Archive Project Volunteer

The National Paralympic Heritage Trust (NPHT) was established in July 2015 to ‘enlighten and inspire future generations by celebrating, cherishing and bringing the Paralympic Heritage and its stories of human endeavour to life’.

Aim of role

With the support of our Project Archivist, you will work with a team of volunteers to catalogue the archival collection of Jean Stone MBE, a nationally important disability history collection.  Jean Stone MBE was an early female pioneer of the Paralympic Movement who dedicated her life to inclusive sport and helped shape the Paralympics as we know it today - one of the world’s largest, most inspirational sporting events. 

This project is supported by supported by the Archives Revealed programme, run by the National Archives and supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Pilgrim Trust and the Wolfson Foundation.

Main internal contact

Project Archivist  

Collections Engagement Officer

Start date

Ongoing

Time commitment

2-3 hours to one day a week, timings are flexible between August 2025 and March 2026

Location

Offices of the National Paralympic Heritage Trust, Stoke Mandeville Stadium, HP21 9PP

Main tasks

·     Look through archival documents, creating descriptions of what you find, using a guidance document to do this

·     Input this information into an Excel document

·     Work in a team with the other volunteers

·     Share stories with the team, to be used for the NPHT newsletter and website and for an exhibition in spring 2026

Skills/Experience

·     Basic knowledge of Excel

·     Ability to work as part of a small team

·     Good communication skills, both written and verbal

What we can offer you

·     Full training in archive standard cataloguing

·     Learn more about Paralympic heritage

·     Meet new people or make new friends

·     Build your confidence

·     Utilise your skills and experience

·     See the results of your work in the Buckinghamshire Archives online catalogue, helping researchers in the future

Additional information

·     No previous experience is required

·     You will receive a full volunteer induction and training

·     We will require two references

·     You will be reimbursed for reasonable out of office expenses