Records Management and Archives Intern

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE: The City of Cambridge seeks a Records Management and Archives intern to assist the Records Management and Archives Manager with various projects that will help to expand the records management and archival program within the City Clerk’s office. Under the supervision of the program manager, the intern will work on various projects that will simultaneously address the needs of the City Clerk’s office, with the goal of ensuring that the records are available to the public and are easily accessible. The intern will follow instructions to process records, rehouse documents, when necessary, draft collection descriptions and expand upon existing collection finding aids, identify areas in need of future preservation and/or repair work. The position is a temporary part time role of 19.5 hours for up to one year. ESSENTIAL ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Current records management and archival projects are evolving and the project descriptions listed below constitute the projects as they stand at the time of posting. Additional projects will be assigned once the initial set of projects are completed. - Assist with processing records for upcoming digitization efforts, to include th...