ARCHIVE ASSISTANT

RESOURCES & TRANSFORMATION DEPARTMENT

SARAJEVO

Duty Station: Sarajevo

Contract Type: Intern (Unpaid)

PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITION

Intern shall work on a range of archival issues to ensure effective support to OHR Archive in accordance with Archive and Records Management procedures.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Transfer of records to the Archive with confirmation of records lists;
• Selection, storage and destruction of records;
• Digitalization and upload of records in the A&RM database;
• Create descriptions for series of records as well as individual records;
• Enter records into database;
• Maintain organizational systems, keeping track of archived material;
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Archive Officer.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate or student in social science field preferable in Information Science or Political Science;
• Knowledge of recent BiH political history and the work of OHR;
• Excellent spoken and written English and local language (BHS);
• Excellent computer skills;
• Excellent information organizational skills and attention to detail;
• Confidentiality and mature judgement;
• General communication skills are essential;
• Ability to work with people of various cultural backgrounds;
• Ability to work in a team as well as independently and with minimal supervision.

Any person with the above qualifications should provide (in English) a CV with a one-page cover letter and references to the following:

Human Resources
Office of the High Representative
Emerika Bluma 1, 71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
E-mail: application@ohr.int  

Reference number: 2022/049
Closing date for applications: 20 November 2022  

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
No telephone inquiries please