Digitisation Quality Assurance & Workflow Manager

We are looking to appoint an individual experienced in Herbarium and Fungarium specimen digitisation to provide leadership and support to the Quality Assurance Team. Reporting to the Research Leader, Digital Collections Manager.

The post holder will be a member of the digital collections team with responsibility to maintain high standards in the management of Kew’s internationally important digital collections. The post holder will have a focus on leading the Quality Assurance Team, ensure staff are supported and trained and working to the agreed KPI outcomes. In addition, the postholder will play a pivotal role in working with our Digitisation Supplier in aspects of quality assurance of the image captured and the specimen label and folder transcription. The postholder will provide leadership to ensure any failed imaged or transcriptions are resolved satisfactorily and ensure any issues that are identified within the QA process are documented and resolved either by the supplier or by Kew staff.

Essential skills and experience required for this role include, educated to degree level or equivalent experience, experience of transcribing and imaging Herbarium specimens and experiencing of working at pace, managing teams, supporting, and training others in in all aspects of quality assurance work related to herbarium and Fungarium specimens.