Archive Project Assistant; Hall Marks

Archive Project Assistant | 10767 | Fixed Term Contract until 20 March 2027 | 37 hours per week | £25,989 to £26,403 per annum (Scale

D) | Norwich

The Norfolk Record Office seeks an Archive Project Assistant to support the Hall Marks:
The Long Shadows of Norfolk’s Lost Country Houses project. This initiative, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will explore the impact of Norfolk’s lost estates and enhance public access to archival resources.

• Facilitate volunteer programmes, providing support, data processing and quality checks.
• Assist in digitising archive materials, creating learning resources and blogs, including basic image editing.
• Contribute to the digitisation of maps for the Norfolk Historic Map Explorer website.
• Support outreach, education and family events alongside the project team.
• Coordinate with spreadsheets and maintain accuracy and detail.

• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Comfortable working with spreadsheets.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and wellbeing services including fast‑track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi‑time, part‑time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as Norfolk Rewards, a Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers, relocation expenses (where applicable), and an advance of expenses if travelling for work.
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
• Tax‑efficient ways of increasing pension and extra bikes.
• Access to a tax‑efficient car lease scheme for greener travel.
• Payment for successful referral of a suitable candidate.

For more information, email Katy Swift, Hall Marks Project Manager:  or Jonathan Draper, Partnership & Development Manager: jo

Closing dates: 26 July 2026 23:59 for redeployment candidates; 2 August 2026 23:59 for all other applicants.