Rob Baker
London
Summary
I am an experienced professional with a background in different aspects of archives and records management work. I enjoy the responsibilities of running an archives service, managing staff and volunteers and working with colleagues in other teams. I am flexible and adaptable and enjoy new challenges.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Information and Archives Executive
Blind Veterans UK
London
2011.10 - 2024.05
Managing the archives service
Promotional activity including exhibitions, talks, TV, radio and social media
Cataloguing
Digitisation
Enquiries
Head of Archive and Library
RSA
London
2006.11 - 2011.09
Managed the archives service
Led a team of four
Responsibility for the departmental budget
Promotional acitivity including talks, tours, displays, participation in London Open House
Archivist
Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust
London
2003.11 - 2006.11
Accessioning and cataloguing
Improving storage conditions
Answering enquiries
Promoting the archives internally and externally
Curatorial Officer
The National Archives
London
1997.05 - 2003.11
Liaising with, advising and inspecting archives in Wales and London
Representational duties on regional and national bodies
Providing advice to grant-awarding bodies
Developing and maintaining the learning website Archives in Focus
Work on the National Register of Archives
Education
Postgraduate Diploma - Archive Adminstration
Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth 1994.09 - 1996.05
Bachelor of Arts - English
Bangor University
Bangor 1987.09 - 1991.05
A-Levels - English, History, Economics
Queen Mary's College
Basingstoke, Hampshire 1985.09 - 1987.06
O Levels - Include Mathematics, English Language, English Literature
Elfed High School
Buckley, Flintshire 1979.09 - 1984.06
Skills
Managing staff and volunteers
Public speaking
Social media management
Cataloguing
Budget management
Affiliations
- Cinema, theatre, reading, socialising with friends
Timeline
Information and Archives Executive
Blind Veterans UK
2011.10 - 2024.05
Head of Archive and Library
RSA
2006.11 - 2011.09
Archivist
Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust
2003.11 - 2006.11
Curatorial Officer
The National Archives
1997.05 - 2003.11
Postgraduate Diploma - Archive Adminstration
Aberystwyth University
1994.09 - 1996.05
Bachelor of Arts - English
Bangor University
1987.09 - 1991.05
A-Levels - English, History, Economics
Queen Mary's College
1985.09 - 1987.06
O Levels - Include Mathematics, English Language, English Literature
Elfed High School
1979.09 - 1984.06