Digital Collections Specialist

4 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia Full time

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Museum, Level B

Job Title

Digital Collections Specialist

Department

Operations | Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre

Compensation Range

$5,468.83 - $7,878.17 CAD Monthly

The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.

Posting End Date

May 17, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Job Summary

The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam people). With a mandate to support access to residential school records for Survivors, their families and communities, IRSHDC prioritizes respectful, Indigenous-led and trauma-informed research, information practice and education. It facilitates critical dialogue about the Indian Residential School system, seeking to engage the UBC community and the broader public on the origins, effects and ongoing legacy of the schools. IRSHDC has an active oral testimony program in service to Indigenous nations and is developing digital systems and spaces of inquiry to model a new platform for information stewardship.

Organizational Status

The Digital Collections Specialist reports to the Collections Manager. They work in close collaboration with the collections team as well as with research and archives staff at external institutions such as the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Library and Archives Canada and the Royal BC Museum.

Work Performed- Oversees the Centre’s archival collection; undertakes long-term planning for the collection and develops and implements policies, procedures and standards related to the acquisition, management and access of primarily digital records.- Manages relations with individual and organizational donors; produces memoranda of understanding with partner institutions to facilitate the acquisition of records.- Oversees the appraisal, accessioning, processing, arrangement, description and deaccessioning of digital and physical records.- Develops and maintains protocols in the storage, access and use of IRSHDC’s analogue collection.- Oversees authority control in the online content management system.- Responds to records-related inquiries from Survivors, their families and researchers.- Manages IRSHDC’s digitization program.- Designs, implements and oversees a digital preservation program.- Manages the collections website; plans and oversees enhancements to the site.- Designs and oversees the development of digital exhibitions and other curatorial initiatives.- Plays a leading role in the improvement and expansion of IRSHDC’s digital and interactive systems and its information infrastructure.- Plans, executes and reports on special archival projects.- May represent IRSHDC at wider community events.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

The Digital Collections Specialist and Researcher will exercise sound judgment, discretion and tact in working with Survivors and their families; faculty, staff, and students; the general public; and counterparts at other institutions. Good judgment in the assessment of materials is imperative, as are organizational skills and attention to detail. Errors, poor judgment and inappropriate decisions can negatively impact Survivors and their families; faculty, staff, and students; and the general public along with IRSHDC’s partner institutions. Errors may also impede IRSHDC’s work and ultimately result in ineffective or inadequate displays of public information. Misidentification of usage rights on materials may create legal exposure for IRSHDC and university.

Supervision Received

Works with limited direction under the direction of the Collections Manager or designate.

Supervision Given

Supervises contractors, students and interns. Provides instruction to graduate students.

Minimum Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of four years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own.- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications- Graduate degree in archival studies (MAS) preferred; dual graduate degree in archival and library studies an asset.-
- Four years employment in an archival environment

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