Team Leader Modern Britain

Location: Indiana

* Line manage and lead staff in the Modern Britain Team and identify opportunities for their personal development;
* Manage the contribution of the Modern Britain Team to departmental projects, TNA’s public service, and to corporate initiatives and programmes, always acting as a role model.
* Work closely with other team leaders to implement departmental strategies in a consistent way, linked closely to TNA’s corporate initiatives and strategies;
* Mentor team members, supporting them to develop collections knowledge and research skills by identifying needs and opportunities, and evolving and delivering training, workshops;
* Deputise for Head of Modern Collections when necessary.
* Maintain and deepen specialist knowledge of The National Archives' modern/contemporary British records;
* With appropriate support, develop specialist knowledge of records relating to public inquiries (as defined above), with a view to leading on developing guidance products, training and delivering advice to a range of audiences;
* Improve and share knowledge of modern British records through the creation and delivery of innovative research guidance, talks, training, and publications, aimed at multiple and diverse audiences, including public history researchers, government departments, academic experts and TNA staff;
* Work with teams and departments responsible for public engagement to develop and deliver inspiring and innovative ways for non-research audiences to experience our collections, finding new ways for the public to engage with our records;
* In conjunction with colleagues, develop priorities for cataloguing and access improvement within specialist areas and take ownership of projects aimed at delivering this strategy, with a focus on securing external resources to deliver project work;
* Participate in the delivery of Collections Expertise and Engagement’s day-to-day public information services onsite and online through a variety of channels, and proactively work with colleagues to develop and improve these channels;
* Steer the development and support of relevant digitisation projects, commercial product delivery, service delivery enhancements, and educational products in relevant fields;
* Represent The National Archives as a knowledgeable and engaging spokesperson to external audiences such as at press events, media interviews, partnership and stakeholder activities and VIP tours.
* Deliver a key role in engaging with the academic and research sectors, establishing research priorities with specialist colleagues and identifying opportunities for external funding, partnership research projects, collaborative initiatives, and managing TNA’s involvement through the end-to-end process, including supervising doctoral students as appropriate;
* Promote The National Archives’ collections and enhance our reputation for high-quality research within the modern British specialist area through regular contributions at academic events and to research publications, reusing these research products and outputs for public engagement where possible;
* Play a key role in developing and delivering content for TNA’s high-profile programme of archival training skills workshops aimed at university students.
* Strong people leadership, management and interpersonal skills, experience in mentoring colleagues, and ability to manage effectively through periods of organisational change;
* Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with demonstrable abilities to interact productively and build effective internal and external relationships and networks on behalf of The National Archives;
* Ability to handle a varied and demanding workload, and to manage own priorities within a supportive team environment;
* Specialist knowledge of modern/contemporary British history as evidenced through qualifications or experience;
* Demonstrable knowledge of the modern/contemporary British collections held at The National Archives and of relevant collections held elsewhere;
* Active research profile and demonstrable credibility in the academic and research sectors relating to specialist field;
* Experience of communicating research effectively to non-specialist audiences (e.g. digital content, exhibitions, public talks, outreach workshops and teaching);
* A record of accomplishment in project delivery to time and to budget.
* A combination of onsite and home working is available and applicants should be able to regularly travel to our Kew site for a minimum of 60% of their work time.
* The post may require working some evenings and some Saturdays to support the public service and engagement activities. Time off will be arranged in compensation for these contributions.
* Occasional travel to locations other than Kew will be required.
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