Greater Hudson announces a job opening for part-time Hudson Valley
Documentary Heritage Program (DHP) Regional Coordinator/Archivist. The
position, attached and described below, will be available as of January,
2010.

Please post or circulate to interested parties, and call or email Tema
Harnik, Executive Director ([ mailto:director@greaterhudson.org
]director@greaterhudson.org) or Dianne Macpherson ([
mailto:dhp@greaterhudson.org ]dhp@greaterhudson.org) at 914.592.6726 for
additional information.

Job Opening:

Greater Hudson Heritage Network
DHP REGIONAL COORDINATOR/ARCHIVIST
NY State Documentary Heritage Program, Hudson Valley Region

Greater Hudson Heritage Network administers the Hudson Valley Region
Documentary Heritage Program. The DHP, a statewide program of the New York
State Archives, was established in 1988 to ensure the identification,
sound administration and accessibility of New York’s historical records.
The Hudson Valley DHP serves eight counties– Columbia, Dutchess, Greene,
Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster – – from Greater Hudson’s
office in Elmsford, NY (Westchester Co.).

The DHP Regional Coordinator/Archivist helps develop and oversee the
services and activities designed to support historical records collections
in repositories in the Hudson Valley Region. These services include
on-site visits, workshops and roundtables, technical assistance and
advocacy efforts. This is a part time, grant-funded, consultant position,
9 days per month, in the field and based at/reporting to the Greater
Hudson Heritage Network office in Elmsford, NY.

Responsibilities
Prepare annual program work plan, budget, mid-term and final reports with
GHHN;
Develop workshop/roundtable topics, venues, scheduling and faculty
presenters
Track registrations, prepare handouts, participate in DHP programs
Visit organizations throughout the region offering help with their
archival collections;
Prepare a brief report and site visit follow-up after
six-months
Respond to inquiries and requests for assistance (telephone,
email)
Assist potential DHP Grant
applicants
Supervise regional archivist or consultants; review site visit and travel
reports Schedule and conduct 3 – 4 Advisory
Council
meetings
Participate in statewide DHP Regional Archivists’ meeting in Albany or via
conference call
Manage DHP database;
Prepare quarterly newsletter (3 electronic, 1
print)
Generate e-mail / postal program
announcements

Update Greater Hudson’s DHP web pages & manage DHP email

Qualifications
BA/BS degree or MLS degree with archives or museum studies concentration
(preferred) Knowledge of and/or previous archival or collections
management experience Excellent organization,
oral and written communication
skills Computer
literacy particularly with Microsoft Word, Excel and
FileMakerPro Ability to travel throughout
the 8-county region

Please email or send expressions of interest and CV or resume by Dec. 31,
2009 to

Tema Harnik, Executive Director
Greater Hudson Heritage Network
2199 Saw Mill River Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
Tel: 914.592.6726
Fax: 914.592.6946
[ mailto:director@greaterhudson.org ]director@greaterhudson.org
[ mailto:dhp@greaterhudson.org ]dhp@greaterhudson.org
[ http://www.greaterhudson.org/ ]www.greaterhudson.org

[
mailto:director@greaterhudson.org ]director@greaterhudson.org or [
mailto:dhp@greaterhudson.org ]dhp@greaterhudson.org

Peter J. Wosh
Director, Archives/Public History Program
History Department
New York University
53 Washington Square South
New York NY 10012
Phone: (212) 998-8601
Fax: (212) 995-4017
http://history.fas.nyu.edu/object/history.gradprog.archivespublichistory.html