DOCUMENTATION CENTRE ASSISTANT

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions. The IPC is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to developing sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and equality.
Founded on 22 September 1989, the IPC is an international non-profit organization formed and run by 161 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) from five regions and four disability specific international sports federations (IOSDs). The IPC Headquarters and its management team are located in Bonn, Germany.

The IPC Documentation Centre offers a position starting as soon as possible. The Documentation Centre, with its three components Archives – Library – Exhibition, holds hardcopy and electronic documents, sound and image media, books, journals, brochures, flyers, posters, textiles and other exhibition items. One of our main objectives is to populate a database in which all materials kept at IPC are catalogued electronically.

Start: As soon as possible
Working hours: 11.5 hours/week
Compensation: 400 Euro net/month (“Minijob”)

Tasks:
Cataloguing of library and archival material on the Paralympic Movement in the electronic database “ADLiB Museum/Archive” developed by the company ADLiB Information Systems.
Note that there is a probation of two months.

Requirements:
You should…
Be a student or graduate of library or archive science, history or related field (minimum: “Hauptstudium”)
Have a general understanding of work processes in archives and libraries
Have experience working with databases (especially archive/library databases, eg description of items, keywording, data backups, etc)
Have good expertise in working with MS Office, especially MS Word and Excel
Have very good English language skills, especially written (cataloguing and documentation will be entirely in English)
Be capable of thinking in abstract terms
Be conscientious and detail-oriented
Be able to work independently
Have an interest in Paralympic sport and history

We offer a multi-cultural, international environment in a young team. We especially encourage individuals with a disability to apply. If you are interested and your qualifications meet our requirements, please send your c.v. and cover letter in English no later than 4 August 2008 to:
International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
Human Resources
Georg Schlachtenberger
Adenauerallee 212-214
53113 Bonn
georg.schlachtenberger@paralympic.org

If you have any further questions do not hesitate to contact Ms. Stefanie Pohle, Information and Records Manager, at stefanie.pohle@paralympic.org or 0228-2097-140.
You can find more detailed information on the IPC and the Paralympic Movement on our website: www.paralympic.org.