General overview of this post:
Glenbeigh Records Management (GRM) is seeking to fill several temporary posts to work as Project Assistants in the Library of Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin. The posts are full-time (35 hours per week), starting in July 2025. Contracts will be 8 weeks in duration.
The Library of Trinity College Dublin has the largest collection in Ireland, with over seven million printed volumes, including internationally significant early printed material, with extensive collections of journals, more than half a million maps and very large collections of manuscripts, reflecting over four hundred years of academic development.
The Library is undertaking a decant of selected materials from the Santry Book Repository to offsite storage. As part of this project, collections need to be shelf-checked, itemised, and packed for transit. The appointees will work with the Library Project Team onsite in the Santry Repository. Those appointed will need to be capable of the physical demands of handling and moving large numbers of books and other collection items.
Standard Duties and Responsibilities of the Posts:
• Shelf-check of items against the Library’s database
• Data entry, e.g. adding barcodes to packing lists
• Applying barcodes to boxes and items
• Identifying missing or anomalous records for escalation and resolution
• Stock moves and setting up workstations
• Packing and boxing material
The Person:
Successful candidates will need to have a strong focus on attention to detail, good communication and documentation skills, handling skills and an aptitude for using basic conservation equipment. They will need to be adaptable, energetic, and capable of working under pressure. The work requires some familiarity with computer applications, following specific instructions, and involves considerable manual handling. Candidates will be expected to be team players and be invested in the success of the project.
Qualifications:
• Minimum: Leaving Certificate (or equivalent); 2 Hons.
• These posts may be of particular interest to recent graduates of MLIS programmes or graduates considering a career in Conservation, Preservation, Librarianship or Archives. However, this is not a necessity.
Skills Essential:
• A willingness to take an active role as a member of the Project Team.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow precise instructions.
• Ability to work quickly, efficiently, and to the highest levels of accuracy.
• Ability to work to deadlines in a very busy environment.
• Ability to undertake a range of manual handling tasks.
• A demonstrated commitment to achieving quality standards.
• An energetic, enthusiastic and adaptable approach to a variety of tasks.
• Good IT/keyboarding skills; basic competency in Microsoft Excel.
Desirable:
• Experience of working in a library or a cultural heritage institution.
Terms:
• €14.71 per hour
• 21 days holiday per year, pro-rata
• 8-week contract
To apply, please send your C.V. or express your interest in the role by emailing HR@grm.ie with the subject line: ‘TCD Project Assistant’.
Please note the deadline for applications is Monday 16th June.
Glenbeigh Records Management Limited is an equal opportunities employer.