[Eril-l] Job Opening for the Orbis Cascade Alliance: Program Manager, Shared Content & Technical Services

[Jill Emery]

*Job Summary*

The Program Manager for the Orbis Cascade Alliance supervises two staff and
reports to the Executive Director, working with member libraries, vendors,
consortium staff, and Alliance teams to oversee, coordinate, develop, and
assess the* Shared Content and Technical Services Program.  **The program
has these primary activities, conducted with the collaboration of a member
team:*

   - Purchasing or licensing of approximately $14M in commercial databases,
   ejournals, and ebooks and memberships related to library collections
   - Supporting shared practices in technical services workflow and
   practices
   - Supporting shared practices and staffing for library functions (such
   as collection development, acquisitions, cataloging, serials and related
   functions) that maximizes the collective efficiency of these operations
   within Alliance libraries
   - Instituting collection development services & policies with
   appropriate Alliance stakeholders
   - Coordinating strategy for managing the Alliance’s central (Network
   Zone) bibliographic database, including supporting record loading for
   common package
   - Supervising (1) staff member who manages the Alliance’s central
   (Network Zone) bibliographic database, including supporting record loading
   for common packages; and (1) staff member who supports the licensing
   portfolio

The goal is to bring a sense of unity to Alliance collections while
creating efficiencies which enable libraries and their staff to focus on
expanding and improving library services and discovery.  The incumbent
staff supervised by this position are a Licensing Specialist and a Network
Zone Manager.

Guided by the consortium’s mission, vision, values, and strategic agenda,
work is non-routine and requires a creative approach to program management
and leadership.  This position is expected to exercise great latitude in
determining organizational process associated with large, complex,
distributed, and high-profile projects.

Additional expectations of all program managers include:

   - Lead or otherwise participate in new initiatives.
   - Lead efforts to standardize workflows and system configuration.
   - Maintain an awareness of all Alliance programs and take active steps
   to communicate with other programs and help coordinate activities across
   the consortium.
   - Propose and monitor program budget.
   - Travel frequently within the northwest region and at least twice
   yearly within the U.S.

Engage in professional activities that develop professional skills and
enhance the profile and operations of the Alliance.

Candidates applying before August 25 will receive full consideration.

https://www.orbiscascade.org/shared-content-and-technical-
services-program-manager/
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