Digital Collections Development and Outreach Manager

University of Manchester; Manchester; Sur place; GBP 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous employer contribution pension

29 days annual leave plus bank-holiday

Ride to work and EV car scheme

Résumé du poste

University of Manchester is seeking a motivated Digital Collections Development and Outreach Manager to lead the development, delivery and outreach of digital collections across Manchester Digital Collections and Library Digital Collections, supporting teaching, research visibility and civic engagement.

You will coordinate digital outreach with teams across the Library and partner institutions, manage integration of new collections, and develop workflows for imaging, metadata and content ingest

Qualifications

• Knowledge of metadata standards and best practice in academic libraries or related cultural heritage environments.
• Experience delivering engagement activities and managing complex projects with tight deadlines.

Responsabilités

• Lead planning and delivery of digital outreach activities for the library’s digital collections.
• Oversee integration of new collections into digital platforms including imaging, metadata and content ingest.
• Review workflows for image files, transcriptions and metadata ingestion to improve efficiency.
• Manage and develop staff within the team, supporting performance and professional development.

Connaissances

Metadata standards

Project management

Engagement activities

Cross-team collaboration

Copyright and licensing

Description du poste

We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our team as a Digital Collections Development and Outreach Manager. You will lead the development, delivery and outreach of digital collections available on Manchester Digital Collections and Library Digital Collections, supporting their use in teaching, enhancing research visibility and developing civic engagement opportunities.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the planning and delivery of digital outreach activities to increase engagement of the Library's digital collections in collaboration with the Exhibition and Public Engagement with Research team, Curatorial team, Engagement team, cultural institutions and research platforms e.g. Creative Manchester and Digital Futures.
• Managing the successful integration of new collections into Library digital platforms (Manchester Digital Collections and Library Digital Collections), prioritising, planning and coordinating operational work, including conservation treatment, imaging, metadata creation and conversion, development requirements and the ingest of researcher-generated content such as transcriptions and translated text.
• Reviewing and improving workflows for the creation and ingest of image files, transcriptions, metadata and other content.
• Managing and developing staff within a team, supporting performance, wellbeing and professional development.

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.

About You

We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:

Essential Criteria:

• Knowledge of metadata standards and best practice in an academic library, archive, museum or related cultural heritage environment.
• Experience of managing complex projects to tight deadlines within higher education, cultural heritage or a related environment.
• Experience planning and delivering engagement activities.
• Experience of managing copyright and licensing requirements in relation to digital content.
• Ability to work confidently across curatorial, metadata, and technical domains, translating requirements and communicating effectively with both specialist and technical teams to support the development of digital collections and outreach services.

Desirable Criteria:

• Ability to use initiative and judgement, work independently and contribute effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to manage change positively and support continuous improvement in workflows and services.

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Our benefits include:

• Generous employer contribution pension
• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
• Ride to work and EV car scheme available

For more information, please see https://www.manchester.ac.uk/connect/jobs/benefits-working-here/. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working https://www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/people/current-staff/flexible-and-hybrid-working/.

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Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews

Name: Gail Millin-Chalabi
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Applications close at midnight on the closing date.

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