Salary: £32,110 - £35,270 Inclusive of London Weighting

Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week

Hours of Work/Work Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm with a 60-minute lunch break

Basis: Full -Time, Fixed term – 1 Year

Workplace category: Workplace based

Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance.

Attachments: Job Description and Person Specification

Summary of Terms and Conditions of Employment

About The London Archives:

The London Archives (TLA) is a public research centre which specialises in the history of London, caring for and providing access to the historical archives of businesses, schools, hospitals, charities and all manner of other organisations from the London area. With over 100km of books, maps, photographs, films and documents dating back to 1067 in our strong rooms, we're proud to provide access to one of the finest city archives in the world - you could call it the memory of London.

Description:

An Archives Assistant is required to work at The London Archives (TLA) joining a team working to deadlines to provide a document retrieval service for the public. There is a requirement for lifting and moving large quantities of boxes, volumes and archives of other formats on a daily basis using ladders and trolleys. This will also include being on the rota to drive the van to collect and deliver documents to the City of London Guildhall and other locations in Greater London.

Other duties include aspects of security such as unlocking and locking the building and working on reception. Working in the public rooms liaising with members of the public. Assisting with office moves, various repository management services and supporting the work of other teams in the office. Assist with on site events.

A clean current driving licence and experience of driving in London (or a comparable major city) on a regular basis, a willingness to drive the office van and good communication skills are essential requirements. The Archives Assistant will be based at TLA but may be required to work at other sites.

Website: www.thelondonarchives.org

Informal enquiries to Daniel Beagles, Senior Archivist, on 020 7332 3849

Closing date: 23:59pm on 17 July 2026

To apply online please click the Apply online button below.

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OOTC1121 if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.