Head of Business Planning and Performance

National Archives
United Kingdom
Applications close 28 August 2007

Head of Business Planning and Performance National Archives UK, England, Kew Summary Information Department: National Archives Closing Date: 28/08/2007 Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 Salary Details: Not Specified Nationality Eligibility: UK National, EEA National, Commonwealth Citizen Appointment Terms: Permanent Working Arrangement: Full Time Vacancy Description Background The National Archives (TNA) is a government department and an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice. Its 600 staff work from the main HQ at Kew and also across sites in Norwich and central London. The National Archives brings together the Public Record Office, Historical Manuscripts Commission, the Office of Public Sector Information and Her Majesty's Stationery Office. The National Archives is at the heart of information policy - setting standards and supporting innovation in information and records management across the UK, and providing a practical framework of best practice for opening up and encouraging the re-use of public sector information. This work helps inform today's decisions and ensures that they become tomorrow's permanent record. The National Archives is also the UK government’s official archive, containing 900 years of history from Domesday Book to the present, with records ranging from parchment and paper scrolls through to recently created digital files and archived websites. Increasingly, these records are being put online, making them universally accessible. The vision of The National Archives is to: - Lead and transform information management. - Guarantee the survival of today's information for tomorrow. - Bring history to life for everyone. There are two posts available, based in very different areas of the business: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/tnaorgchart.pdf ------------------- Public Services and Marketing The first post supports our Public Services and Marketing Directorate. Public Services and Marketing is responsible for making The National Archives' records available to the public, both onsite and online, and for developing and promoting high-quality public services. The team provides expert advice and other services to readers and remote users, and expert knowledge about the records through the creation and refinement of traditional and electronic finding aids. It also provides the means for researchers to obtain a copy of a record, either onsite or online, and is responsible for the storage of public records and for making them available to the public and government users. Finally, the team promotes the work of TNA through a range of communications activities. Please see full job description. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/hbppjd_psm.pdf ------------------- Information Policy and Services The second role supports our Information Policy & Services Directorate. Information Policy and Services (IPS) is at the heart of information policy, setting standards, delivering access and encouraging the re-use of public sector information. IPS provides a wide range of services to the public, information industry, government and the wider public sector relating to finding, archiving, using, sharing and trading information. In October 2006 the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) merged with the National Archives. The IPS Directorate was formed in May 2007 when the OPSI Departments joined the National Advisory Service, Records Management and Cataloguing and Research and Collections Development Departments. The combined organisation provides strong and coherent leadership of information policy across government and the wider public sector. Please see full job description. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/hbppjd_ips.pdf See also: IPS Organisation Chart, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/ipsorgchart.pdf OPSI Website http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ How To Apply To apply, please complete an applicant details form http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/appdetailsform.doc and email it along with a comprehensive CV and a supporting statement to careers@nationalarchives.gov.uk. Your supporting statement should explain how you meet each point on the person specification. You may draw on knowledge, skills, abilities, experience gained from paid work, domestic responsibilities, education, leisure interests and voluntary activities. Please note selection for interview will largely be based on the information you provide in your supporting statement. Although there are two posts available, you only need to submit one application. If you would prefer to work in either Public Services and Marketing or Information Policy and Services, please indicate this preference in your application. For further information, please contact Erika Stoddart (Director of Corporate Services and Finance) on 020 8392 5371 or email erika.stoddart@nationalarchives.gov.uk. The closing date is Tuesday 28 August 2007. Interviews will be held on 14 and 17 September 2007. Applicants selected for interview will be required to complete assessment tests and attend a "peer panel" in addition to a formal interview. The aim of the peer panel is to give you an opportunity to meet and ask questions of your potential new colleagues and enable you to understand more about the organisation, its culture and goals. This meeting will form part of the evaluation process. Applicants must be British or Commonwealth Citizens with the right to live and work in the UK, or nationals of states of the European Union. Source: http://www.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/jobs/full_job_descriptions/17447.htm

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