Job Title: Membership Manager
Location: Royal Irish Academy, Digital Repository of Ireland team (fixed-term contract)
Key Responsibilities:
* Liaise with current and potential members to guide them through the application process, invoicing, and announcement.
* Develop a membership database/customer relationship management system to track member engagement and deposits, and report on membership requirements and development.
* Work with members to assess their technical, archival, educational, and policy needs, and liaise with DRI staff to meet these needs.
* Liaise with the Education & Outreach Manager to identify training needs and materials, and assist with training.
* Chair the membership taskforce, setting meetings, monitoring action items, and providing reports to the Director or DRI staff meeting as appropriate.
* Organize member events, such as the Members' Forum and coffee mornings.
* Contribute to DRI taskforces, reports, project proposals, and other duties as assigned.
Essential Criteria:
* Degree in an area relevant to DRI's remit, e.g., humanities, social sciences, information, librarianship/archival studies, data management, or equivalent.
* Significant experience working in the higher education or cultural sector, ideally in a research or research support role.
* Skills and expertise in digital preservation, digital repositories, archives or libraries, digital humanities or digital social sciences, digital cultural heritage, research data management, metadata, or landscape analysis and strategic planning.
* Excellent interpersonal skills, with evidence of experience in stakeholder engagement.
* Experience in organizing events, from planning through design to delivery.
We are seeking a highly organized and experienced Membership Manager to join our Digital Repository of Ireland team at the Royal Irish Academy. If you have a strong background in membership management, excellent communication skills, and experience working in the higher education or cultural sector, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.