The Revival of a Legend:

Lola Cars, one of the world’s iconic motorsport brands, and the most successful manufacturer of customer racing cars of all time. Since 1958, we have been building cars destined to win on the track.

Lola Cars has cultivated a brand synonymous with engineering excellence, iconic design, and racing success. Under new ownership, Lola is committed to pushing innovation in engineering and as part of this commitment, Lola intends to release the IP back into the ecosystems and develop products that have far reaching impacts beyond motorsports.

The Opportunity:

A fabulous opportunity for an Archivist to join the growing team at Lola as we continue to evolve. The heritage of Lola is well evident, and a great project has been undertaken and successfully completed to manage the Lola archive building a database and making it accessible - collecting, preserving, organising, cataloguing and indexing the large amount of information. The abundance of information including hand drawn blueprints is massively important, super interesting, and valuable for many reasons. Many thousands of historical documents exist detailing Lola’s journey and story. A priority project for Lola is to continue to access the archive. Support queries and drive a revenue stream.

Role Responsibilities:

• Conduct thorough research to respond to internal and external enquiries, using the Lola archive.
• Oversee the relocation of the Lola archive to the new Lola facility.
• Manage the Lola Technical Archive sales process.
• Collaborate with the commercial team to create and launch archive-based products and services.
• Enhance and protect the Lola brand by ensuring all heritage products and services are delivered to the highest standards.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with third-party service providers to support key archive operations.
• Prepare, manage, and present archive budgets, ensuring financial accountability and alignment with organisational objectives.
• Appraise and catalogue remaining uncatalogued sections of the archive, prioritising work according to business needs and available resources.

Skills required:

• Self-motivated, with the drive and ownership to excel in the role.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Communicates and demonstrates progress towards end goals.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Organisational and project management skills; able to manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with key archive stakeholders.
• Experience in preparing and managing budgets.
• Proficiency in database management and relevant IT systems.
• Proven research skills, with the ability to source and analyse information effectively.
• Demonstrates initiative in developing and implementing solutions to improve information accessibility for users.

Qualifications & Experience required:

• Degree-level education or commensurate work experience.
• Project management experience desirable but not essential.
• Some experience working with database management is desirable.
• An interest in history and the management of such information.
• A research interest in, and understanding of, engineering/motorsport.

The Successful Candidate might be:

• A mechanical engineer studying for a degree or a recent graduate.
• A professional archivist with an interest in motorsport.
• A museum curator ready to embark on a new challenge.

Role Location & Hours:

The role will be based in Silverstone at the Lola Facility with flexibility for a hybrid role. We welcome applications from those who can commit to full time and part time hours.

Interested in the role?

Please send your CV accompanied by a short email to [email protected] explaining why you are suitable for the role, salary expectations and availability to start.

If you have any questions or would like to know any further details, please do make contact.

We look forward to hearing from you.