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Archives & Records Management Specialist 2

Grade 18

New York State has approximately 26 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in Education, Dept of. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

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Career Ladder

A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series. The salary schedule for this career ladder is also available.

  1. Archives & Records Management Specialist 2

    Grade 18

  2. Archives & Records Management Specialist 3

    Grade 23

  3. Archives & Records Management Specialist 4

    Grade 26

  4. Archives & Records Management Specialist 5

    Grade 62

  5. Assnt Dir Archival Services & Records Mgt

    Grade 63

Summary of Job Description

As an Archives & Records Management Specialist 2, you would provide technical assistance, advice, and leadership to organizations concerning records and information systems management by analyzing records and information systems; review proposals for State and local government records retention and disposal schedules; prepare and present records and archival management education and training programs; and appraise, catalog, interpret, and provide reference and retrieval services for archival and inactive records.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.  

On or before the date of the examination, the candidate must have either:

1. a bachelor's degree and two years of professional experience in which the majority of your duties involved one or more of the following:

A. analyzing or appraising records and information systems to develop recordkeeping and/or records retention plans for an institution, governmental body, or corporation;

B. providing education, training, grant-in-aid, or direct technical assistance services in records management and/or archives administration for an institution, governmental body, or corporation;

C. developing or implementing guidelines, standards, policies and procedures concerning records management and/or archives administration for an institution, governmental body, or corporation;

D. evaluating available information technology to support recordkeeping needs and requirements of an institution, governmental body, or corporation;

E. acquiring, controlling, preserving, making available, or promoting use of archival records, whether in electronic, paper, or other form for an institution, governmental body, or corporation;

OR

2. a master’s degree and one year of professional experience as described above.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

26-411

How to Apply

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Career Mobility

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through other examinations, additional education and/or work experience or transfer opportunities. For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office. Visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists. If you are not a current New York State employee, see Employment Opportunities with New York State and find out how to become a New York State employee.

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