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Contract Type: Permanent
Grade: FC07
Salary: £32,437 – £40,358 per annum
Hours: 36 hours per week
Location: Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries / Home working if applicable
Job Reference: ON000543

We are OnFife and as Fife’s largest cultural organisation we specialise in making jaws drop, hearts warm, eyes light up and imaginations run wild. We work with a huge range of partners, artists and creatives and our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places. An ambitious leadership-oriented charity, we’re built on strong values, and those values make us who we are – Fearless, Inviting, Fair and Exciting. 

We’re a real Living Wage employer, and we offer a local government pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and flexible working opportunities. If you need to travel for work, we can provide pool cars if you’re near head office or pay travel expenses so you are not out of pocket! Along with this, you can also access discounted gym/swim memberships and other employee benefits.

The Role
The team manages and cares for the local studies collections and supports wider public engagement with heritage so we are looking for someone with a passion for local and family history who will provide high quality advice and assistance, both internally to colleagues and externally to other organisations, customers, communities and researchers.

The post holder will also help us make the most of Flickr, OnFife website, Facebook and the Archives Module in Spydus to engage a wider audience with our collections.

This position has 3 part time direct reports based in Cupar Library, Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries and Kirkcaldy Galleries.

You can view the full job spec on our current vacancies page on our website.

About You
You will be a professional librarian with at least 3 years’ experience. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills.

How to Apply
If you would like to find out more information about this role before applying, please contact Andrew Dowsey, Archives & Local Studies Manager for an informal chat. Contact details can be found on our current vacancies page on our website.

When you’re ready to apply, please complete our application form and equal opportunities form and return them to the HR team at hr.fct@onfife.com. The application pack can be downloaded from our current vacancies page on our website.

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community and are committed to the Armed Forces Covenant.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 16 January 2025.

Interviews will take place on 6 February at Fife Collections Centre, Bankhead Central, Glenrothes.

Application Deadline: Thursday 16/01/2025