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Archivist

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ORGANIZATION: Virtues Project International Association

  • 30 people are interested

The Archivist collects, organizes, manages, cares for, and interprets a wide range of primary sources that make up the institutional records of The Virtues Project, its founding and the series of organizations that have been responsible for this global movement.
This individual is responsible for creating finding aids using current professional standards, and for digitizing and encoding primary sources and their metadata to make them available online.
The Archivist will review and consider potential additions to the archive and develop policies and procedures for the management of the archive.
The Archivist is an authority for digitization standards, digital asset management, copyright issues, and the records retention schedule as it pertains to institutional records.
As a key point person for archive-related community engagement, the Archivist must work well with others and demonstrate cross-cultural awareness with a commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion opportunities.
The Archivist will provide for the physical care of archival collections including environmental control, proper housing, and tracking.
The Archivist will develop and maintain policies and procedures for the archive based on current standards and will manage the institutional records retention schedule.

To volunteer, please complete this Volunteer Application Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9DeArdFRSqU9G5ukJJel7npJXy_JcPxcck3tUZqWTtM1yyw/viewform?c=0&w=1

Please also send to hradmin@virtuesproject.com your:-

  1. Cover Letter
  2. Resume
Many thanks..

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About Virtues Project International Association

Location:

1904, 188-15 Ave. SW, c/o Donna Wheatcroft, Calgary, Alberta T2R 1S4, CA

Mission Statement

Virtues Project International Association protects, supports and advances the mission and vision of The Virtues Project.â„¢. The Virtues Projectâ„¢ unites and elevates humanity by awakening virtues, the gifts of character, through the practice of five simple strategies.

Description

Canadian Non-profit Organization established in 2013. Board of Directors, all volunteers are working to grow a global organization that began in 1991 as a grassroots movement.

The Virtues Project is a global grassroots initiative to inspire the practice of virtues in everyday life. The Project is sparking a global revolution of kindness, justice, and integrity in more than 100 countries through its facilitators and Virtues Connections.

The Virtues Project empowers individuals to live more authentic meaningful lives, families to raise children of compassion and integrity, educators to create safe, caring, and high performing learning communities, and leaders to encourage excellence and ethics in the work place. It has inspired and mobilized people worldwide to commit acts of service and generosity, to heal violence with virtues.

The Five Virtues Strategies of The Virtues Project awaken the gifts of character, through inspiring programs, books, and materials that help us to remember who we really are and to live by our highest values.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Education & Literacy
International
Children & Youth, Education & Literacy, International

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.

SKILLS

  • Information Architecture
  • Community Outreach
  • Critical Thinking
  • Organization
  • Problem Solving
  • Verbal / Written Communication

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • 3-5 hours per week on average
  • Understands archival and preservation concepts, methods, and techniques, including digitization methods and metadata for digital objects, digital file formats, and related preservation standards. Knows copyright issues and archive ethics and law.

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