Located in Toronto, Ontario, The ArQuives is one of the largest 2SLGBTQIA+ archives in the world. Primarily a volunteer-run organization focusing on Canadian content, The ArQuives acquires, preserves, and provides public access to information and collections in various formats. Our organization offers a range of research, exhibition, educational, and community programming. The ArQuives seeks an Archives Assistant (15-week contract) to commence in May 2026.

Reporting to our Archivist, the Archives Assistant position will expose the student to various archival situations designed to improve skills and enhance public access to our rich holdings of 2SLGBTQIA+ heritage. The successful applicant will be responsible for the arrangement & description of records. On-site work (90%) is required.

The ArQuives acknowledges and is committed to addressing historical inequities within our organization. We encourage applications from marginalized communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, women, trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, Black, people of colour, and persons with disabilities.

The ArQuives is committed to an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming hiring process that provides reasonable accommodations to all applicants. Please let us know if you require any accommodations to participate in this posting, recruitment, selection, and/or assessment process.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

  • Making existing descriptions RAD-compliant
  • Arrangement and Description of archival holdings
  • Digitization of photographic materials

Qualification and Experience

  • Meet the requirements of the Young Canada Works program.
  • Have completed at least 1 year of a graduate degree in archival studies or similar
  • Demonstrate the ability to apply RAD standards.
  • Have experience with exhibitions, notably with the Omeka platform.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with processing, arrangement, and description of personal papers and/or records of organizations
  • Have excellent written & oral communication skills.
  • Can work effectively independently and as part of a team.
  • A strong commitment to the mission of The ArQuives.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and history in Canada or experience working with marginalized communities is an asset;
  • Coursework or interest in 2SLGBTQIA+ history is preferred but not required.

Application Details

Organization website: www.arquives.ca

Application deadline: May 7, 2026

Hours and Salary: 37.5h/week, 23.50$/hour

Application: Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter as a single PDF to jobposting@arquives.ca with “YCW 2026” in the email subject line.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Interviews with candidates will be conducted virtually. The ArQuives does not use AI in the recruitment process.