East Anglian Film Archive
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Collections Relocation Project Coordinator
Ref: ALC1685
Salary on appointment will be £38,784 per annum, with an annual increment up to £46,049 per annum.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Collections Relocation Project Co-ordinator to join the East Anglian Film Archive (EAFA) on the new 'Groundwork for Relocation’ project, delivered with the support of the BFI Screen Heritage Fund, awarding National Lottery funding.
As EAFA enters an exciting new chapter in its 50-year history, the archive will relocate from its current home at the Archive Centre in Norwich to the University of East Anglia campus, alongside other nationally significant collections. The project represents one of the largest film archive relocations undertaken in the UK sector and will help ensure the long-term preservation, accessibility and sustainability of the region’s moving image heritage.
You will lead and co-ordinate all aspects of the relocation of EAFA’s film, video and associated archival collections, ensuring that the move is delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with professional archive and conservation standards. Working closely with the EAFA Management Team, University colleagues and external partners, you will develop and manage project plans, collections assessment and preparation workflows, packaging and logistics activity, risk management and stakeholder communications.
We are seeking an individual with experience of successfully managing complex projects within the cultural, heritage or education sectors, together with a strong understanding of archival collections care, particularly for film, video and media formats. You will have excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills, experience of supervising staff and managing workflows to meet deadlines, and the ability to work independently while balancing multiple priorities.
Experience of collections moves, digital preservation workflows, collections standards, communications planning or archive, library and museum practice would be advantageous.
This full-time post is available from 14 December 2026 on a fixed-term basis for 22 months.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. We particularly welcome applicants with the protected characteristic of disability, sex (female), and race (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) for this post, as they are currently underrepresented in this type of role within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Appointment will be made on merit and all applicants will be scored against the same criteria.
UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview.
Benefits include:
- 44 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days.
- Family and Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave.
- Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover.
- Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities, relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks, Wellbeing Ambassador network, on-campus medical centre including NHS Dentist, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
- Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets.
- Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household bills, childcare salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and public transport discounts.
- Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses, specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development and Professional Learning Team.
Closing date: 9 November 2026
The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.
Further Information
For further information, including the Job Description and Person Specification, please see the attached Candidate Brochure.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Sean Kelly (Archive Collections and Learning Manager) via sean.kelly@uea.ac.uk
The East Anglian Film Archive (EAFA) is the accredited film archive for the East of England region (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk). Our mission is to inspire people through the unique archive films in our collections. We aim to lead the way in moving image preservation and use technological innovation to preserve our region’s film heritage for now and the future. We are part of the University of East Anglia and a member of Film Archives UK, the national network of public film archives. Now in its 50th year, EAFA continues to innovate in its approach to collecting within underrepresented filmmaking communities in the region.
