Aegis Trust Audiovisual Specialist Job Vacancy in Rwanda

Aegis Trust is an
INGO whose aim is to prevent crimes against humanity and who manages Kigali
Genocide Memorial. Besides managing the Memorial, Aegis Trust has several
programs including education programs, the Genocide Archive of Rwanda, Social
Enterprises and Social Programs. This is an exciting opportunity for someone
who wants to advance his/her career and has the ambition to work in an INGO
with the focus on prevention of crimes against humanity. At the moment Aegis
Trust would like to recruit qualified candidates to fulfil the Audiovisual Specialist job
vacancy.

• Collaborates
  in the processing of archival collections by carrying out select
  processing activities; coordinating and participating with assigned
  projects. preparing accession records, inventories and finding aids for
  assigned collections;
• Provides
  for the preservation of and access to audiovisual materials in all
  collections by reassessing policies and procedures; selecting and
  establishing an automated system of access; and maintaining current
  archival standards.
• Serves
  as liaison to the audio and video collections.
• Manages
  reproduction and copyright issues related to use of audiovisual materials
  in collections.
• Provides
  for the preservation of and access to the audiovisual collections by
  staying abreast of trends relating new technologies through continuing
  education and consultation with management.
• Providing
  instruction to other staff members and partners as needed.
• Participates
  in general departmental administration by contributing to the planning and
  developing of special projects, functions and exhibits.
• Maintains
  an awareness of current trends in the archival field by participating in
  professional activities.
• Other
  duties as assigned.

• Strong
  organizational ability.
• Working
  knowledge of historical research methodology and experience with standard
  bibliographic tools.
• Effective
  oral and written communication skills in Kinyarwanda, English, and French.
• Must
  have interviewing skills.
• Knowledge
  of current cataloging standards.
• Experience
  working with and strong knowledge of video and audio formats.
• Knowledge
  of audiovisual preservation and copyright issues.
• Experience
  with computer applications for archival collections and audiovisual
  editing and playback.

Selected candidates
will be notified of an interview date and will be required to bring evidence of
qualifications to the interview.