Assistant Archivist
Job Summary
Job Description
The Assistant Archivist will be responsible for tasks such as taking inventory of records, entering information into a database, handling old and valuable materials, and supporting the team in preserving Inuit knowledge and history. The role involves travel to communities in both the North and South as needed, communicating with team members and community partners, and working in a respectful, culturally informed manner. The contract is for 12 weeks with a possibility of extension. Priority will be given to Inuit applicants in keeping with the principles of the Nunavut Agreement.
Must have:
- Take inventory of records such as textual records, photographs, maps, videos, and audio recordings
- Enter information about these records into a database using tools like Google Workspace
- Carefully handle old and valuable materials following archival best practices
- Communicate clearly with team members and community partners
- Work in a respectful, culturally informed way, with a focus on meeting the needs of Inuit
Good to have:
- Knowing Inuktitut and/or having experience with Inuit cultural knowledge or community work is a strong asset.
- Experience with archives or digital recordkeeping is helpful, but not required
1 skill required
Job Details
Job Title: Assistant Archivist
Reports to: Archivist/Executive Assistant
Location: Mobile - Working at all four NTI offices in Iqaluit, Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet, and Ottawa.
Term: 12 Week Contract, with the possibility of extension
Salary: (Nunavut: $40 hourly + NA) (Ontario: $30 hourly)
Hours: 37.5 hours/ Weekly
This opportunity means serving Inuit and working in Nunavut communities. In keeping with the principles of the Nunavut Agreement and our commitment to Inuit employment, priority will be given to Inuit applicants.
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) ensures that promises made under the Nunavut Agreement are upheld, protecting Inuit rights and managing responsibilities related to land, water, and wildlife. In partnership with Ampere, NTI is leading an Inuit-focused project to assess and inventory physical records held at NTI offices and plan for future digitization.
Equal consideration will be given to non-academic skills and experiences of candidates, especially on-the-land and Inuit cultural activities.
Candidates do not need to have every qualification listed, if you have similar experience, we encourage you to apply.
We’re looking for someone who is detail oriented, enjoys hands-on and repetitive tasks, and is passionate about helping preserve Inuit knowledge and history.
As an Assistant Archivist, you will:
- Take inventory of records such as textual records, photographs, maps, videos, and audio recordings
- Enter information about these records into a database using tools like Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, etc.)
- Carefully handle old and valuable materials following archival best practices (training provided)
- Support the team in keeping track of what records are most important to Inuit and how they should be preserved
- Travel with the team to communities in both the North and South as needed
- Communicate clearly with team members and community partners
- Work in a respectful, culturally informed way, with a focus on meeting the needs of Inuit
- Knowing Inuktitut and/or having experience with Inuit cultural knowledge or community work is a strong asset.
- Experience with archives or digital recordkeeping is helpful, but not required
Ampere strongly believes in fostering diversity within the communities we serve. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff including, but not limited to, Indigenous people, women, visible minorities, persons with disabilities and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.
Ampere is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. Please inform us should accommodation be required at any point in the recruitment process.
ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᑉ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᐊ: ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ
ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᐸᒡᓗᓂ: ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᓕᕆᔨ/ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎ
ᐃᓂᖓ: ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖅ - ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᑎᓴᒪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᒃ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᖓ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᖃᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻ ᐋᑐᕚᒥᑦ.
ᖃᖓᒃᑰᓂᖓ: ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ 12−ᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎ, ᐅᖓᒪᕙᕆᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᒥ
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᖓ: (ᓄᓇᕘᒥᑦ: $40 ᐃᑲᕐᕋᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᓂᖅ) (ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᔫᒥᑦ $30 ᐃᑲᕐᕋᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ)
ᐃᑲᕐᕋᑦ: 37.5/ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᑦ
ᐅᓇ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖅ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ. ᒪᓕᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓯᒪᓂᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᓐᖏᓐᓂᓖᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑖᕋᓱᒃᑐᑦ.
ᓇᓕᒧᒌᒃᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᓐᖏᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ.
ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᓕᒫᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᓚᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᐸᓗᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᓂᖃᕈᕕᑦ, ᑎᓕᐅᖅᐸᒋᑦ ᐱᓇᔪᖁᓪᓗᑎᑦ.
ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖓ (ᑐᓐᖓᕕᒃ) ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ, ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒻᒧᑦ, ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ, ᐆᒪᔪᓄᓪᓗ. ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ Ampere−ᑯᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖓ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓈᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑎᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖅᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑰᕈᔾᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ.
ᕿᓂᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᒥᒃ, ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓗᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᖕᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ.
ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓗᓂ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ, ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑎᑦ:
- ᓈᓴᐃᓗᑎᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐊᔾᔨᓐᖑᐊᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᓐᖑᐊᓂᒃ, ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ
- ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᐃᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ Google Workspace−ᒥᑦ (ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᑦGmail, Docs, , Sheets, ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ)
- )ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᐃᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ (ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᐅᕗᖅ)
- ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᓱᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᐅᖅᓱᐊᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ .
- ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑎᒋᕙᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᓄᓗ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᕌᖓᑕ
- ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ
- ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒨᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ, ᑕᐅᑐᒐᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᖑᒻᒪᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑭᓐᖒᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ
- ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ/ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᓴᓐᖏᔫᒻᒪᑦ.
- ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᖅᑯᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᓚᖅ
Ampere−ᑯᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᓪᓚᕆᖕᒪᑦᑕ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓐᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑕᑎᓐᓂ. ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᕗᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑎᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᕗᑦ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᐊᑐᐊᖑᖏᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ, ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᓄᖏᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᑦ, ᑎᒥᒥᒍᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᑎᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᓇᓕᐊᖕᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖃᕈᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᖑᑕᐅᓂᖏᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ.
Ampere−ᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒡᕕᐊᕈᑎᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᕋᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᓯ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖃᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᓂᕈᑦᑕ ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᕋᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᑕ.
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