Harrow School
Archivist at Harrow School
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Job Reference # EDV/2026/HS/65549
Location
5 High Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Greater London, HA1 3HP
Contract Type
Permanent
Contract Term
Part-Time
Salary
Please contact the Recruitment Team for salary information
Closing Date
Midnight, Sat 31st Oct, 2026
Positions Available
1
About This Role
Contract summary:
- Contract: Permanent
- Working weeks: Part time, 24 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus six weeks in the holidays).
- Working hours/days: 3 days / 24 hours per week, Tuesday to Thursday preferred although limited flexibility may be available.
The Environment
Harrow School is situated within a beautiful site in Harrow on the Hill, north west London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world, with around 840 boys studying at Harrow. This unique school archive was set up in 1981. It was created to collect and preserve records relating to the history of the School with the intention of making the information accessible to future generations. The archive contains material reflecting the organisation and development of the School from its founding by John Lyon in 1572 up to the present.
It is an integral part of the School and its community containing documents and collections relating to the history of all aspects of School life as well as being used as a study resource by the Harrow School boys, staff and researchers in conjunction with the Vaughan Library and Old Speech Room Gallery.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced, qualified and registered Archivist to ensure the effective running of the School’s archive. The Archivist is responsible for acquiring new items, preserving, cataloguing and storing the collection. There are opportunities to produce exhibitions and displays for the school and work with a range of staff and agencies within the Harrow school community. The archive is well used by academic researchers and handles a high number of enquiries about the school.
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The Skills
Candidates must be enthusiastic, highly organised with a keen attention to detail. They must possess excellent IT skills for maintaining and creating digital records using archival databases. Excellent communication skills are essential, evidence of working as part of a team, experience of successful time management and meeting deadlines. Harrow School is a vibrant and highly academic environment and we would welcome a candidate who would enjoy being a part of this community.
The Benefits Include
- free lunch when working a full day
- free parking
- automatic enrolment in the School’s pension scheme
- use of the School’s sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym, and running track.
- subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome anyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.
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Safeguarding Statement
Harrow School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policies and procedures at all times. In the event of a successful application, candidates will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to, reference checks with past employers, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (including Children’s Barred List information) and prohibition checks. No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions and cautions, reprimands and final warnings (including those which would normally be considered as “spent” under the Act) must be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules. It is a criminal offence for any person who is barred from working with children to attempt to apply for a position at the Harrow School. Please refer to the School's Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy for more details.
Contact Details
Recruitment Team
- Phone: 020 8872 8000
- Email: recruitment@harrowschool.org.uk
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