Conservator (Fixed-term contract)

About Ancestry:
When you join Ancestry, you join a human-centered company where every person’s story is important. Ancestry®, the global leader in family history, empowers journeys of personal discovery to enrich lives. With our unparalleled collection of more than 40 billion records, over 3 million subscribers and over 23 million people in our growing DNA network, customers can discover their family story and gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Over the past 40 years, we’ve built trusted relationships with millions of people who have chosen us as the platform for discovering, preserving and sharing the most important information about themselves and their families.

We are committed to our location flexible work approach, allowing you to choose to work in the nearest office, from your home, or a hybrid of both (subject to location restrictions and roles that are required to be in the office). We will continue to hire and promote beyond the boundaries of our office locations, to enable broadened possibilities for employee diversity.

Together, we work every day to foster a work environment that's inclusive as well as diverse, and where our people can be themselves. Every idea and perspective is valued so that our products and services reflect the global and diverse clients we serve. 

Ancestry encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. Passionate about dedicating your work to enriching people’s lives? Join the curious.
 

What you will do:

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• Carry out conservation and imaging prep work as required
  
• Undertake document capture
  
• Carrying out complex conservation as required, e.g mould treatment.
  
• Carrying out regular quality assurance of the document prep work of Digitisation Technicians.
  
• Training new and existing Digitisation Technicians and ensuring all required training is complete and to the required standards.
  
• Manage and update bespoke training
  
• Purchase tools and materials
  
• Liaising with TNA staff as needed
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  • Conservation
    
  • Facilities
    
  • Productions
    
  
  
  
• Assisting in day-to-day operations as needed
  
• Other duties as assigned 
  

Who you are:

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• MA in Paper Conservation.  A graduate from a recognised conservation or cultural heritage programme or appropriate work experience with a high standard of conservation knowledge, skill and practice beyond initial training with a demonstrable expertise in the preparation of collections for digitisation
  
• Demonstrated experience and advanced knowledge in the treatment and preservation of historic paper-based collection
  
• Excellent prioritisation, planning, and organisational skills, attention to detail with dedicated follow-up 
  
• Ability to work as part of a team in an efficient manner
  
• Experience and commitment to working in a collaborative environment 
  
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills 
  

Contract: Full-time or Part-time - minimum 2 days/week, preference 3 days/week - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Fixed term (Project expected to last 2 years)

Salary: £31,200 per annum for full-time employees.

Benefits: Ancestry offers pension, sick leave, life insurance, income protection, Season Travel Ticket Loan a free Ancestry subscription, DNA discount codes, EAP (Employee Assistant Program), 25 days paid annual leave, plus Christmas off.

Additional Information:

Ancestry is an Equal Opportunity Employer that makes employment decisions without regard to race, colour, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, military or veteran status, citizenship, marital status, civil status, family status, gender reassignment, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Ancestry will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation or adjustment to support you during the interview process, please notify the recruiter.

All job offers are contingent on a background check screen that complies with applicable law.   

Ancestry is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Ancestry via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Ancestry. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Ancestry as a result of the referral or through other means.