College of American Pathologists

CAP Archivist
325 Waukegan Rd, Northfield, IL 60093, USA Req #383
 Friday, May 27, 2022
Who we are? As the world's largest organization of board-certified pathologists and leading provider of laboratory accreditation and proficiency testing programs, the College of American Pathologists (CAP) serves patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering and advocating excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide. In 2020, the CAP was recognized as one of the Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplaces for the fifth year. The CAP was also recognized as a socially responsible employer by Center for Companies That Care for the sixth year.   Our Culture   CAP employees make a meaningful difference by partnering with colleagues, customers and members on challenging and rewarding work CAP provides its employees with an energetic and collaborative work environment and encourage opportunities to further develop their skills—offering reimbursement for educational programs and participation in events that enhance your skills. We offer a generous compensation and benefits package, 401K, and more. You don’t need to come into the office everyday – we offer a hybrid work model to support life-work integration
This is not a fully remote position; the hired individual must live locally.

 

Job Summary - The CAP Archivist is responsible for developing and maintaining the CAP Archives.

 

Primary duties and responsibilities:

CAP Archives Oversight:

Ensure the ongoing development of an archival collection documenting CAP programs and activities.
Facilitate acquisition, arrangement, description, preservation, and access to physical and born-digital materials.
Establish policies and procedures for managing records preserved in the Archives.
Administer and create guidelines for the Archives collection management system.
Acquire appropriate documents for the Archives collection from CAP staff and members.
Inventory Archives supplies and make recommendations for selection and purchase of necessary material.
Provide budget input to achieve the goals of the Archives.
 

Institutional Support and Outreach:

Provide reference and consultation support for staff using the Archives collection.
Serve as the subject matter expert for members, staff, and outside researchers regarding the history and development of the CAP.
Create and coordinate exhibitions, outreach activities, and publications to promote the use of the Archives and inform CAP members, staff, and the public about specific programs or services.
 

Qualifications for this role

 

Personal:

·         Ability to take initiative, solve problems, and work both autonomously and collaboratively

·         High attention to detail

·         Ability to proactively make decisions

·         Positive attitude

 

Professional:

·         Experience working with confidential and restricted records

·         Excellent interpersonal, organization, and communication (verbal and written) skills

·         Excellent organizational skills and ability to plan, coordinate, and implement complex projects

·         Ability to prioritize fluctuating workloads

·         Works independently or as a member of a team to produce high- quality and timely results

·         Willingness to contribute to the varying work demands of the Governance Services and Executive Operations team outside of the traditional Archivist role, as needed

 

Technical:

·         Knowledge of current and emerging standards and best practices for preserving and providing access to physical and digital materials

·         Experience working with Dublin Core, MARC, DACS, or other standards used in archival repositories

·         Experience working with indexing platforms to conduct reference searches

·         Experience working with digital asset management software applications

·         Experience with archives collection management systems

·         Familiarity with web archiving tools and methods

·         Proficiency with Microsoft Office products

·         Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat

 

Education:

Master’s degree in library/information science or equivalent with substantial course work or training in administration of archival collections.
 

Experience:

At least four years of professional-level related experience required.
Certification:

Academy of Certified Archivists certification
“The College of American Pathologists requires all new hires to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the first date of employment.  As required by applicable law, The College of American Pathologists will consider requests for Reasonable Accommodations.”

Equal Opportunity Employer The CAP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identity and/or expression, national origin, age, ancestry, disability or genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship status, order of protection status, homelessness, or any other characteristic protected by federal law and the applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act Equal Employment Opportunity Employee Polygraph Protection Act
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