Ref EIS00243

Location London, St Pancras

Position Type Fixed Term

Specialism Information Technology

Based at British Library, St. Pancras, London with some international travel

3 year fixed term contract

  
Salary: £37,937 to £44,059 per annum

  
Take your passion for the Internet to a role that will impact on research and
learning for generations to come. You'll not only help save the world's
cultural heritage as it is manifested on the Internet, but also have the
opportunity to develop expert knowledge in web archiving and display your
expertise on an international stage. Working for a consortium of 42
international organisations including the most prestigious libraries and
archives in the world will just be an added bonus for you.

  
Join the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC), a global
membership organisation dedicated to the long term preservation of Internet
resources. You will play a key role in the day-to-day running of the
Consortium by managing all aspects of the communications and its annual
programme containing technical and educational projects. You will work closely
with and support the IIPC Steering Committee, working groups and member
organisations.

  
The role will be based at the British Library, one of the founding members of
the IIPC.

You are an excellent communicator and organiser. You have managed programmes /
projects and are able to deliver the intended outcomes on time and on budget.
You possess strong stakeholder management skills and know how to persuade,
convince and build relationships to obtain cooperation and buy-in. You have
good understanding of information systems, web technology or digital
scholarship, and most importantly the purpose behind the IIPC initiative.

  
For details on this varied and challenging role, please visit
http://www.bl.uk/recruitment.

For more information about the IIPC, please visit
http://netpreserve.org/

For more information on British Library's web archiving activity, please visit
http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/stratpolprog/digi/webarch/index.html.



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