Information Manager with Harvard University Global Health Education and Learning Incubator
Auto req ID: 38642BR
Business Title: Information Manager
School/Unit: University Administration
Sub-Unit: Interfaculty Initiatives
Location: USA – MA – Cambridge
Job Function: General Administration
Time Status: Full-time
Schedule: Mon. – Fri. 9am-5pm (35hrs./wk.)
Department: Global Health Education & Learning Incubator
Salary Grade: 057
Union: 00 – Non Union, Exempt or Temporary
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Duties & Responsibilities:
The Incubator maintains a Digital Repository, which is an online destination to find resources that support interdisciplinary learning and teaching about contemporary global health challenges; a larger, offline “library” of published resources is also maintained to inform the development of teaching and learning materials about global health and global learning. These resources include documents (reports, briefings, fact sheets, workshop proceedings), data (datasheets, data portals, data summaries), graphics (slides, interactives, infographics), educational tools (teaching material, student lessons, teaching support, curated collections), news, peer-reviewed international journals, global organizations that produce annual reports and other public goods such as briefs, expert commentaries, and position papers.
The Incubator seeks an experienced, enthusiastic, and entrepreneurial Information Manager to play an integral role in managing the curation, organization, documentation, and archiving its repository of public goods related to global health and global learning. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in both content curation and information management; project management; familiarity with digital database systems, global organizations, public access data, etc.; and superior organizational skills. Given the Incubator’s broad approach to global health, candidates with experience in international policy, global governance, sustainability, and related fields are also encouraged to apply.
Primary responsibilities include:
Curation and organization of several kinds of resources (described above), with specific focus on global health and global learning:
Work with subject matter experts to conceptualize global health information architecture and taxonomy
Curate print and digital resources as high-quality resources using an interdisciplinary approach toward teaching and learning about global health
Tag digital content to make it efficient for users to find
Work closely with GHELI staff and leadership to manage the digital curation process: e.g., identifying, collecting, developing, editing, tagging, and publishing global health resources
Demonstrate expert knowledge of the content and format of resources, including the ability to critically evaluate, select, and filter them.
Identify, access, and extract the best available externally published and internally created resources related to global health, global learning, and other priority knowledge areas; deploy content (in a variety of formats) through the Incubator using a suite of information access tools.
Develop or refine information policies regarding internal and external resources, and advise on the implementation of these policies.
Information management:
Manage the life cycle of information resources, from creation or acquisition through its destruction – this includes organizing, categorizing, cataloguing, classifying, disseminating; creating and managing taxonomies, content, etc.
Organize digital files and media collected, created, developed, or otherwise generated by GHELI for ease of access and use (resources may be used for teaching, workshops, events, research, web features, etc.)
Identify key information assets (physical records, electronic information, media, and data), define how they should be managed throughout their life cycle, and define the requirements of systems in which those assets are stored and referenced
Promote best practices and participate in developing content, messaging, and training materials to educate and engage GHELI staff in the proper use and management of information and the tools that manage them.
Basic Qualifications:
A master’s degree in Information Sciences, Library Sciences, Museum Studies, or related field required. Additional degree in global health, international relations, policy, or related field is preferred, but equivalent years of work and/or comparable expertise will be considered. A minimum of five years of experience in data preservation, curation, and dissemination, preferably in library, information centers or applied-research oriented settings, is required. Strong candidates will also demonstrate understanding of issues related to scholarly publishing.
Other skills:
Strong understanding and familiarity with principles and mechanics of information management, including data dictionaries, taxonomy formulation, controlled vocabularies, current and emerging metadata standards, and records management practices
Broad knowledge of information retrieval, categorization, and organizational principles
Demonstrated experience in web content management systems development
Experience in design and development of document management, digital asset management, and information management systems
Understanding of principles of good usability and graphic design
Experience with tools for managing digital assets for both data and publication
Experience with institutional repositories and metadata creation
Experience or familiarity with instructional technology and/or digital media software in an educational setting. Ability to use technology in creative ways to solve problems and/or facilitate workflow
Excellent computer skills, with advanced proficiency in a Windows environment and with MS Office applications
Significant project management experience, including the ability and interest in establishing and supporting creative initiatives, and facilitating new partnerships and interdisciplinary projects.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively, demonstrated record of setting priorities, meeting multiple deadlines, and sharing workloads and projects with a diverse team. Ability to mentor and coach junior staff and novice researchers.
Solid organizational skills including attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to take initiative and thrive in a fast-paced, changing, collaborative environment. Able to produce timely, high-quality results under pressure.
Additional Information :
The Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University inspires and supports innovative learning, teaching, and dialogue about cutting-edge, multidisciplinary global challenges. We foster and evaluate new pedagogical tools and instructional strategies that bridge disciplinary fields, educational spaces, and groups of learners. We define global health within a conceptual framework that captures the interconnectedness between health conditions (the “problem”), the determinants of health (the “context”), and societal responses (the “solutions”), and which recognizes the blurred lines between social, political, economic, and environmental domains.
This is a one year term position with the possibility of renewal.
Pre-Employment Screening: Identity
Appointment End Date: 30-Jun-2017
EEO Statement: We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
