Bell is a truly Canadian company with over 135 years of success. We are defined by the passion of our team members and their belief in our company’s vast potential.
To ensure we continue to be recognized as Canada’s leading communications company, we’re committed to finding and developing the next generation of leaders. This means creating best-in-class career and development opportunities for our employees.
If you’re passionate, driven and find yourself seeking interesting work, new challenges and continuous learning opportunities, then we want you to join our team.
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The Role:
Bell's historical archives are some of the oldest and richest business archives in Canada. This set of documents (visual, printed, audio-visual) and technological legacy represents Bell's history since its founding in 1880 as well as the history of Canadian business and telecommunications. Bell's Historical Department is responsible for conserving, managing and highlighting this heritage and for enriching it with new funds and technological objects. The Archivist responds to numerous search requests every year from various company departments as well as from external requesters. The Archivist also initiates and completes projects to disseminate Bell's history to employees, retirees and the general public.
Job Duties/Accountabilities:
- Manage the technological legacy collection: acquisitions, cataloguing, storage, preventive conservation, highlighting.
- Initiate and carry out dissemination and promotional activities (texts for the intranet, conferences, exhibitions, visits to the archives, etc.).
- Search the archives to answer employee or general public questions.
- Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures regarding the various archival functions: acquisition, processing (classification, description), preservation, highlighting, etc.
- Design, develop and implement archival tools: classification scheme, retrieval tools, etc.
Critical qualifications/competencies:
- Master's degree in library science (archival profile)
- Museology diploma or equivalent
- Bilingual (French/English, spoken and written)
- Ability to work within tight deadlines and deal with people at different hierarchical levels
- Detail oriented
- Driven
Preferred Qualifications/Competencies:
- Bachelor's degree in history
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of the Web and new technologies
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Bilingualism is required (English and French)
Additional Information:
Position Type: Management
Job Location: Canada : Quebec : Montreal
Application Deadline: 09/04/2015
Please apply directly online to be considered for this role. Applications through email will not be accepted.
Bell is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live and serve, and where every team member has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
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