Senior Information Specialist

Senior Information Specialist

This position is 20-40% telecommuting with the onsite portion supported at Aurora, Colorado.

Tasks and Responsibilities (not all inclusive):

• Under the direction of the Program Manager for the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Information Center, the Sr. Information Specialist will manage organization and business improvement services of the Information Center and Library.
• This will include methodology development and evaluation, process re-engineering, best practices development, change management, organizational development, data modeling/data synthesis, and system integration and alignment.  
• Manage library processes to improve services to NIC constituents in the field, students at the Academy, and federal partners in the NIC in Aurora, Colorado. 
• Responsible for maintaining subject matter expertise of the corrections field by monitoring corrections literature, public policy, court cases, and various other information outlets
• Managing and integrating library and content management systems
• Manage the NIC Information Center’s physical & virtual library collection, on-line resources, and bibliographies
• Administer access to the library through a virtual checkout system for e-books, audiobooks, and material of interest to the corrections field
• Managing and administering NIC blogs, forums, and social media
• Make presentations to National Corrections Academy classes and meetings about NIC and the Information Center, or about the relevant corrections topic; conduct compliance review and implement modifications to NIC documents to meet standards of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Administer coding of MARC records for copy and original cataloging
• Collaborate with fellow librarians, information specialists, managers, and NIC partners on NIC and Information Center initiatives
• Conduct web content editing via HTML and Drupal and providing staff training.
• Compensation & Benefits: HIRING HOURLY RATE: $35 (Hourly rate to be determined by the education,  experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)   

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in library/information science (or similar) from an institution accredited by the American Library Association.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in progressively complex library technologies such as open-source integrated library systems, electronic library material administration, and virtual help desk systems.
• Experience with analysis of data bases, datasets, and statistics
• Skill in writing and editing documents at a professional level
• Superior customer service skills and ability to professionally collaborate with peers and upper management.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust US Government Clearance Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a Public Trust Clearance. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Criminal justice or corrections background
• Computer science and programming background

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