Library/Archives and Information Services Staff Member

IHLIA is the leading heritage institution in the field of LGBTQ+. IHLIA collects, preserves, and makes its collections accessible so that they are available for research, policy-making, media, and other purposes.

IHLIA promotes greater understanding of the LGBTQ+ community and raises awareness of the term by providing information and historical resources to a wide range of audiences. IHLIA’s activities highlight the full diversity of the LGBTQ+ community in Dutch society.

This vacancy is for an existing position, due to the departure of a colleague.

Job Description

The library/archives and information services staff member is responsible for managing various collections. The staff member also handles inquiries and provides information services to both visiting customers and those who contact IHLIA through other channels.

The employee is jointly responsible for managing the entire collection, including both physical and digital collections. This includes, among other things, collecting, preserving, cataloging, and making documents and other materials available. In addition, the employee’s duties include maintaining the library and archive collections through organization and display tasks.

The employee contributes to the presentation of the collection in a variety of ways, both online and in person.

The staff member supports the exhibition and public program by contributing ideas and providing the necessary items from the collection.

Together with colleagues, the employee is responsible for organizing information services and handling information requests. This includes guiding and encouraging customers to find information on their own. In addition, the employee is responsible for organizing and conducting group tours.

An important additional responsibility of this position is managing the collection management system, which includes assigning roles to employees and creating and modifying forms and reports.

The employee is able to work both independently and as part of a team and believes it is important to preserve the heritage of the LGBTQ+ community for research and other purposes.

The employee reports to the director in the organizational hierarchy and to the head of collections in terms of job responsibilities.

What do we ask for?

• At least an MBO+ level of thinking and working
• Preferably a degree in library and information science or from the Reinwardt Academy
• Experience in similar roles
• Knowledge of metadata tagging for library or archival collections
• Knowledge of recent developments in the field of digitization and digital preservation in the heritage sector
• Proactive
• Accurate
• Service-oriented attitude
• Hands-on approach
• Naturally, a social and communicative organization
• Excellent command of Dutch and a good command of English
• Affinity with the LGBTQ+ community
• Interested in or knowledgeable about the history of the LGBTQ+ community
• You want to work 32 hours a week.

You'll have an edge if you:

• Have experience with the Atlantis collection management system
• You are available immediately.

We welcome applications from genuinely interested candidates, even if you don’t meet all the requirements. We prefer someone who will enhance the diversity of our team. 

IHLIA is committed to reflecting the LGBTIQ+ community and strives to ensure that its team is diverse in terms of gender and sexual identity, migration background, and age.

People of color, those with a refugee background, or those with a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

What we offer

• A job at the leading LGBTQ+ heritage organization in the Netherlands
• A high degree of personal responsibility
• Work as part of a small, dedicated team to manage unique cultural heritage
• Work in the heart of Amsterdam, in the most beautiful library in the Netherlands (Oba Oosterdok), near Central Station
• A one-year employment contract (with a one-month probationary period) with the possibility of renewal
• A 32-hour workweek
• Salary in accordance with Scale 6 of the Public Libraries Collective Bargaining Agreement: a minimum of €2,410 and a maximum of €3,238 gross per month based on a 36-hour workweek, excluding the 8% vacation allowance and the 4.5% year-end bonus. 

Job Applications

Please email your resume and cover letter to lonneke.vandenhoonaard@ihlia.nl by August 26, 2024.