Volunteer Professional (Cataloger. Horsham, West Sussex)

At the RSPCA we’ve been at the forefront of animal welfare since 1824 where we were founded in a London coffee shop and we’re proud to be the oldest welfare charity around. With our new strategy ‘Together for Animal Welfare’ we want to improve the lives of more animals in England, Wales, and internationally than ever before.

Without our dedicated employees and volunteers, we wouldn’t be able to achieve all that we do for animals, we all have a part to play in achieving our mission. Everything we do is driven by our people, we live by our values and they guide how we work to rescue and care for animals and work together as an organisation. Our people are compassionate, inspirational, expert, act with integrity and are committed to our cause. The Archive and library play a central role in the preservation of the history of the RSPCA. This voluntary role is fundamental to the conservation of the society's history. Volunteering alongside all areas of the business to catalogue and preserve our corporate knowledge.

The scope of this role covers the full diversity of business domains across the Society, which include the Archive, Animal Science and its associated Teams and Prosecutions.

As a volunteer cataloger you’ll be primarily involved in cataloguing information, records and artefacts that are used to support the teams enhancing the use of information and preserve knowledge for generations to come.

In addition to the Role Profile...

What you'll be doing:

• Assessing items to establish contents, relevance and future historical value
• Sorting, listing a cataloguing books, journals and reports using google
• Identifying items that could be of historical value

The skills you need:

• An interest in animal welfare
• An interest in history and scientific research
• Can work methodically and with an eye for detail
• An understanding of library and archiving cataloguing standards desirable

What's in it for you:

• The chance to make a huge difference to the welfare of animals across England and Wales
• The opportunity to be part of the preservation of our history
• The opportunity to meet new, like-minded, people and expand your professional network

You’ll gain valuable insight into one of the UK’s best-known charities, whilst having the opportunity to use your experience and expertise to make a real difference to the lives of animals. This is a great opportunity to enhance and develop your skills whilst expanding your professional network and volunteering in a different business domain. By volunteering, you’ll be able to add a unique charitable sector role to your CV.

We celebrate and respect the diversity of our RSPCA team and embrace the individual qualities, skills and experiences that everyone brings.

To keep you safe and support your wellbeing, we’ll ask you to complete all the necessary training for your role and keep this up to date. We have a suite of wellbeing resources available and can make reasonable role adjustments to support you in your volunteering.

There are no additional Safety, Health or Environmental requirements for this role.

If you are interested in volunteering in this role, please click the apply button to complete our online application form.