The Bluecoat was recently awarded an ‘Archives Revealed’ grant from The National Archives. This will enable us to create a single cataloguing system for our archive through the appointment of a professional archivist on a freelance contract who will work with in-house expertise, volunteers and Liverpool Record Office.
Archival material relating to the arts centre and its various iterations - Bluecoat Society of Arts and Bluecoat Arts Forum - is housed at Liverpool Record Office (367 BLU) alongside a collection relating to the Sandon Studios Society, the organisation that was instrumental in transforming the building into an arts centre (367 SAN).
We are looking for an experienced Project Archivist to help deliver our Archives Revealed Project, through collating and preparing material for the archive, creating an online catalogue, and contribute to a public audience engagement programme.
Contract: This is a freelance contract for 130 working days, to be completed by November 2026.
Responsible to: Bryan Biggs, Director of Cultural Legacies
Fee: £26,000 (based on the Archives and Records Association recommended figures for this level of work) to be paid in monthly installments. You will be responsible for your own tax and NI contributions.
To apply, please email your completed application to bryan.b@thebluecoat.org.uk with the subject ‘Bluecoat Project Archivist Application’.
Applications should include:
A covering letter
Your CV, giving details of relevant qualifications and experience pertinent to this project.
No more than two sides of A4 indicating
- What interests you about the project
- How you would approach it
- A proposed schedule of tasks
- Any challenges you foresee
If shortlisted, you may asked to attend an interview.
Deadline for tenders: 23 September. Decision by 3 October
The ‘Archives Revealed’ programme is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Pilgrim Trust, the Wolfson Foundation and The National Archives.