Archives Officer

KEDA Zambia Ceramics Company Limited is a joint venture with presence in West Africa and East Africa and is headquartered in China. Currently KEDA is the world’s biggest ceramic company and clean coal gasification system supplier. With 26 years continuous development, devoting on “limitless innovation and pursuit of better forever”, KEDA has been the leading representative in the ceramic industry in the world.

An Archivist, or Conservator, assembles, preserves, catalogues and manages historical information, images and other collections to determine their significance and value. Their main duties include deciding which historical items should be kept for public viewing, creating descriptions and organization guidelines for each collection piece and updating and maintaining an archival database.

Archivist Duties and Responsibilities

•  Analysing materials to be  able to spot defects and determine if the material can be included in collections.
• Make documents easy for  fast access and  approval 
• Find a Better way or format to make files and Documents be accessible freely
• Preserve collections correctly. ...
• Being  knowledgeable regarding storing and conservation techniques from various time periods. Certain material needs specific environmental conditions, so Archivists monitor the storage space and security to protect the materials.
• Design and maintain organisational systems, keeping track of archived material.. Thus, the Archivist will prepare indexes, meta-tags and material descriptions and, where possible, convert material into digital format.
• Make material available to the public through scans and copies. Generally, they’ll help persons who want to access the archives to retrieve information or do research.

Education and skills 

•  Analytical skills: An Archivist decides which material should be preserved, thus, they need to be able to determine the importance, origin and history of the material they work with.
•  Computer skills: An Archivist needs to access databases and other electronic management tools, so computer skills are vital. 
• Good communication: Archivists interact with the public, helping them retrieve information or providing lectures and presentations, being able to communicate well is important. 
•  Organisational ability: Archivists need to store documents and records in a way that’s easily retrievable, developing logical systems for both themselves and the public to use. 
• Technical skills: Much historical material needs to be analysed and preserved, this means using the right chemicals and techniques according to the type of material...
• 3 years and above work experience
• A relevant bachelors degree . 
• Females are encouraged to Apply
• 25-35 years of Age