Archives Specialist

CompanyFederal Reserve Bank of New York

Working at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York positions you at the center of the financial world with a unique perspective on national and international markets and economies. You will work in an environment with a diverse group of experienced professionals to foster and support the safety, soundness, and vitality of our economic and financial systems.
The Bank believes in work flexibility to balance the demands of work and life while also connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person. Employees can expect to be in the office a couple of days per week as needed for meetings and team collaboration and should live within a commutable distance.

What We Do:

The Archives of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York preserves and makes available historical records of the Bank that document its history and varied roles in the financial and economic developments of the United States and global markets. The Archives have been cited by generations of academics and other scholars in dissertations, journal articles, and monographs.

Your Role as an Archives Specialist:

• Assists in executing an end-to-end process for the appraisal, processing, migration, and preservation of District archival materials in hardcopy and digital formats.

• Advises in developing policies, best practices, and strategies to augment the 2nd District's archives program. Ensures adherence to industry standards and best practices as well as Bank policies regarding information management.

• Works closely with Legal, Records Management, business lines, and Research Information Services to systematically identify archival materials and advise on preservation strategies.

• Ensures appropriate metadata is captured at the point of creation and works proactively with business lines to transfer historical materials to the Archives, either physical storage locations or a Preservica-based repository.

• Creates inventories, finding aids, and metadata as needed, leveraging collections management and digital preservation software.

• Assists in developing practices and workflows for and maintaining an ArchivesSpace instance.

• Represents the the Archives on local and national workgroups and cross-discipliniary project teams, providing leadership and subject matter expertise.

• Conducts reference services, outreach, and training for business line representatives. Assists in responding to external reference requests and TAP (Transparency and Accountability Program) inquiries while adhering to information security requirements.

• Leads periodic tours of the Archives and provides support for exhibits and other programming related to Bank history.

What We are Looking For:

• Relevant experience that demonstrates archival competency.

• Knowledge of economic, financial, or business history and terminology.

• Knowledge of archival and library descriptive standards such as DACS and MODS.

• Familiarity with ArchivesSpace or other collections management software.

• Familiarity with Preservica or other digital preservation technologies.

• Strong customer service skills.

• The ability to work autonomously and prioritize projects within the context of a team-based environment.

Please include resume.

Salary Range: $ 108,200 – 130,000/ year

We believe in transparency at the New York Fed. This salary range reflects a variety of skills and experiences candidates may bring to the job. We pay individuals along this range based on their unique backgrounds. Whether you’re stretching into the job or are a more seasoned candidate, we aim to pay competitively for your contributions.

Our Touchstone Behaviors—Communicate Authentically, Collaborate Inclusively, Drive Progress, Develop Others, and Take Ownership—help shape the culture of the Bank. They also provide a shared language for how we work together and achieve success, and they set clear expectations for leading with impact at every stage of your career with us. Learn more.

Benefits:

Our organization offers benefits that are the best fit for you at every stage of your career:

Fully paid Pension plan and 401k with Generous Match

Comprehensive Insurance Plans (Medical, Dental and Vision including Flexible Spending Accounts and HSA)

Subsidized Public Transportation Program

Tuition Assistance Program

Onsite Fitness & Wellness Center

And more

The New York Fed expects its employees to perform their duties with honesty, integrity, and impartiality, and without improper preferential treatment of any person. Learn more about our code of conduct and conflicts of interest rules.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is committed to a diverse workforce and to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, or military service.

We value accessibility for all candidates and are happy to provide an accommodation or assistance. Please email us at [email protected] and we’ll be glad to help. Please note, this is a dedicated e-mail box designed exclusively to assist applications with accommodation requests in relation to our recruiting process. All other inquires including the status of applications will not receive a response from this e-mail box.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change.

Full Time / Part TimeFull time

Regular / TemporaryRegular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)Yes

Job CategoryCommunications/Public Relations Family Group

Work ShiftFirst (United States of America)

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