Director of , Records and Information Management

Director of Knowledge, Records and Information Management

Salary:
Annual salary range for this role will start at $154,185

Created: August 29, 2025

ABOUT THE MACARTHUR FOUNDATION

The John

D. and Catherine T. Mac Arthur Foundation (Mac Arthur, Foundation), one of the nation's largest independent foundations, supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. Mac Arthur works on a few big bets that strive toward transformative change in areas of profound concern, including the existential threats of climate change , the challenges of criminal justice reform, revitalizing local news in the U.S., and corruption in Nigeria .

In addition, Mac Arthur maintains enduring commitments in its hometown of Chicago , where the Foundation invests in people, places, and partnerships to build a more inclusive Chicago, and in journalism and media , where they invest in more just and inclusive news and narratives. Mac Arthur also make awards to extraordinarily creative individuals through the Mac Arthur Fellows program and for solutions to critical problems of our time through 100&Change .

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Director of Knowledge, Records and Information Management (Director) is a newly created operational leadership position with the opportunity to guide the evolution of Mac Arthur’s knowledge sharing and learning culture. The Director will create operational pathways and structures to leverage and access Mac Arthur’s information and data assets to scale the Foundation’s ability to make data-informed decisions for strategic impact.

The ideal candidate will be a collaborative strategist, skilled communicator, an initiator and implementor who can drive cultural change and foster a new data and knowledge mindset across the Foundation.

The Director will be responsible for developing, implementing, and operationalizing knowledge, records and information management strategies and best practices throughout the Foundation at a time of transformative change driven by the opportunities afforded through the use of artificial intelligence and other technologies. The Director will lead a small team and collaborate with stakeholders throughout the Foundation to ensure knowledge, records and information management work is efficient, effective and equitable in support of the Foundation’s mission and goals.

This position plays a critical role in promoting a culture of learning, collaboration and innovation at the Foundation with and among programs and, in partnership with the Records and Information Management (RIM) Committee, also ensures the management, disposition and appropriate destruction of records and non-records in all formats by leveraging current and emerging technologies, tools and systems.

This role will be under the direction of the Managing Director of Core Services and leads the Knowledge Management (KM) team therein. That team delivers KM-related capabilities throughout the Foundation: leading RIM, managing the Foundation’s archival records, its intranet, the acquisition, organization and circulation of information resources and published materials, and supporting the information and research needs of Foundation Staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure the management of the Foundation’s information assets, including at a program level, throughout their lifecycle with a demonstrated commitment to accessible and inclusive practices for managing, preserving and leveraging information and knowledge, while mitigating risk, enhancing operational effectiveness and efficiency, and supporting decision-making.
• Identify and implement ways to leverage artificial intelligence, other emerging technologies, tools and systems to ensure knowledge, records and information management work is efficient, effective and equitable in support of the Foundation’s mission and goals.
• Collaborate and partner with stakeholders across the Foundation, including the Vice President and General Counsel, Chief Information Officer, Managing Directors of Programs and Managing Director of Evaluation and Learning, to meet Foundation, programmatic and operational…