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Head of Digital Collections and Discovery

2 months ago

Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom University of Glasgow Full time

Job Purpose

The University of Glasgow seeks a highly skilled and experienced professional to lead the strategic development and management of its unique and distinctive collections. As the Head of Digital Collections and Discovery, you will be responsible for articulating and delivering an ambitious vision for digital discovery, preservation, and access to the University's collections.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  1. Develop and implement a digital infrastructure roadmap for the University's collections, ensuring effective and sustainable infrastructure.
  2. Lead the development and implementation of a digital access roadmap, identifying and enabling opportunities to deliver the University's unique collections online to a global audience.
  3. Develop and implement a digital preservation roadmap, ensuring long-term preservation and accessibility of born-digital collections.
  4. Work closely with the Digital Library Team to ensure effective coordination and efficiencies across the University's digital systems and platforms.
  5. Support Library Collections team members to ensure local metadata are fit for purpose, meeting all relevant international standards.
  6. Provide strategic leadership on the ways data pertaining to the University's rich collections can be better optimized, shared, reused, and rendered interoperable.
  7. Lead, support, and develop staff, ensuring professional standards and quality-assured outputs.
  8. Represent the University at national and international conferences and meetings.
  9. Proactively participate in Higher Education and professional networks and initiatives.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

Essential:

  1. A1 Ability to demonstrate the competencies required to undertake the duties associated with this level of post, having acquired the necessary professional knowledge and management skills in a similar or number of different specialist professional librarian/archivist/information science roles.
  2. A2 Strong evidence of continuing to develop professional skills and knowledge.
  3. A3 Deep understanding of the issues, challenges, and opportunities of digital transformation in research libraries.
  4. A4 Authoritative knowledge of national and international initiatives and standards in data-sharing and interoperability.
  5. A5 Expert knowledge of collections/content management and discovery systems.
  6. A6 Understanding of digital preservation systems.
  7. A7 Authoritative knowledge of relevant collections metadata standards and schema (e.g., ISAD-G, EAD, DCRM(B), MARC21).

Desirable:

  1. B1 Knowledge and understanding of the principles associated with varieties of Linked Open Data deployed within the cultural heritage or research-intensive sectors, including the use of persistent identification and graphing of entities to aid data sharing and resource discovery.
  2. B2 Cognisance of FAIR and its importance in exposing digital collections to human and machine users.

Skills Essential:

  1. C1 Excellent IT, systems designs, and systems development skills.
  2. C2 Highly effective, confident written and verbal communicator, including preparation and delivery of presentations to University management teams and committees.
  3. C3 Proven relationship management skills, with the ability to influence, advise, and support a wide range of stakeholders.
  4. C4 Ability to interpret, articulate, and disseminate complex technical information to varied audiences.
  5. C5 Excellent organisational skills with the ability to plan, organise, and define priorities and direct time effectively.
  6. C6 Demonstrable leadership skills with the ability to manage teams and staff.
  7. C7 Highly effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
  8. C8 Numerate, with the ability to manage budgets and resources.
  9. C9 Ability to liaise and co-operate with people within a team to deliver team objectives.

Experience Essential:

  1. E1 Experience in metadata and asset management for very large collections, including in-depth knowledge of library and archival metadata standards (e.g., ISAD-G, DCRM(B), MARC21), interoperability platforms (e.g., IIIF), and metadata harvesting protocols (e.g., OAI-PMH, ResourceSync).
  2. E2 Proven track record of managing information systems, including managing system integrations, solving interoperability challenges, and successfully exchanging complex data across local and third-party systems (e.g., via APIs).
  3. E3 Experience of leading and managing complex programmes, evidencing strong organisational and leadership skills.
  4. E4 Proven track record in building relationships, both internally and externally.
  5. E5 Track record of leading and managing a team effectively towards delivering strategic goals.
  6. E6 Experience of matrix working and working collaboratively across teams.

Desirable:

  1. F1 Track record of innovation in delivering and improving services.
  2. F2 Experience in implementation and management of digital preservation software, systems, tools, and standards (e.g., PREMIS, OCFL, etc.).
  3. F3 Comfort working with data and metadata schema in a diverse range of serializations (e.g., XML, JSON, TEI, etc.).

Terms and Conditions

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and open-ended (permanent). As part of Team UofG, you will be a member of a world-changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity, and curiosity.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

  1. A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
  2. An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions, including 41 days of leave for full-time staff, pension, benefits, and discount packages.
  3. A flexible approach to working.
  4. A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University.