Job Description Summary & Additional Information

Duties and Responsibilities

Transforming Indigenous Archival Search, a collaborative Mellon-funded project, seeks a Project Manager to assist with planning, implementing, and managing logistical aspects of the project, including coordination of planning meetings, honoraria, trainings, and Indigenous evaluation sessions with a wide range of organizational and community stakeholders. The project is designed to collaboratively test and develop new scalable approaches to cultural-technical development workflows, standards, and controlled vocabularies that will enable aggregated Indigenous discovery and description. The Project Manager should have a good knowledge of online systems and platforms such as Google suite and Zoom.

Coordinating, scheduling, and running meetings, trainings, and evaluation sessions with organizational, team, and community partners.
Monitoring project Work Plan, Data Management Plan, and outcomes, including leading task tracking in project management systems or software such as Google suite, Airtable, Base Camp, Trello, Click-up, etc.
Collecting and stewarding primary source data (Zoom audio and video recordings) and associated transcripts from IDG, other SNAC stakeholder meetings, Advisory Board meetings, and Indigenous evaluation sessions; maintaining project Google Drive and internal documentation
Overseeing ethical transfer of project final deliverables (such as training videos and controlled vocabulary documentation) to the Sustainable Heritage Network, SNAC website, UMD website, UMD DRUM repository, or other appropriate venues.
Managing evaluation recruitment plan and dissemination, list-serves, and project communication, including project email; serving as initial point-of-contact for participants in Indigenous evaluation sessions
Assist PI/Co-PIs creating milestones and/or benchmarks for the project, creating tasks that align with milestones, and assisting in creating outlines and/or timelines that measure and inform timely progress to ensure successful project outcomes.
Communicating regularly with core UMD team as well as managing Advisory Board, SNAC leadership, University of Virginia, and SNAC working groups communications
Coordinating SNAC and OpenRefine training set-up, including equipment and technology needs

Preferences:

Experience with project management, event-planning, or coordination
Demonstrated success with working in project teams collaboratively, with multiple levels of staff, colleagues, and community constituencies
Knowledge of Indigenous values or traditions, and/or experience working with Native American, First Nations, Inuit, Métis, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and/or Indigenous communities.
Experience implementing virtual research and community projects
Demonstrated commitment to values of openness, diversity, inclusion, innovation, and social justice
Familiarity with core university digital systems and platforms such as Google Suite and Zoom.

Application Materials: Resume/CV, Cover Letter, and List of References

Best Consideration Date: October 19, 2025

Open Until Filled: Yes

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Five years of progressively responsible experience in project management and complexity. Three (3) years of experience in a lead or supervisory role.

Other: Additional work experience as defined above may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to four (4) years of the required education.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Strong communication skills, leadership abilities,

Demonstrate proficiency in project planning, execution, and risk management.

Strong attention to deadlines and budgetary guidelines

Proven success working with all levels of management

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Proficiency in computer software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Additional Job Description

Job Risks

Not Applicable to This Position

Department

ARHU-Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Worker Sub-Type

Staff Contractual (C2) (Fixed Term)

Salary Range

$72,500 - $87,000

Benefits Summary

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Background Checks

Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify anyone from employment. Before any adverse decision, the finalist will have an opportunity to provide information to the University regarding disclosable background check information. The University reserves the right to rescind the offer of employment or otherwise decline or terminate employment if the information reported by the background check is deemed incompatible with the position, regardless of when the background check is completed.

Employment Eligibility

The successful candidate must complete employment eligibility verification (on Form I-9) by presenting documents that establish identity and work authorization within the timeframe required by federal immigration law, and where applicable, to demonstrate renewed employment authorization. Failure to complete employment eligibility verification or reverification within the timeframe set forth by law may result in suspension or termination of employment.

EEO Statement

The University of Maryland, College Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. Please read the University’s Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy.

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