Applications are invited for the position of Membership Manager at the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) based at the Royal Irish Academy (RIA). The Membership Manager is a central role at the DRI, responsible for managing DRI’s membership programme and responding to member needs. This is a one-year special-purpose contract with the possibility of extension based on organisational requirements.
The key accountabilities are:
- 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 those needs
- Liaise with the DRI Training and Engagement 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
The essential qualifications are:
- 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
Find out more and apply by the deadline of 8 Feb 2023 by visiting the vacancies section of the RIA website.
