Job SummaryThe Program Director provides strategic and operational leadership for a multi-year collaborative initiative among the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library, the HBCU Library Alliance, Harvard Library, and participating Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The initiative seeks to expand discovery, access, preservation, and stewardship of archival collections documenting African American history and culture.
Supervision Exercised:
Program CoordinatorPrimary Duties and Responsibilities: - Provide overall operational leadership for the initiative.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive project roadmap, including timelines, milestones, and a communications strategy.
- Lead collaborative planning with HBCU partners to identify, inventory, and prioritize collections for processing and digitization.
- Evaluate the need to design and help establish regional service hubs and associated workflows and will assess and shape sustainable technical approaches for discovery, access, and promotion of collections across participating institutions.
- Develop and coordinate learning exchanges, professional development opportunities, and communities of practice in areas such as archival processing, metadata, conservation, and digitization.
- Supervise a program coordinator and facilitate collaboration among staff and units at multiple institutions.
- Establish structures and methods for stakeholder engagement and program. sustainability, including needs assessments and feedback mechanisms.
- Lead the development of sustainable business models for ongoing programs beyond the project term.
- Write and manage grants
- Support the work of the advisory group and executive team, including preparation of agendas, meeting materials, and follow-up actions.
Minimum QualificationsEducation/Training Requirements- Master's degree from an accredited institution in Library and Information Science, Archival Studies, Public History, Museum Studies, Information Management, Higher Education Administration, or a related field.
Experience:- Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience leading complex projects, programs, or collaborative initiatives.
- Managing multi-institutional partnerships and stakeholder relationships.
- With grant-funded projects, including planning, implementation, reporting, and compliance.
- Supervising staff and coordinating cross-functional teams.
- Working within HBCUs, academic libraries, archives, museums, or cultural heritage organizations.
- Working with digital library platforms, repository systems, or large-scale digitization initiatives.
- Demonstrated success securing external funding through grants or philanthropic partnerships.
- Facilitating communities of practice and professional learning networks.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:- Knowledge of African American history collections, special collections, and archival practices.
- Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills
- Strong organizational, analytical, and project management skills.
Physical Demands:Physical ability to comfortably move and shelf library materials from place to place. Must have the ability to lift up to 40lbs. and push fully loaded book trucks on an occasional basis. Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb and reach for long periods of time and frequently.
Work environment:The work environment is representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations. 
