Senior Records Manager and Archivist, Harvard University, (Cambridge, MA)
Posted May 2, 2024
The Harvard University Archives (HUA) seeks a Senior Records Manager and Archivist (SRMA) to support the Archives’ mandate to promote the highest standards of management for Harvard’s current records and goal of transitioning to a digital-first records management environment. Reporting to the Associate University Archivist for Collection Development and Records Management Services (AUACDRMS), the SRMA will provide leadership in the development and implementation of a model and comprehensive University records management program that both protects the interests of the University and also contributes to its educational and research missions by providing records stewardship guidance to Harvard staff.
The SRMA leads the delivery of a full spectrum of records management services including oversight of the development and maintenance of the University’s records schedules; developing and delivering educational training and offerings for University staff; and consulting with offices on aspects of their record keeping practices. The SRMA works closely with the Senior Digital Records and Information Manager to assist in the transformation of HUA and Harvard’s records management program from paper-based to a digital-first records environment and implement guidance for the management of born-digital records in University offices.
The SRMA will be a member of the senior Collection Development and Records Management Services (CDRMS) team, along with the Senior Digital Records and Information Manager, Senior Collection Development and Electronic Records Archivist, and Senior Collection Development Curator/Archivist, to assist the AUACDRMS in overall planning, coordination, policy, and workflow development for the department, and to devise strategies and goals for the collection and appraisal of University records, in all formats, of long-term administrative and historical significance.
The successful incumbent will have strong experience developing and implementing records management or information governance programs within academic or cultural settings; a user and outreach driven orientation with persuasive and diplomatic interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate and present complexity with clarity, enthusiasm, and impact; familiarity with born digital records and enterprise-wide systems in which they are commonly held, such as Microsoft 365, and with records management software platforms, such as Zasio; comfort working at scale in a large and decentralized landscape; familiarity with stewardship of archival records and experience advocating for and working collaboratively with archivists and/or curatorial staff to ensure records with long-term administrative or historical value are preserved; technical and interpersonal skills to thrive in a fast-paced, forward facing work environment; and demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, belonging, and antiracism.
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