E-archivist City Archives, City Management Office
Umeå, Sverige
Type of Employment Full-time
Job position City archivist
Work model On location
Application due date 3 June 2025
Are you the one?
Umeå municipality is growing faster than ever! Our employees are our most important resource for creating a sustainable future for all residents. Apply to us if you want to make a difference! About the role The City Archives is looking for an e-archivist with a special interest in digital development and information management. You will be involved in the entire process - from feasibility studies and requirements analysis to functional specification, implementation and system deployment. The role also involves working on the development of delivery specifications, governance documents, tools, user interfaces and digital archive management. For a greater understanding and insight into all the processes of the business, you also participate in traditional archival tasks linked to the city archive's analog archive. The City Archives, with its nine employees, is in an exciting phase where both the e-archive and the municipality's information management are being developed, which provides great opportunities to actively shape the archive structure of the future. Umeå City Archives is part of the Department of Democracy and Law at the City Management Office and serves as the municipality's final archive with responsibility for governance, support, supervision and release of conservation documents. Your tasks as e-archivist: Systems and development - Plan, develop and manage e-archiving systems and solutions - Develop the current and future benefits of e-archiving for the municipality and citizens - Work with requirements from an archive perspective in the procurement of business systems Technical management - Manage software and hardware relevant to digitization and e-archiving - Manage deliveries of records electronically and prepare for import to the e-archive Information management and quality - Review, assess and transfer digital documents to e-archives - Ensure that e-archive information is accessible, searchable and authentic - Comply with e-archive management laws, regulations and standards Support, training and development - Provide advice and support to business staff and users on e-archive issues - Participate and occasionally lead small projects and mentor staff on digital information management - Participate in training, research and development in the field of e-archiving Business intelligence and researcher services - Conduct business intelligence - Participate in researcher services, which means providing support to researchers, students and the public by answering questions, helping to find and make archival material available, and handling disclosures in accordance with rules on public access and confidentiality Formal requirements Education in systems science, archival and information science, or other specialization that we consider equivalent Basic understanding of systems management, systems integration and data structures Meritorious Practical experience with e-archiving systems Experience in information management and e-archive projects, preferably from a municipality, region or authority. Understanding of metadata management System development mindset Some graphic interest or knowledge Personal characteristics You are a structured and self-motivated person with good communication skills in Swedish and English. You enjoy working together, have high social skills and are easy to build good relationships. About Umeå municipality Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has around 440 managers and the operations are divided into eight administrations. Our jobs and our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To meet the target of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. Over the next ten years, we will be hiring around a thousand people every year. Do you want to join us? Find out what it's like to live in Umeå here: https://www.umea.se/flytta Umeå municipality is part of three administrative areas for Finnish, Meänkieli and Sami www.umea.se/minoriteter. As an employee of Umeå municipality, you can take advantage of a number of benefits. Take part of our benefits https://umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html Do you sell ads or offer recruitment support? Please do not contact us about it! We select and contact the companies we work with ourselves.