[MCN-L] Job Opportunity, University of Arizona: Cultural Institutions Technology Program Manager

[Gose, Denise K - (gosed)]

Posting Number: A22101
Job Title: Program Manager, Technology
Job Description:
The University of Arizona (UA) Office of Research, Discovery and Innovation 
(RDI) oversees three cultural institutions as part of the UA interdisciplinary 
arts, culture and society academic enterprise.  Under RDI leadership, the 
cultural institutions - Arizona State Museum, UA Museum of Art, Center for 
Creative Photography - work in coordination with academic programs to leverage 
their intellectual resources and strengthen UA's position by advancing 
collaborative research, scholarship, and engagement at the local, regional, 
national, and international levels.  Located in Tucson, Arizona, the University 
of Arizona is one of the nation's leading public universities and is ranked in 
the top 25 research universities nationwide.

POSITION SUMMARY
The Cultural Institutions Technology Program Manager provides strategic 
direction and manages technology for RDI cultural institutions.  The incumbent 
will work in conjunction with the University Information Technology Services 
(UITS), RDI cultural institutions leadership, key collection managers, and 
relevant technology stakeholders to create and maintain an integrated 
information technology (IT) organization.  The Technology Program Manager will 
develop and lead a team that coordinates strategic development, project 
management, and support services for all three cultural institutions.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
*   Provide long-range strategic direction for technology within the RDI 
Cultural Institutions, including coordinating infrastructure, collections 
management systems, and web-based content delivery.
*   Act as lead technology project manager for implementation of 
coordinated infrastructure, digital asset management, and web-based content 
delivery in support of RDI Cultural Institutions' strategic direction.
*   Develop and maintain coordinated IT infrastructure network, operational 
workflows, procedures, and policies.
*   Develop and sustain coordinated collections management systems, 
including digital asset management, data integrity, e-commerce, and storage.
*   Develop and sustain coordinated web-based content delivery including 
collections access, online exhibitions, research portals, publication projects, 
and websites in conjunction with RDI Communications.
*   Serve as RDI Cultural Institutions' liaison to internal (e.g. UITS) and 
external (e.g. vendors) technology entities.
*   Oversee RDI IT personnel in implementing coordinated IT support 
services (desktop, server, web), equipment, and software needs for RDI Cultural 
Institutions.
*   Additional duties may be assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
*   Demonstrated record of strategic technology planning and leadership.
*   Outstanding project management skills including organizational, 
team-based decision-making, work flow optimization, support services, personnel 
management, budgets, and report generation.
*   Demonstrated experience in implementing and/or managing an 
enterprise-level museum collections management system, e.g., TMS, Embark, Emu, 
PastPerfect.
*   Demonstrated experience in managing cloud-based storage solutions, such 
as Amazon Glacier.
*   Working knowledge of programming languages and databases.
*   Demonstrated experience in implementing and/or managing digital asset 
management systems.
*   Demonstrated experience in developing, managing and maintaining online 
content for the cultural heritage community.
*   Ability to work independently and collaboratively across distinct 
institutional cultures.
*   Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
*   Good interpersonal skills with all levels of an organization.
*   Five years of technology experience.
*   Bachelor's degree in technology-related field.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
*   Grant writing/fundraising experience.
*   Experience working with cultural heritage collections.
*   Experience working with images and their associated metadata.
*   Experience working in an academic environment.
*   Master's degree in technology, art, history, museum studies or an 
equally relevant field.
*   Experience implementing e-commerce solutions.

Research, Discovery & Innovation (RDI) supports world-class research and 
discovery by University of Arizona faculty, staff, and students with particular 
attention to the University's land-grant mission of service to the State of 
Arizona. RDI enables the research success of University of Arizona faculty 
through its support of University research centers, institutes, museums, and 
core facilities; provision of research development, compliance and safety 
services; and strategic external partnerships. The University of Arizona seeks 
to build on its great strengths in interdisciplinary research by expanding its 
fundraising program dedicated to 

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