Program Administrator 2

State of Ohio • Columbus, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The State Library of Ohio is seeking an experienced Program Administrator 2 to lead its digital preservation infrastructure and steward the state's digital heritage. The role leads the identification, evaluation, and acquisition of born-digital Ohio government materials and modernizes workflows to keep collections secure and accessible. It bridges traditional archiving and digital curation and directly supervises a team of library science professionals.

The position develops and maintains policies, standards, and workflows for accessioning, describing, preserving, and managing born-digital, digitized, and hybrid collections over the long term. It coordinates planning and digital conversion of analog collections, managing in-house projects and external vendor relationships. Other duties include outreach and partnership building, public relations, public interaction, and providing backup library services as needed.

This is a permanent, full-time, unclassified position performed on-site at 35 East Chestnut Street in Columbus, Ohio, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The role serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Final applicants tentatively selected may be required to complete a background check and urinalysis.

Requirements

• Meet one of the stated minimum qualification paths: four years of training or experience in business administration, management science, or public administration; or completion of an undergraduate core program in one of those fields plus two years of training or experience in a supervisory, administrative, or managerial position.
• Alternatively, completion of an undergraduate core program in an academic field commensurate with the assigned program area plus two years of training or experience in a supervisory, administrative, or managerial position, or in a staff position involving planning, research, or policy/procedure development.
• Alternatively, one year of experience as a Program Administrator 1, 63122, or an equivalent of the stated minimum class qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and align policies, standards, and workflows for accessioning, describing, preserving, and long-term management of born-digital, digitized, and hybrid collections.
• Coordinate the planning and digital conversion of analog collections.
• Manage in-house digital conversion projects and relationships with external vendors.
• Lead and manage a team of four professional librarians.
• Perform outreach and public relations and build partnerships.
• Interact with the public and provide backup library services as needed.

Benefits

• Medical coverage.
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after completion of the eligibility period.
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave, and 11 paid holidays per year.
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave.
• Education and development opportunities, including Employee Development Funds and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Public retirement systems, including OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS, and optional deferred compensation through Ohio Deferred Compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager