Full time, 37.5 hours/week
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Hybrid: 3 days on-site, 2 days remote
Worksite Address: 344 Winchester Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511
The Yale Library in New Haven, Connecticut, seeks a collaborative and strategic professional for the position of Metadata Services Unit (MSU) Manager. MSU is one of two units within Resource Discovery Services (RDS), a department of Library Technical Services.
Reporting to the Director of RDS, the MSU Manager oversees a unit that performs batch level metadata editing; database reporting and analysis; data extract, transformation, and loads (ETL), schema mapping across discovery systems; metadata policy guidance and documentation; project design and management; authority control; research data information management, as well as linked data, Yale’s Open Metadata Service, and BIBFRAME implementation. The unit's work requires a high level of collaboration with colleagues across the library and broader communities in developing and maintaining data standards, practices, and tools.
The MSU Manager participates in recruiting, managing, training, developing, and directly supervising unit staff; plans, manages, and assesses process and workflow changes; fosters a team approach to the work; establishes metrics, tracks progress, and regularly reports on the unit’s work; oversees projects and participates in library- and university-wide committees and task forces; and participates in regional, national, and international professional activities–both to contribute to the profession and to grow individually as a librarian.
As part of the RDS leadership team, the MSU Manager participates in the development and implementation of department- and library-wide goals and initiatives; develops leadership and management skills in support of growing organizational development and health; and contributes to an organizational culture that promotes excellence, accountability, inclusiveness, collaboration, continuous learning, and effective communication.
Yale University Library serves a diverse staff, campus, local, and global community and is deeply committed to advancing its goals for equity, inclusion, and accessibility. This commitment is reflected in our mission, strategic directions, staff values, initiatives, and scholarly activity. To support our goals for staff recruitment, retention, and development, Yale Library invites applications from candidates whose philosophies align with these commitments and who have demonstrated success with supporting diversity and inclusion through their work, service, research, and/or teaching.
The position will be assigned a rank of Librarian 2 to 4 based on a combination of professional experience and qualifications. Librarian ranking information can be found here.
Required Education and Experience: Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school or equivalent accredited degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience as a library metadata expert. Demonstrated metadata management may be substituted for formal training. Demonstrated experience with library systems used to manage, describe, and maintain complex collections. Demonstrated experience with standards, systems, and best practices related to library metadata and resource discovery. Demonstrated experience in formation of metadata policy, strategy, and best practices. Demonstrated experience with metadata creation, transformation, remediation, design, and maintenance. Demonstrated experience planning for and managing complex projects and workflow assessment. Demonstrated experience tailoring oral and written communications to work effectively and collaboratively with various stakeholders.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and direction in a research library or similar institution.
- Proven ability to manage, lead, and direct staff in accomplishing both
individual and collective goals. Ability to train staff at all levels.
Ability to prioritize effectively among competing demands. Ability to
solve problems collectively and creatively.
- Demonstrated
excellent customer services skills, flexibility, and a strong commitment
to innovation, standards as well as creativity, and excellence.
- Demonstrated
ability to collaborate and build consensus. Ability to initiate and
maintain cooperative working relationships with colleagues, supervisors,
and managers. Ability to work harmoniously and as a team player, thrive
in a team-based environment, and foster teamwork among others.
- Ability to promote and engage in Yale Library’s staff values of access, diversity, and innovation.
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: Experience with managing authority control workflows and knowledge of library linked data and identity management principles and technologies. Experience managing professional and union staff.
For the full vacancy notice and to apply, visit https://bit.ly/YaleCareers_89970BR
