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Job Description

BCR – the nation’s oldest and most established multistate library cooperative – seeks to hire an experienced grant project coordinator to be responsible for the daily operation of its Digital Preservation for Digital Collaboratives, an NEH-grant funded project. The Digital Collaboratives Grant Project Coordinator will work directly with BCR’s director of Digital and Preservation Services, the grant’s Principal Investigator; project faculty; and other BCR, Lyrasis and OCLC Digital Program staff to implement the project as defined in the NEH grant. This is a two-year, 30-hour per week position. The digital collaboratives grant project coordinator will establish a project management framework to implement BCR’s NEH grant, including a detailed timeline; infrastructure using Web 2.0 technology for communicating with faculty and workshop participants; and a project website. Working with faculty, the project coordinator will develop a workshop structure and learning materials and, in collaboration with BCR staff, create and execute workshop promotional program to assure attendance. The coordinator will assist in writing project reports. For a full job description see http://www.bcr.org/about/careers/neh-grantcoordinator.html.

Additional Info & Requirements

3-to-5 years working in a library, museum or other cultural heritage institution with increasingly responsible professional experience of which 2-to-3 years are in project management. Desirable: grant management experience; experience managing digital initiatives projects; expertise in digital preservation or digital collaboration.

The Community

BCR's mission is to bring libraries together for greater success by expanding their knowledge, reach and power.

HR Info

Send cover letter, resume and three references to shoffhines@bcr.org.