Program Administrator 2

State of Ohio • Columbus, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The State Library of Ohio is seeking an experienced, forward-thinking 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, including in-house projects and relationships with external vendors. Other duties include leading a team of four professional librarians, conducting outreach and public relations, building partnerships, interacting with the public, and providing backup library services as needed.

This is a permanent, full-time, unclassified position performed on-site at the State Library of Ohio, 35 East Chestnut Street, Columbus, Ohio. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The position 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 listed 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, meet the listed minimum qualification path 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, have one year of experience as a Program Administrator 1, classification 63122, or an equivalent of the stated minimum qualifications.
• Program management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and align policies, standards, and workflows for accessioning, describing, preserving, and managing born-digital, digitized, and hybrid collections over the long term.
• Lead the identification, evaluation, and acquisition of born-digital Ohio government materials.
• Modernize workflows to keep digital collections secure and accessible.
• Coordinate the planning and digital conversion of analog collections, managing in-house projects and relationships with external vendors.
• Lead and manage a team of four professional librarians.
• Conduct 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.

What This Job Offers

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