What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vendor Indexing Proj Mgr, Worldwide Homeland Ops, FamilySearch, full-time, on-site position at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
The mission of this position is to help Church members fulfill their divinely appointed responsibility to discover their families through family history methods, submit their names to the temple for saving ordinances, and to help bring souls unto CHRIST.
- The vendor indexing team works with vendors to develop indexed records for FamilySearch patrons, assisting them in their family history research. We initiate projects with approved vendors and, in close partnership with content experts, select projects, compile the necessary operational requirements, and create proposals for vendors to bid on. Once a vendor is selected, we work with vendors throughout the operational process so that we can ensure that we receive a quality project that can then be used to help FamilySearch.org users research, find, and link generations of ancestors.
- Assist stakeholders with all operational tasks related to vendor indexing projects.
- Draft detailed requirements and work orders for each indexing collection.
- Oversee multiple vendor indexing projects, ensuring deadlines are met.
- Provide essential data to other teams to ensure accurate indexing deliveries.
- Evaluate vendor submissions for quality and adherence to the production schedule.
- Develop training materials and instructions for vendors.
- Regularly review vendor work for quality and accuracy.
- Offer feedback to vendors when issues arise.
- Ensure collections and deadlines are maintained in collaboration with industry partners.
- Undertake other operational projects as assigned. s
- Bachelor's degree with 4 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 2 years of experience in project management
- Familiarity with Family History and Genealogy
- Experience in vendor management
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, oral and written communication
- Work well with team members and stakeholders
- Ability to multi-task
- Strong data analysis and research skills
- Ability to communicate effectively, both written and oral. Ability to keep confidences and appropriately deal with sensitive data and documents.
- Ability to acquire in-depth knowledge of department processes and operations.
- Highly skilled in the use of standard desktop software including Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
- Proven ability to learn ad hoc query tools such as Oracle Discoverer or Business Objects
- Experience with software and system testing
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
