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About the Role

The New York Public Library (NYPL) seeks a strategic and collaborative leader to oversee the operations and services of the Barbara Goldsmith Preservation department. This role is crucial for unifying the library's preservation program, fostering collaboration, and ensuring the proper care and accessibility of research collections for current and future generations.

Responsibilities

Shape and communicate preservation policies, standards, and best practices for all collection formats.
Lead the development of a preservation policy for internal and external audiences, engaging stakeholders across the Library.
Develop a 10-year collections storage master plan, identifying spaces for decommissioning, storage room improvement requirements, capital project standards, and future storage needs.
Oversee collections emergency preparedness and disaster recovery planning, ensuring staff training and alignment with Library-wide policies.
Contribute to an updated Total Cost of Stewardship model in partnership with stakeholders.
Support Exhibitions and Outgoing Loan programs by optimizing workflows and ensuring safe processing and movement of collections.
Develop improved workflows for collections control and movement of special collections between research locations.
Lead the development and implementation of collections control and condition review processes to support digitization strategy.
Contribute to the development and implementation of the Library’s digital preservation strategy.
Manage budgets and grants, coordinate fine art insurance, and contribute to fundraising initiatives.
Develop and support staff, fostering inclusion and professional growth, including training opportunities.
Effectively manage organizational change, strengthening a collaborative team environment.
Represent NYPL at local, national, and consortial conferences and committees related to preservation.
Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

ALA-accredited MLS and substantial research library experience or Master’s degree and relevant, substantial experience.
10+ years of experience in an academic or research library setting, with increasingly responsible managerial responsibilities in preservation.
7+ years of successful people management experience.
Successfully demonstrated experience in the preservation of research library materials in all formats, including conservation practices, assessing storage environments, disaster recovery procedures, and the preservation of digital materials and special collections.
Demonstrated success in strategic planning, policy and procedures development, resource management, and problem-solving within collaborative team-oriented environments.
Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and setting clear performance goals.
Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
Knowledge of current issues and evolving trends in preservation practices and technical standards.
Proven leadership in project management, negotiation, and influencing stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to align cross-functional stakeholders and foster a culture of productive teamwork.
Demonstrated experience in analyzing workflows and systems and implementing organizational change to improve operational efficiency.
Currently manages two direct reports, overseeing approximately 27 staff, which may increase due to grant projects.

Skills

Preservation policies
Standards and best practices
Strategic planning
Policy and procedures development
Resource management
Problem-solving
Project management
Negotiation
Influencing stakeholders
Workflow analysis
Systems analysis
Organizational change management
Teamwork
Communication skills
Interpersonal skills
Oral communication
Written communication
Preservation practices
Technical standards
Conservation practices
Storage environment assessment
Disaster recovery procedures
Digital preservation
Special collections preservation
People management

Location

Library Services Center

Work Type

Full Time
Hybrid schedule: 3 days required in the office, 2 days remote

Experience Level

10+ years of experience in an academic or research library setting
7+ years of successful people management experience

Education Level

ALA-accredited MLS
Master's degree

Salary/Compensations

$175,000 - $185,000 / year

About the Company

For more than 125 years, The New York Public Library (NYPL) has been an essential provider of books, information, ideas, and education.
With collections numbering more than 56 million items and serving more than 16 million patrons in person each year and millions more online, NYPL’s reach is both local and global.
Our mission is to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen our communities.
At our world-class research centers–including the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Library at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the Library for the Performing Arts, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture–expert staff facilitate the work of our diverse communities, offering inspiring reading rooms, programs, exhibitions, fellowships, and a dynamic range of research services.
Their work is supported by dedicated staff on the Collections and Research Services teams.
We are proud to be the most public and widely used research library in the world.
The Collections and Research Services division, which includes Preservation, Special Collections Processing, Digital Collections Operations, Collection Development, and Access & Research Services, operates as a highly integrated, cross-functional management team.
This group also partners with staff at the research centers to manage the ongoing development and processing of our exceptional research collections, advance unified discovery and expanded access with our partners in Digital, both in-person and online, and ensure stewardship of the collections at every stage of the collections lifecycle.