Head of Technical Services & Archives Innovation

Harvard University; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision coverage—1

Retirement plans with university and 2

Job summary

Harvard Radcliffe Institute, part of Harvard University, seeks a Head of Technical Services to lead archival processing, cataloging, acquisitions, and metadata across diverse formats. You will shape a cohesive, forward-looking technical services program and guide strategic initiatives in collaboration with curatorial and research units.

You will champion adaptive workflows, implement new tools, and mentor a team of archivists and librarians while advancing discovery and access to the Library's

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library/information science from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent.
• Six+ years of professional library experience, including supervisory responsibilities.
• Extensive expertise in archival, special collections, and bibliographic cataloging standards and systems.
• Deep knowledge of metadata standards and descriptive practices for diverse formats.
• Experience implementing ArchivesSpace, metadata standardization, and staff training.
• Proven project management, change management, and cross-functional leadership.
• Ability to design and optimize technical services workflows and use new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and day-to-day management for archival processing, cataloging, acquisitions, and metadata across formats.
• Lead development of an integrated, end-to-end technical services approach to reduce silos.
• Set priorities for archival processing and cataloging and develop scalable workflows.
• Oversee policies for technical services, including metadata creation and processing workflows.
• Refine organizational structure to optimize workflows and clarify responsibilities.
• Champion experimentation and adoption of new methods to enhance scale and access.
• Coordinate archival metadata programs using Aeon, ArchivesSpace, Alma, Connexion, JSTOR Forum, and FileMaker databases.
• Manage complex projects with planning, resources, and timely completion.
• Use data to evaluate services and inform strategic decisions.
• Collaborate with curatorial, Research Services, Digital Collections, and other units.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Change management

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in library/information science

Equivalent graduate degree

Tools

ArchivesSpace

Alma

Aeon

ConnexIon

JSTOR Forum

FileMaker

Aviary

Job description

Harvard Radcliffe Institute, part of Harvard University, seeks a Head of Technical Services to lead archival processing, cataloging, acquisitions, and metadata across diverse formats. You will shape a cohesive, forward-looking technical services program and guide strategic initiatives in collaboration with curatorial and research units.

You will champion adaptive workflows, implement new tools, and mentor a team of archivists and librarians while advancing discovery and access to the Library's