direction of the event and important reflection on methodological points pertaining to the structure and valorization of the Normal Public Archives and different archival holdings for scientific and different functions;
• Contributes to the promotion / valorization of the Normal Public Archives, together with by means of the drafting of weblog posts;
• Represents and promotes the Normal Public Archives internally and externally (by means of displays, briefings and so forth.).

Relationships

• Internally, interacts with employees from different models, ICT employees accountable for administration and publication instruments, and information-management employees at headquarters and within the area.
• Externally, interacts with beneficiaries of the Central Tracing Company, tutorial and scientific circles and a community of fellow professionals. Represents the ICRC Archives in native, nationwide and worldwide collaborations and develops partnerships.

Training and Expertise Required

• College diploma in archival science, historical past or different related fields;
• Skilled expertise in managing archives;
• Information of ISAD/G norm for archival description;
• Information of practices and tendencies in archival administration and preservation;
• Good data of the historical past of the ICRC and humanitarian motion.

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Profile and Abilities

• Fluency in oral and written French and English. Different languages an asset;
• Skill to work as a part of a workforce in a multicultural atmosphere;
• Sense of initiative and skill to work autonomously;
• Rigor and organisational abilities;
• Relaxed with speaking with a broad vary of audiences;
• Good analytical and drafting abilities;
• Sense of client-service;
• Sense of initiative;
• Sensitivity to the historic and heritage worth of archival paperwork;
• Mental curiosity and open mindedness.

Extra info

• Kind of contract: Open Ended
• Exercise fee: 100%
• Begin date: 15.04.2024
• Location: GVA
• Grade: B3
• Relocation: Not offered
• Visa/allow: Legitimacy card offered
• Hiring Supervisor: Nicole Martins-Maag
• Utility Deadline: 24.03.2024

****Please observe that this place requires common presence within the workplace and isn’t suited to common teleworking. ****

Our Values

On the ICRC, we worth impression, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We search candidates who exhibit behaviours based mostly on these shared values. For extra info on the ICRC values, please go to this page.

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