The Bank for International Settlements

Basel, Switzerland
The Bank for International Settlements is an inter­na­tio­nal orga­ni­sa­tion which fos­ters inter­na­tio­nal mone­tary and finan­cial coo­pe­ra­tion via wide-ran­ging ban­king, eco­no­mic research and policy coor­di­na­tion acti­vi­ties.

Description
The Bank for International Settlements seeks a new Head of Records and Archives to take on a key role within the Bank’s Information and Collaboration team. As line mana­ger of the Records and Archives team, you will be res­pon­si­ble for the records and archi­ves mana­ge­ment and poli­cies, and the imple­men­ta­tion and main­te­nance of rela­ted sys­tems. You will also manage the Bank’s in-house prin­ting and mail ser­vi­ces.

Key res­pon­si­bi­li­ties :
–  Supervise the Records and Archives team in a func­tio­nal and dis­ci­pli­nary capa­city, inclu­ding com­pre­hen­sive resource plan­ning and deve­lop­ment.
–  Develop and imple­ment records mana­ge­ment poli­cies and pro­ce­du­res in line with legal and com­pliance gui­de­li­nes.
–  Ensure com­pre­hen­sive and relia­ble ser­vice inclu­ding the timely pro­ces­sing of all inco­ming and out­going busi­ness cor­res­pon­dence and inter­nal records in line with appli­ca­ble poli­cies.
–  Develop and main­tain the Bank’s elec­tro­nic docu­ment and records and archi­ves mana­ge­ment sys­tems.
–  Supervise admi­nis­tra­tion, main­te­nance and usage of the Bank’s phy­si­cal and digi­tal archi­ves in line with secu­rity requi­re­ments.
–  Ensure the ope­ra­tion and deve­lop­ment of the Bank’s cen­tra­li­sed mail and print ser­vi­ces.
–  Contribute to IT/Information Management stra­tegy and plan­ning as a member of the IT depart­ment’s mana­ge­ment team.

Qualifications, skills and expe­rience :
–  University degree in records and archi­ves mana­ge­ment, and/or in infor­ma­tion tech­no­logy and mana­ge­ment ; and/ or equi­va­lent work expe­rience.
–  Proven track record as a line mana­ger, able to lead coach and deve­lop staff.
–  A sound unders­tan­ding of records and archive issues and of infor­ma­tion mana­ge­ment and research requi­re­ments.
–  A solid unders­tan­ding of, and apti­tude for, wor­king with IT sys­tems, in par­ti­cu­lar rela­ting to elec­tro­nic docu­ment/records mana­ge­ment (for exam­ple, Documentum and / or SharePoint)
–  Project mana­ge­ment expe­rience ;
–  Absolute dis­cre­tion in trea­ting confi­den­tial and res­tric­ted infor­ma­tion ;
–  Team player, with good com­mu­ni­ca­tive and inter­per­so­nal skills
–  A hands-on and prac­ti­cal approach
–  Prepared to work shift hours and over­time if requi­red ;
–  Proficiency in English. Additional know­ledge of German and / or French is a plus.
–  At least 3 years’ expe­rience in an equi­va­lent line mana­ge­rial func­tion.

The BIS’s head office is loca­ted in Basel, Switzerland, with repre­sen­ta­tive offi­ces in Hong Kong SAR and Mexico City. We are able to recruit glo­bally, regard­less of natio­na­lity, and offer com­pe­ti­tive employ­ment packa­ges. The BIS employs staff on both open-ended and fixed-term contracts. However, all new entrants are ini­tially recrui­ted on a fixed-term basis. The BIS is fully com­mit­ted to equal oppor­tu­nity employ­ment and stri­ves for diver­sity among its staff. We encou­rage appli­ca­tions from female can­di­da­tes.

To find out more about this oppor­tu­nity and to submit your CV (in English), please visit https://jobs­tats.robo­post.com/count/clic.php?v=93632&j=1888

Deadline for appli­ca­tions is 26/08/2017