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The job details are as follows:

Senior Program Officers in the Research Library Partnership (RLP) program create and manage topical programs that engage partner staff and advance OCLC Research and Programming work agenda. Program Officers have specialist domain knowledge appropriate to managing working groups of expert library practitioners.

Major responsibilities:

• Organize and manage RLP working groups and other community-facing activity to deliver outcomes that advance the OCLC Research and Programming agenda. Advocate for program needs and opportunities within the division, the enterprise and the involved communities.
• Provide expertise and advice on current and evolving priorities and workflows in research libraries, develop recommendations for technical and policy responses within the OCLC enterprise and in target communities.
• Serve as a primary external communicator helping to develop and amplify the value proposition of the Research Library Partnership program. Represent the RLP and OCLC Research and Programming nationally and internationally on topics relevant to the work agenda, as appropriate.
• Work closely with OCLC Communications and other public relations staff to develop and execute a communication strategy that ensures high visibility and impact of Research Library Partnership activities.
• Participate in work teams within the division and the enterprise.
   

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in information/library science or relevant arts/humanities/social sciences discipline.
• At least 7 years’ experience as a specialist practitioner in a research library setting.
• Demonstrated professional leadership in one or more of RLP’s key communities: metadata managers; research support/scholarly communications librarians; special and digital collections/digital humanities specialists; resource-sharing and collections strategists.
• Demonstrated success in managing project and promoting outcomes.

Desired Qualifications:

• Enthusiasm for and interest in evolving technology landscape, within and outside of libraries.
• Broad knowledge of higher education environment and university research enterprise in the US and internationally.
• Knowledge of the Research Library Partnership’s mission and goals.

Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

ADA/EAA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.