Information Management Project Manager

Teylers Museum is seeking an Information Management Project Manager

Teylers Museum is the oldest museum in the Netherlands. It is a unique 18th-century institution of learning, housed in its original building. The museum is the place to marvel at art and science and boasts a fascinating collection of fossils, minerals, books, coins, medals, scientific instruments, paintings, and drawings of international significance. Recently, the beautifully restored home of founder Pieter Teyler has also opened to the public. We organize diverse and successful exhibitions, ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Dinomakers, from Vogelpracht to Hockney’s Eye.

Job Description

Teylers Museum faces a number of digital challenges in its efforts to showcase the collection online as effectively as possible. To achieve this, the underlying collection and metadata infrastructures must be designed in such a way that the information is and remains discoverable, visible, and usable in an efficient and modern manner. In the short term, plans include the development of a new website and the migration of the collection management system.

Teylers is looking for an experienced project manager to adapt and manage the collection infrastructure. Are you able to serve as a point of contact for museum staff, data users, and software/service providers? And do you have knowledge of current standards for data access and the requirements these standards place on software and the organization of collection information? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Work

Your main responsibilities will include: project leadership in the area of digital collection access; this includes the migration from the current CMS (Adlib) to Axiell (scheduled for mid-2023) – managing, adapting, and, where necessary, redesigning the metadata and collection data infrastructure in close collaboration with, among others, the collection managers and archivist – application management (identifying and resolving issues, developing and testing functionalities, liaising with key users and vendors, etc.) and serving as the internal and external point of contact for all collection-related software – acting as the internal and external point of contact for the digital collection infrastructure and metadata infrastructure – taking responsibility for the long-term preservation of the museum’s digital heritage-related data.

You will perform these duties under the supervision of the Chief Curator of Science, but your area of focus will encompass all of the museum’s digital collection information.

What do we offer?

A dynamic workplace in the heart of Haarlem, as part of a talented team · The opportunity to develop your skills through training courses and to make a difference in our organization · A 36-hour-per-week position, with competitive terms of employment in accordance with the Museum Collective Labor Agreement · The position is classified in pay scale 9 (a salary between €3,087 and €4,041 gross per month based on a full-time (36-hour) workweek. This includes a structural increase of 5% effective November 1, 2022) · The position is initially for a term of two years, after which the scope and number of hours will be evaluated.

Profile

• You have a relevant degree at the associate’s or bachelor’s level, or have acquired knowledge in this field through other means.
• You have at least three years of experience as an IT project manager, preferably with digital collection access in the heritage sector.
• You serve as a full-fledged discussion partner and intermediary for technical stakeholders and users involved in the digital access to data.
• You enjoy working with others and engaging an organization in the implementation of your projects.
• You love getting results and think in terms of solutions when things don't go as planned
• You can communicate effectively with our colleagues and partners both verbally and in writing in Dutch and/or English (minimum B2 level upon starting).

Comment

We want to showcase Teylers Museum’s heritage online for a wide range of audiences and make it digitally accessible in a sustainable way. We hope you’ll help us achieve this. Please send us your resume along with a cover letter in which you reflect on the questions below:

• Briefly describe a digital project you developed for another organization. What made it successful, and what would you do differently next time?
• Briefly describe how you work with professionals both within and outside an organization to establish a collaborative and widely supported data management system.

Please send your resume and a cover letter by February 8, 2023, to: vacatures@teylersmuseum.nl, with the subject line “Job Opening: Information Management Project Leader.” The first round of interviews will take place on February 20, 2023. For candidates selected following this round of interviews, a^second round of interviews will take place after spring break. You may be asked to prepare an assignment for this round.

For more information about the position, please contact Trienke van der Spek, Chief Curator of Science (tvanderspek@teylersmuseum.nl).

Teylers Museum is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and to being an open organization where people feel comfortable and safe. We strongly encourage anyone who can contribute to this mission to apply.