Knowledge Management Coordinator / Digital Curator
Award-winning global architecture firm headquartered in New
York City seeks an organized, detail-oriented, and pro-active Knowledge
Management Coordinator with good people skills and 2-5 years of working
experience, ideally in the A/E/C or Design industries.
Undertaking a brand new role at the firm, s/he will champion
knowledge collection, organization, and dissemination for the firm, serving as
the information custodian and resource for global practice. The Knowledge
Management Coordinator will be the firm’s central resource for information so
must be able to work and communicate effectively with multiple parties
concurrently. As the firm’s “data champion”, s/he must be exceptionally well
organized, detail-oriented and passionate about information management and
knowledge sharing.
KPF is a creative, dynamic, and progressive environment and we
seek a like-minded individual that is equally creative, innovative,
forward-thinking, as well as communicative and service-oriented to oversee the
KPF digital archives and knowledgebase across our offices around the globe. The
KPF Knowledge Management Coordinator will work closely with architects, graphic
designers, marketing professionals, and other colleagues globally to ensure the
collective vital institutional knowledge of the company is captured and remains
current and relevant to the firm as a whole. The KPF Knowledge Management
Coordinator will also work closely with KPF’s programmers to fully integrate
the knowledge capture onto the global intranet and disseminate this knowledge
in the most judicious manner. Contributing directly with hands-on programming
and UX design would be an advantage.
Tasks and Responsibilities
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Managing the project database, the digital
resource library, establishing protocols for data collection, cataloguing and
curation and ensuring relevancy, timeliness and accuracy of data
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Managing project data archiving, including
conversion from paper to digital and extraction of data and content
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Harvesting data, information, content and assets
from architectural projects including post-occupancy data and metrics
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Coordinating the knowledge sharing effort
(announcements, seminars, trainings, etc.) for pro-active internal dissemination
of information
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Performing research and analysis (internal and
external data) for projects and pursuits including trends, benchmarks, best
practices, etc.
Skills and Experience
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Deep knowledge of data management, metadata,
organization and cataloging structures
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Experience with database technologies
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Familiarity with data visualization and
analytics approaches useful
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Knowledge of Content Management Systems (CMS), SharePoint
preferred
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Comfort with various software applications and
strong overall technology skills
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Some programming skills desirable (Java, XML, AngularJS,
SQL)
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Excellent oral and written communication skills
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Excellent interpersonal and organizational
skills
Ideal candidate has related Bachelor’s degree or higher from
an accredited program and 2-3 years professional experience working with data,
document and digital asset management systems, knowledge capture and
information management, web and database technologies. Master's in Information
Science is a plus/bonus.
Previous experience and a strong interest in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction
vertical or related design industries are valuable. Familiarity with the
architectural profession’s concepts, practices, procedures and digital assets is
ideal.
If this sounds like you, we
want to hear from you. Please send a cover letter, resume and work samples to: careers-kc@kpf.com.
