**Linda May Uris Director, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Divisions/Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Center Director** **Department:** Research Libraries **Employment Type:** Full Time **Location:** Stephen A. Schwarzman Building **Compensation:** $265,000 - $290,000 / year **Description** **Please Note:** **To apply for this opportunity, please contact:** _Tory Clarke_ _Partner, Bridge Partners_ _tory.clarke@bridgepartnersllc.com_ **Overview** **The Organization:** The New York Public Library (NYPL) has been an essential provider of free books, information, ideas, and education for all New Yorkers for more than 125 years. It includes the world-renowned research centers at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the Library for the Performing Arts. Our mission is to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen our communities, and we rely on three great resources—our staff, our collections, and our physical and digital spaces—to provide opportunities for learning and growth. The Library’s uniqueness lies in its vast research holdings, coupled with its vibrant community branches and its public/private partnerships throughout the nation and the world. Its vision and reach are both local and global. Serving more than 16 million patrons a year across the New York metropolitan area and millions more online, the Library holds more than 56 million items, from books, e-books, and DVDs to renowned research collections used by scholars from around the world. **Humanities and Social Science Research Divisions:** Among its research centers, the Humanities and Social Science Research Divisions (HSSR) of The New York Public Library contain one of the world’s largest and most significant collections of circulating, reference, and rare archival material. HSSR is NYPL’s flagship research library, encompassing the research collections and services housed within the historic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 5th Avenue and 42nd Street. HSSR offers unparalleled access to the papers and manuscripts of major historical and cultural figures; centuries of authors’ archives, from early from rare illuminated manuscripts, the earliest printed books in the Americas, and collections spanning global cultures; historic maps charting the evolution of cities and continents; artist books, photographs, and prints; genealogical records tracing the histories of families and communities; and a vast general collection spanning every field of the humanities and social sciences. **The Role:** The Linda May Uris Director is the senior leader responsible for the management, fundraising, budget, and visionary leadership of HSSR. They will: + Work with a talented team to manage HSSR’s day-to-day operations, spanning 130 staff members, millions of items, and more than 2 million annual visitors. + Partner with NYPL’s senior leadership team to bring wider recognition, access, and vitality to HSSR’s collections and programs in support of lifelong learning, while steering the division’s activities in alignment with broader institutional goals. Reports to: Brent Reidy, Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Research Libraries Budget: $16 million per annum **Overview & Opportunities:** Audience Development + Raise the profile of HSSR’s collections and work. Draw new, multi-generational, diverse audiences through exhibitions, public programs and strengthened ties with peer organizations and the cultural sector at large, stimulating attendance, fundraising, and general engagement/support. Fundraising + Develop a comprehensive approach to fundraising, in partnership with the Mellon Director and NYPL Development office, supporting the growth of annual giving for operations and in support of strategic priorities, including acquisitions, collection management, preservation and digitization. Access + Promote excellent public service and user experiences, and deeper connections to the collections both for the next generation of researchers, and for the public at large. Assess operations to propose new ways of serving the public across the building’s service points. + Spearhead an inspiring strategy for engagement and outreach that draws on, and increases visibility and understanding of, HSSR’s diverse collections. Leadership & Change Management + Guide staff through a leadership transition, reinforcing shared goals and re-energizing morale. + Provide strong, transparent direction, working to align functions behind a clear vision, reinforcing a positive and inclusive organizational culture, developing stronger ways of working, and mentoring the senior leadership team. **Responsibilities:** + Champion the work of HSSR’s senior management team, while ensuring alignment of HSSR’s efforts with NYPL goals and objectives. + Maintain HSSR’s standards of excellence and innovation in acquiring and providing access to collections, and in engaging scholars, educators, creative professionals and the general public around our collections. + In partnership with the Department of Public Programs & Exhibitions, develop and promote programs, exhibitions, and activities that explore and interpret HSSR’s collections, and attract and engage new audiences. + In partnership with the Mellon Director and Development