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The Open Planets Foundation is inviting applications for the position of Executive Director. The successful candidate will ideally be in post from December 2013. A job description and requirements are detailed in the link. Please send your letter of application and CV to Rebecca McGuinness ([log in to unmask]) by no later than 12:00 noon GMT on Monday October 21, 2013 Top-ranked candidates will be invited to a face-to-face interview in London on 28th October and 29th October. (the OPF cannot provide travel expenses for this interview). **Job purpose** * To lead, manage and develop the OPF and build an international community of practitioners working in in the field of digital preservation. * To develop and enhance the membership of the OPF and ensure that member organisations benefit from their association with the organisation * To promote and advocate open digital preservation solutions and services * To provide leadership and management of OPF staff and to run the organisation responsibly andaccountably **Job summary** The post-holder will need to engage with the digital preservation community and build trust to positionthe OPF as an international community leader in the provision of technical advice and guidance fordigital preservation. It will require an understanding of other organisations that are operating in thisspace and a facility to work with those organisations to position the OPF correctly. It thereforerequires some level of comfort with technical issues but also an ability to work politically, strategicallyand tactically. The post-holder will also need to work closely with the OPF Board to provide strategic leadership ofthe OPF and advise the Board on the development and implementation of the OPF's strategic agenda. He/she will have an influential role, both nationally and internationally in raising awareness ofthe OPF, building and maintaining key relationships that will help to further the OPF's work, andmanaging and developing services to maintain its position as a leading player in digital preservation. The post-holder will be pivotal in communications with member institutions and will be the primaryconduit between the Board and the membership. The Executive Director will be expected to takeprimary ownership of how satisfied the wider membership is with the direction of travel of theorganisation and provide the Board with regular updates and recommendations for refreshing andrenewing the value of the organisation. The post-holder will therefore be responsible for the upkeepand delivery of the OPF's b Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/10251/