Digital Preservation and Systems Manager

Reporting to the Head of Digital Reach, you will provide technical leadership across digitisation, digital preservation, discovery, metadata interoperability and learning resources. You will work with Library colleagues, IT Services, the University’s cultural institutions and suppliers to ensure that platforms and services are robust, sustainable and aligned with Library priorities.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the technical transformation of digital collection systems to improve discovery, access and long-term preservation.
• Managing systems, infrastructure and services that support digitisation, preservation and access.
• Providing specialist advice on digitisation, digital preservation, metadata, digital asset management and application support.
• Improving metadata quality, interoperability and integration, and delivering technical projects into operational service.
• Leading supplier relationships and managing and developing a small specialist team.

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences and approaches to their work.

• Strong knowledge of digitisation, metadata standards, digital object management and digital preservation approaches.
• Experience supporting digitised collections, technical projects and applications that manage metadata and digital objects.
• Ability to import and export digital objects and metadata, and to work with legacy formats and systems.
• A logical, service-oriented approach, with excellent problem-solving, communication and technical documentation skills.
• Experience managing a small team or providing day-to-day supervision and support.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience developing, or working with others to develop, front-end interfaces to digital content.
• A relevant honours degree or professional qualification in library, information, computing or digital scholarship; equivalent professional experience is equally valued.

You will also demonstrate commitment to accessibility, copyright, data protection, safeguarding, ethical practice, inclusion, health and safety, continuous improvement and service excellence.

Our benefits include:

• Generous employer pension contribution
• 29 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure
• Ride to Work and electric vehicle schemes

For more information, see University of Manchester Benefits and our Flexible and Hybrid Working information. This role is categorised as fully hybrid, normally involving some campus working.

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