Vacancy for Senior Manager - DPC Americas

Digital Preservation Coalition; United Kingdom; Remote; USD 89,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative organization is seeking a Senior Manager to lead a new initiative in digital preservation across the Americas. This pivotal role involves fostering relationships with members and stakeholders, ensuring they maximize the benefits of their membership. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of digital preservation, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the digital preservation community, working flexibly and proactively to support and expand the DPC's mission. If you're passionate about digital preservation and eager to drive collaboration, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Proven understanding of digital preservation and related areas.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead a new program of work supporting DPC members across the Americas.
• Identify stakeholders and develop plans for membership expansion.

Skills

Digital Preservation

Relationship Building

Project Management

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Information Science or Related Field

Job description

Vacancy for Senior Manager - DPC Americas

9 April 2024

Remote

$89,631 – $112,039 p/a

In collaboration with the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), ITHAKA is seeking a Senior Manager for DPC Americas to lead a new program of work in the USA, which will support existing and new members across the region. The role of the new USA-based DPC-dedicated staff member will be to bring greater attention and access to good practice and excellence within the dynamic digital preservation community from across the Americas.

Employed by ITHAKA and seconded 100% to the DPC, this role will be responsible for ensuring DPC members across North, Central, and South America can fully access and develop the benefits of their membership, with events at convenient times and locations. Supporting the DPC in the Americas, the DPC-dedicated member of staff will identify stakeholders, advocates, and potential new members and partners, forming relationships, and developing plans and tools to facilitate the expansion of the membership and operation of the DPC.

This is a high-profile and wide-ranging role, and the ideal candidate will have proven understanding of digital preservation and/or related subject areas, will be comfortable communicating to build and sustain strong relationships and will be able to work independently, flexibly and proactively across a number of projects and initiatives simultaneously.