Bureau Director I
Government Records
STARTING ANNUAL SALARY $47,913*, PLUS FULL BENEFIT PACKAGE
* INCREASING TO $48,362 ON JANUARY 1, 2007
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) seeks
experienced applicants with vision and energy to lead its Government
Records programs. The position will 1) provide management, oversight and
development of state and local government records programs; 2) supervise
the local government records office; 3) supervise the State Records
Center; and 4) supervise the records analysis section. This position
and others in the unit will participate with staff from the Electronic
Archives and Paper Archives sections of the Archives & Library Division
in a team-based approach to records scheduling and processing.
Responsibilities will include program planning and implementation;
development of records management training for state agencies; personnel
and budget oversight; and monitoring of state legislation pertaining to
records.
Required qualifications are an MA degree from an accredited four-year
college or university and seven (7) years experience in a records
management program, archives or state records center, three of which
must have included supervision; OR a BA from an accredited four-year
college or university and eight (8) years experience in a records
management program, archives or state records center, three (3) of which
must have included supervision. Preferred qualifications include CA or
CRM; a graduate degree in archives/records management, information
studies, or library science; five years of progressive supervisory
experience of a records management program; demonstrated experience in
strategic planning and program development; experience in the appraisal
and description of electronic materials; strong communication and
writing skills; knowledge of and experience with HTML, the Dublin Core
metadata standard, and MARC 21.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the second oldest
state archives in the U.S., is a comprehensive, independent agency
responsible for all historical activities and functions in the state.
The director of the Department, appointed by an independent Board of
Trustees, serves as State Historic Preservation Officer and State
Historical Records Coordinator and provides administrative oversight of
the Department. The agency is based in the William F. Winter Archives &
History Building, a state-of-the-art facility constructed in 2003 to
house the Archives & Library Division and the agency administrative
offices. For more information on MDAH go to
http://www.mdah.state.ms.us. MDAH is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Please send a resume and the names of three references to:
Clara McKinnon
Director, Human Resources, MDAH
P.O. Box 571
Jackson, MS 39205-0571
For more information, contact
H. T. Holmes, Director, MDAH
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or
Julia Marks Young, Director, Archives & Library Division, MDAH
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: AUGUST 15, 2006 (or until position is filled)
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David M. Pilcher
Electronic Archives
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
P.O. Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205-0571
601/576-6823
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