The College of Arms in Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4BT is the Crown body responsible for granting new coats of arms, and for maintaining official registers of family trees, Royal Licences, and national symbols. The official records of the College are maintained in manuscript form, for which the Clerk of the Records’ Department is responsible.

Further details of the College and its work may be found at www.college-of-arms.gov.uk

Brief description
The College of Arms is seeking to recruit a new trainee calligrapher (known as a scrivener) who would also assist with office administration. The applicant will receive training, one day per week, enabling them to develop skills such that they can undertake the writing of entries for the College’s official records. These are both bound and unbound, consisting of the texts of family pedigrees, grants of arms and other documents on both paper and vellum. General office and administrative duties will include filing, stock management, indexing and copying.

Essential Requirements

• Employment experience.
• Neat, legible, stylish handwriting and good spelling.
• Excellent attention to detail and drafting skills.
• Computer literate.
• Enthusiasm, adaptability and the ability to learn quickly.
• Respect and enthusiasm for books and manuscripts.
• A proactive nature and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Other

This is a full-time role based at the College of Arms with a salary of £23,500 per year, a noncontributory pension, and 20 days holiday per year and public holidays.

Applicants must send a covering letter explaining their interest in the position and a CV to bursar@college-of-arms.gov.uk

The application period will close on 15th December 2022, interviews will take place in January 2023 and the successful candidate expected to start in shortly afterwards.