Chinese Collection Support Assistant

Our client, a well-established and respected organisation is seeking a Chinese Collection Support Assistant to provide high level of administrative support to the East Asian Collections team in a range of projects, international partnerships and collection-related tasks.

Your responsibilities of the role will include ensuring that images, data, files and items listed are prepared to a high standard, ensuring that external partnership projects run smoothly. Identifying key information on scanned catalogue cards and sorting the images according to the date of publication and other key information identified.
Completing lists and spreadsheets containing descriptions of collection items. Matching existing Library records with external databases using web-based platforms. Assisting the team in arranging visits and international visitor’s programmes and delegations.

Other duties of the role include, promoting the collections and projects externally through various channels, which includes on social media, in English and Chinese.

Essential skills and knowledge

For the role, it is essential that you have relevant experience / knowledge of written and spoken Chinese (Mandarin).

Excellent communication skills, written and oral. High level of attention to detail and strong organisational skills, being able to meet deadlines. Demonstrable IT skills using Microsoft software such as MS Word, Excel and Outlook.

Any working knowledge of Japanese or Korean is desirable. Any previous experience within a research library, museum, academic (etc.) and of library systems or catalogues is again desirable but not essential.

If you are available, please apply by sending your CV with a brief covering statement of how your skills and experience match the above requirements.

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