Department, cultivate and solicit donors, develop fundraising strategies, and secure contributions to support institutional priorities and general operations. + Foster and promote welcoming and inclusive environments for both staff and patrons that align with NYPL’s mission, vision, and values. + Act as an advocate and representative of HSSR and NYPL to scholars and the community, and execute a communications strategy to strengthen HSSR’s reputation and to reach current and new audiences. + Recruit, motivate, mentor, and retain a highly-skilled staff at all levels, and develop a cross-functional team that works collaboratively to achieve organizational goals and objectives. + Provide leadership and management of the HSSR’s budget and operations. + Identify, develop, and promote cross-departmental and cross-institutional collaboration needed to provide a seamless and successful staff and patron experience + Proactively pursue professional growth and demonstrate leadership national field-wide leadership, and represent + Attend Board and committee meetings and, as needed, prepare and deliver presentations to inform strategic discussions and decision-making. + Other duties as required. **Required Education, Experience & Skills** **Required Education & Certifications** + Advanced academic degree in the social sciences, humanities, library sciences, or related field; terminal degree preferred. **Required Experience** + Ten (10) or more years of progressively increasing management and operational responsibility in a similar organization or institution. + Demonstrable experience leading a large staff with a variety of professional backgrounds and working effectively with stakeholders at all levels. + A proven ability to manage strategically, impact and influence key stakeholders, transform organizations, and innovate in and with a diverse community. + Demonstrated understanding of the ways a research library’s collections facilitate scholarship and of the diverse, changing ways researchers, writers, educators, and students use physical and digital collections for learning and creative pursuits. + A track record of success in engaging diverse public audiences and making complex ideas accessible beyond scholarly communities. **Required Skills** + Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with, inspire, lead and influence diverse constituencies, including staff, donors, Board members, and high-profile members of the performing arts community. + Experience and earned credibility to promote and manage a public institution that is both an internationally renowned research library and an important cultural center in the research community. + Demonstrated experience of budget and resource development and management. + Demonstrated success in fundraising and advancement activities, at an individual and institutional level. + Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain close and productive working relationships with colleagues and constituents in a complex environment where consultation, flexibility, collaboration, and cooperation are essential. **Managerial/Supervisory Responsibilities** Team: 130+ total FTEs, direct reports include: + Rose Associate Director for Access and Operations + Associate Director, Reference and Outreach + Associate Director, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs + Associate Director, Rayner Special Collections Wing and Charles J. Liebman Senior Curator of Manuscripts + Fellowship Coordinator, Vartan Gregorian Center for Research in the Humanities + Administrative Coordinator **More...** **Core Values** _All team members are expected and encouraged to embody the NYPL Core Values:_ + Be **Helpful** to patrons and colleagues + Be **Resourceful** in solving problems + Be **Curious** in all aspects of your work + Be **Welcoming** and **Inclusive** **Work Environment** + Research Library **Physical Duties** + No physical duties required **Pre-Placement** **Physical Required?** + No **Union/Non Union** + Non-Union **FLSA Status** + Exempt **Schedule** + Monday - Friday; 9-5 + Some weekends and nights as required by the role _This job description represents the types and levels of responsibilities that will be required of the position and shall not be construed as a declaration of all of the specific duties and responsibilities for the role. Job duties may change if Library priorities change. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description as needed._ **_The New York Public Library_** **_Salary Statement_** At the Library, we believe that pay transparency and pay equity are important to ensuring we source the best candidates and keep the best employees. When making a determination as to the appropriate salary for a candidate, we consider a variety of factors such, including, but not limited to, the position requirements, the skills, prior experience, and educational background required or preferred for the job, the scope and impact of the role within the organization, internal peer equity, and the candidate's specific training, experience, education level, and skills. No single factor is conclusive; the Library reserves the right to consider any and all relevant factors and make a decision consistent with its policies. Union Salaries are determined by collective bargaining agreement(s).