Overview
Vacancy for Membership Manager within the Digital Repository of Ireland team based at the Royal Irish Academy
Date posted: 5 November 2021
Location: Dublin
Contract: Fixed Term (3-year fixed-term contract)
Responsibilities
* Serve as the liaison for DRI’s current and potential members, guiding new members from application through invoicing to announcement
* Build a membership database/customer relationship management system to monitor member engagement and deposits, and report on requirements and membership development
* Work with members to assess their current needs, plan for future needs (technical, archival, educational, policy) and liaise with appropriate DRI staff to meet these needs.
* Liaise with the DRI Education & Outreach Manager to identify training needs and materials and assist with training
* Chair DRI’s membership taskforce, setting meetings, monitoring action items, providing reports and/or discussion points to the Director or DRI staff meeting as appropriate
* Organise member events (e.g. Members’ Forum, coffee mornings)
* Contribute to DRI taskforces, reports, project proposals and other DRI duties as assigned
Qualifications
* Degree in an area relevant to DRI’s remit, e.g. humanities, social sciences, information, librarianship/archival studies, data management or equivalent
* Significant demonstrable experience working in the higher education or cultural sector, ideally in a research or research support role
* Skills and expertise in one or more of the following areas: digital preservation, digital repositories, archives or libraries, digital humanities or digital social sciences, digital cultural heritage, research data management, metadata
* Evidence of skills in landscape analysis and strategic planning
* Excellent interpersonal skills, with evidence of experience in stakeholder engagement
* Experience in organising events, from planning through design to delivery
The closing date for applications is 5 November 2021.
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