Global Communications, designs and implements communications strategies which support HSBC’s business objectives, in line with our values, and enhance and protect our reputation among key stakeholders.
We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as an Archivist, Asia Pacific.
Principal Responsibilities
The ASP Archivist provides professional expertise and hands-on care to manage our archives collection in Hong Kong and support engagement projects across the Asia-Pacific (ASP) region and globally. Key responsibilities include:
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Grow and improve access to the ASP archive collection. This includes collecting, appraising, accessioning, ingesting, cataloguing, tracking and digitising records
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Conduct detailed historical research to respond to enquiries from academics, genealogists, journalists, local historians, special interest groups etc. This also includes retrieving records and supervising visiting researchers
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Plan and deliver preservation/conservation projects to ensure the long-term security of the archives
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Deliver tours and history presentations at the HK Archive Centre for employees, clients and other stakeholders
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Support content development for the HSBC History website through research, writing and data quality programmes. This involves acting as the primary contact point for external vendors working on outsourced digitisation
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Participate in other engagement projects that leverage our heritage (e.g., anniversary events, history talks, exhibitions, social media content)
Accountabilities for Business, Customers and Stakeholders
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Implements policies and procedures that increase accessibility to the bank’s historical archives (e.g., catalogues records in the Global Digital Archive system in accordance with HSBC’s cataloguing standards)
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Provides specialist expertise to permanently preserve physical archives
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Provides specialist research and historical knowledge
Leadership & Teamwork
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Develops strong relationships with other colleagues in Archives and Global Communications & Brand in order to facilitate execution of Archives activities
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Keeps up to date with latest professional research and techniques, in order to execute work to world-class standards