Metadata and Standards Technician

**Metadata and Standards Technician**

**Take a central role**
The Bank of Canada has a vision to be “a leading central bank—dynamic, engaged and trusted—committed to a better Canada.” No other employer in the country offers you the unique opportunity to work at the very center of Canada’s economy, in a diverse and inclusive organization with significant impact on the economic and financial well-being of all Canadians. You will be challenged, energized and motivated to excel in an environment where we are reinventing central banking, renewing ways of doing business and reinforcing a culture of innovation.

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**Did you know?**
Have you recently graduated or will be graduating from a Library science program? This position would be excellent position for a newly graduated library technician or librarian who prefers technical services work with a focus on metadata description.

The Knowledge and Information Services team (K&IS) provides information and data resources, services, tools, systems, and policies which help Bank staff access, utilize, manage, and share quality information to effectively accomplish the Bank’s business goals. K&IS specializes in digital scholarship; digital library and content licensing services; research and reference services; corporate record services; support to end users for the Bank’s document management system; and management of the Bank of Canada Archives.

**What you will do**
You will support the descriptive cataloguing records housed within the Bank’s integrated library system, its federated search tool, its Data Catalogue and its Research Data Management service. The Bank’s digital library collection encompasses a variety of content types including bibliographic databases, market data, industry information resources, alt data sets, ejournal packages, ebooks, news sources and official statistics.

You will work collaboratively with senior Metadata Specialists and Systems Librarians, to support the creation of original and copy cataloguing records, as well as working to remediate and transform existing metadata descriptions. The Bank’s information and data collection requires metadata records for a variety of content types, including socioeconomic data feeds, research data files, and readme files, and you will be using a variety of information tools and systems which may include Ex Libris Alma, Ex Libris PRIMO, TIND RDM, SpringShare LibGuides, and Symplectic Elements.

**What you need to succeed**
You are a team player who can work in a collaborative environment and are an effective communicator. You possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills. You continuously deliver excellent attention to detail. You are able to review and assess metadata quality and usability.

You have work or academic knowledge of the following:

- Descriptive library cataloguing standards (AACR2, RDA, Dublin Core),
- Metadata record encoding standards (MARC, XML, HTML, JSON),
- Authority controls and records,
- International standards for describing numeric data sets (DDI, DataCite)
- Persistent Identifiers (ORCID, DOIs)
- Integrated library systems or platforms

**Nice-to-have**
- Microsoft SharePoint experience
- Knowledge of data and software citation principles

**Your education and experience**
Library technician college diploma and one year of work experience in an information service-delivery unit as a cataloguer or metadata specialist or a Master’s degree in library science, from an ALA-accredited school or an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered

**What you need to know**
- Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents
- Security level required: Be eligible to obtain Secret
- Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.
- In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and further to public health guidelines, preventative measures are being taken to ensure health and safety during the recruitment process. All interviews are conducted virtually.

**Hybrid Work Model **#LI-Hybrid**

The Bank is conducting a trial of a hybrid working model which provides employees with the flexibility to telework for significant portions of each month. During the trial, employees will be expected to come onsite on those days when they are involved in activities that they or their leader feel are better conducted in person and to build connections with colleagues. For the majority of employees, it is expected that onsite time will range from 5 to 10 days per month, depending on your role. You must live in Canada, and within reasonable commuting distance of the office.

**Vaccination Policy**What you can expect from us**
This is a great opportunity to join a leading organization and be part of a high-performing team. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet your needs at every stage of your l