Archiving Roadmap Project Manager, UMass Boston, Boston, MA

Posted November 28, 2018

University Archives and Special Collections in the Healey Library at UMass Boston is hiring a Roadmap Project Manager to coordinate all aspects of the development of a “Participatory Archiving Roadmap,” as part of a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The funded two-year project (Fall 2018 – Fall 2020) involves building an accessible, adaptable, and engaging online “roadmap” to guide libraries of all kinds through the process of planning event-based participatory archiving programs with the communities they serve. This is a two-year, full-time benefited position.

WHAT: Roadmap Project Manager

WHEN: Applications close 17 December 2018

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About this Position

The University Archives and Special Collections department in the Joseph P. Healey Library at the University of Massachusetts Boston received a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for a two-year project (Fall 2018 – Fall 2020) to build an accessible, adaptable, and engaging online “roadmap” to guide libraries of all kinds through the process of planning event-based participatory archiving programs with the communities they serve. Read more about this grant here.

The interactive online roadmap will help libraries implement standards- and community-based participatory archiving programs and will be flexible enough to allow libraries to enter at their current point of need, helping them navigate the complexities of community partnerships, digitization event planning, and long-term digital preservation and access to support the vital work of documenting their communities’ cultural heritage.

The successful candidate will work directly with core project team members, national community partners, and others to ensure that the Library adheres to grant project goals and meets project deliverables. The Roadmap Project Manager will report to the Project Director and will coordinate with Healey Library staff and external colleagues as appropriate to ensure all aspects of the multi-faceted project are compatible and are successfully executed in a timely manner. The Roadmap Project Manager will also be responsible for supervising a 12-month, part-time instructional designer who will assist with the design and development of the roadmap.

The Healey Library is looking for a creative and dedicated individual who will fit with our university’s and our department’s collaborative culture. The ideal candidate will have previous experience supervising and delegating tasks to 2 or more people and in managing projects in cultural institutions, library and archives environments, and/or in academic settings. Candidates who enjoy working with other professionals engaged in community-focused library and archival work are encouraged to apply.

Examples of Duties:

• Facilitate activities of core project team members through all phases of the grant project, including coordinating meetings, preparing agendas, leading workshops, and focus groups.
• Work with identified local and national community partners to develop survey instruments to solicit both structured and informal feedback on grant project activities.
• Supervise project-funded Instructional Designer in developing key project deliverables.
• Track grant project performance, specifically to ensure the successful, on-time completion of short- and long-term goals as identified and outlined by the Project Director and by Healey Library administration.
• Prepare regular reports including grant-required reports on project progress

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with successfully employing project management techniques and tools
• Previous experience managing large-scale projects
• Experience assisting with the development of survey instruments
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Proficient, working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel
• Strong planning and organizational skills with ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Superb analytical skills, as applied to both historical content and organizational process
• Proven ability to work independently while exercising good judgment in seeking appropriate guidance
• Detail orientation
• Demonstrated commitment to and experience in supporting culturally competent activities that emphasize the values of diversity and inclusiveness
• Networking and ability to build long-term relationships with external constituencies
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively including identifying new ways to look at and express information

Read more about this grant and about the Healey Library’s work fostering community archiving programs.

For more information and to apply for this position, click here.