County Archivist & Records Officer (Info Tech Program Director I)

Serves as the Archivist and Public Records Official in conjunction with the Clerk of the Circuit Court and serves as the official county liaison to the Library of Virginia in accordance with the Virginia Public Records Act. This position is the subject matter expert (SME) in the technologies supporting electronic data management, lifecycle management, archival and retrieval.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Consults with and is responsible for the development and implementation of strategy, policy, procedures and compliance requirements for systematic management of county electronic and paper records and historical artifacts regardless of platform serving all county agencies, boards, commissions, authorities, committees, and councils, both appointed and elected.
• Guides and facilitates the creation of best practices for records management to ensure compliance with the federal and state regulations regarding reporting, digitization, storage, retention and appropriate destruction of records as well as the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), eDiscovery and litigation hold processes.
• Provides expert guidance regarding records management and the development of county agencies document management solutions.
• Ensures an efficient records retention and disposition program for county agencies, develops retention and disposition schedules, and conducts periodic county wide agency audits and reviews to ensure proper compliance, implementation, and updates as needed.
• Regularly conducts seminars and provides training regarding records management, messaging and electronic records.
• Serves as a subject matter expert and collaborates with departmental records administrators, Office of County Attorney, FOIA Office, and, DIT document management, platform technology and IT security practice areas, and information IT staff.
• Represents the county by serving on committees and participating on regional and national organizations by speaking, writing strategies and papers.
• Provides guidance to the Assistant Archivist in the management of the Archives Operations for electronic transformation of processes and general compliance with statutory requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Possession of a bachelor's degree in computer science, or closely related field; plus seven years of progressively responsible experience in applying information technology to meet the needs of a government or business organization.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background and credit check to the satisfaction of the employer prior to appointment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Records management experience in a federal/state/local government or public safety, health and human services organization; professional certificates in records management, ARMA & AIIM membership. Experience with SharePoint or similar Enterprise Content Management systems. Five or more years of experience coordinating public records management and tracking operations. Demonstrated ability working with automated systems and electronic or digitization solutions in management, cataloging, storage and retrieval of documents and/or data; generating reports from the system; and analyzing the data. Five years of experience supervising subordinate staff. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must be able to operate keyboard driven equipment. Visual acuity is required to read data on computer monitor. Work is generally sedentary, performed in a normal office environment. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.

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