Vacancy for Program Officer for Sustainable Digital Infrastructures at Educopia Institute

Digital Preservation Coalition; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research organization is seeking a Program Officer for Sustainable Digital Infrastructures. The successful candidate will support various research projects and community development efforts, providing expert consultation for digital curation. The role demands excellent management skills, a commitment to equity and social justice, and strong interpersonal communication. The position is remote and offers a competitive salary range of $65,000 – 70,000.

Qualifications

• Highly self-directed and able to manage a varied portfolio of priorities.
• Commitment to responsible management of schedules and project scope.
• Values-driven and data-informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Support Educopia's research and community cultivation efforts.
• Lead and manage multi-organizational research projects.
• Provide expert consultation for digital curation efforts.

Job description

• Vacancy for Program Officer for Sustainable Digital Infrastructures at Educopia Institute

Vacancy for Program Officer for Sustainable Digital Infrastructures at Educopia Institute

6 September 2023

Remote

$65,000 – 70,000

Full-Time

The Program Officer for Sustainable Digital Infrastructures will be responsible for supporting Educopia’s portfolio of research, consulting, and community cultivation as it pertains to sustainable digital infrastructures. This portfolio includes capacity building and community development for the MetaArchive Cooperative, leading multi-organizational research projects that take a collective impact approach to field level digital sustainability and infrastructure challenges, and providing expert consultation to partners seeking support for their digital curation efforts (e.g., program evaluation, collections surveys, policy development, systems & interoperability mapping, sustainability planning, etc.).

The Program Officer will be highly self-directed, comfortable managing a varied portfolio of competing priorities, and will support an array of collaborative work with project teams and partners. The scope of this position requires a dedication to responsible management of schedules and scope, values-driven and data-informed approaches to decision-making, clear and consistent communication with stakeholders, commitment to anti-oppressive facilitation, and a relational understanding of infrastructure. The ideal candidate is passionate about the intersection of community cultivation, collective action, knowledge management, program planning, and organizational development within the information landscape. We are excited about applicants that share our deep belief that racial equity and social justice are important, and will be committed to their personal equity journey in addition to helping lead Educopia on its organizational equity journey. We expect all candidates to demonstrate empathy and intentionality in their interpersonal communication.

We will begin reviewing applications on September 6 - and the position will remain open until filled.