The employee performs the following functions:
- Maintains contact with representatives of the arts community and art scholars, as well as creative and other organizations, and gathers information on documents worthy of inclusion in the National Document Fund;
- Accepts documents from individuals and organizations for addition to the National Document Fund;
- Processes, reorganizes, and improves the descriptions of fonds belonging to figures in the arts (literature, visual arts, music, theater, etc.) and culture, as well as family, lineage, and collection fonds;
- Compiles inventory records for processed, reorganized, or supplemented fonds and submits them to the archive’s Document Expert Commission for review and approval;
- Prepares informational articles and virtual exhibitions;
- Drafts legal acts regarding the acquisition and processing of fonds (personal, collection, and organizational) and other matters within the department's competence;
- Assists in preparing responses to thematic inquiries and provides necessary information to researchers and other staff members;
- Carries out other ad hoc assignments from the Head of Department to implement measures set out in the archive’s annual plans.
The employee must meet the following special requirements:
- Possess knowledge of the Law on Documents and Archives of the Republic of Lithuania and other legal acts regulating the use, accounting, processing, and preservation of documents; Possess knowledge of archival document processing, file storage in archives, the preparation and management of electronic documents, and requirements for archive storage facilities;
- Possess knowledge of document preparation rules, retention periods, and the procedures for the transfer, disposal, and selection of documents designated for permanent retention;
- Hold a university-level degree (or equivalent) in the fields of humanities, fine arts, music, or theater;
- Be knowledgeable about Lithuanian cultural history, the activities of cultural, artistic, educational, and other relevant institutions and organizations, art forms and genres, and key figures among artists and art scholars; be committed to continuously deepening and updating this knowledge;
- Be able to evaluate cultural processes, select the most valuable and representative documents, and understand the responsibility involved in preserving the content of the documents being collected and processed;
- Be able to manage, collect, systematize, and summarize information; identify and assess problems, formulate tasks, propose well-founded solutions, draw conclusions, and make decisions;
- Be able to express ideas fluently in writing and speech; manage, collect, systematize, analyze, and summarize information; draw well-founded conclusions; and plan and organize work independently;
- Be proficient in using the Microsoft Office software suite.