[SQACBM-L] FW: Music Archivist position in Saudi Arabia

[Nevins, Maureen]

From: CenterMuseum KSA <centermuseumksa at gmail.com>
Sent: April 2, 2023 1:15 PM
Cc: l.urkevich at moc.gov.sa
Subject: Music Archivist position in Saudi Arabia

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Music Archivist/Librarian

Oversee the day-to-day operations, preservation, and access to rare and unique collections in a new music archive and small public library in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Identify at-risk materials, suggest reformatting options, direct projects, digitization, develop workflows, support description, access, and outreach.


Job Description

•Oversees acquisition, care, and management of the collection
•Processes collections according to professional standards
•Prioritizes and oversee the digitization of the archives
•Systematically survey collections and provide storage recommendations
•Identify vendors and support RFPs for services
•Oversee the stabilization, cleaning, and evaluation of collections
•Oversee quality control and monitor conversion quality on in-house and vendor projects
•Supervise the digitization of in-house media following international preservation guidelines and best practices and supervise the recording of appropriate administrative and descriptive metadata
•Catalog published materials and help create finding aids
•Manage, hire, train, and coordinate staff, interns, volunteers
•Compile statistics and prepare reports, including project costs.
•Assist in assessing intern, student worker, and grant applicants.
•Stay current with developments in the field of preservation, digitization, and access
•Prepare, conduct, and participate in public outreach and educational opportunities


Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and at least one (1) year professional archival experience with preferred supervisory experience in any field.


Preferred Education and Experience:
Master’s degree in archival management, library science, music history/musicology, OR archival certification. Experience working with collection management software, knowledge of bibliographic metadata standards (e.g. RDA, MARC), collection development, and music a plus. Bi-lingual (Arabic-English) and those with an interest in the Arab world are preferred.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION and TO APPLY: Interested candidates should submit a CV and brief cover letter to: Dr. Lisa Urkevich,  l.urkevich at moc.gov.sa<mailto:l.urkevich at moc.gov.sa>



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