About Malone Center

Since 1955, Malone has served neighboring families, youth, and the Lincoln community with inclusive, social, cultural, educational, employment and welfare services. With our active support against poverty and our vision to create unity and a prosperity consciousness in Lincoln, we are constantly re-evaluating our programs to ensure the current needs of the community are being met.

The Community Documents Specialist will provide administrative and archival support to the CLIR Grant PI working with the Community Advisory Team. This employee will play a key component in making sure the Malone’s day-to-day operations are met within grant requirements. This is a part-time position, working 20 hours per week, with compensation of $20/hr. This role is funded through a 3-year grant.

Essential Job Functions 

• Champion the Malone Center mission and vision in all engagements and interactions, both internal and external to the organization. 

• Provide administrative support to the CLIR Grant PI’s. 

• Schedule team and Community Advisory Team Meetings,  

• Manage agendas and take minutes at all team and CAT meetings. 

• Organize all project Community events and publicity 

• Enter metadata for digitized items. 

• Work in Omeka S to enter and update digital files.(training will be provided). 

• Conducts research for the project. 

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Project PI's. 

• Malone Work 

• Organize Malone files and documents 

• Help to locate missing Malone documents and prepare material for donating to UNL Malone Archives 

Education and Experience  

• Bachelor’s degree in history, library science, information systems, or related fields. 

• Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. 

• Prior experience with library archival work, community engagement, and event organizing, preferred. 

• Proficient in Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).  

Required Qualifications 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

• Ability to multitask and prioritize different deadlines. 

• Willingness to adapt to new technologies.  

• Strong attention to detail. 

• Demonstrated experience serving clients from marginalized communities. 

• Ability to pass a preemployment background check and fingerprinting. 

• Valid Nebraska driver’s license and a clean driving record. 

• Professional appearance when representing the Malone Center. 

• Complete Mandated Reporter training within first 60 days of employment. 

Physical Requirements 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands or arms, talk, or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 75 pounds occasionally.