Reporting to the director of the Amherst Center for Russian Culture (ACRC), the Center’s Associate Director and Head of Collections (AD) has overall responsibility for overseeing the Center’s logistical operations and collection maintenance, providing support of longer-term projects and programs, and supervising the budget, which is developed in consultation with the director and the ACRC’s advisory board. The AD will also be primarily charged with advancing the strategic goals of the Center as developed in consultation with the director and the advisory board. The AD develops and maintains the Center’s communications and publicity, develops and implements policies regarding patron and visitor access of the Center, oversees collection’s management and policies, and supervises Center employees, including both staff and student workers. The AD will also supervise projects related to collection’s maintenance in consultation with the director and colleagues in Frost and the Mead Art Museum. Additional responsibilities may include: working with donor relations, support of student projects, and developing the Center’s work in the areas of digital humanities and grants.
Although the position reports to the Director of the ACRC, the Head of the Archives & Special Collections and the College Archivist will work with the AD to ensure consistency of policies and procedures across Frost and the ACRC. The Audit Archivist takes appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participates in the College’s efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment.
From time to time, the AD will work on collection development, which can include the identification of materials, the management of correspondence, or the negotiation of contracts, the latter being executed in consultation with the College’s CFO and legal counsel.