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Your Capabilities and Credentials

  • Demonstrable knowledge of taxonomy design principles
  • Good understanding of lists, vocabularies, taxonomies, thesauri and ontologies, and the ability to compare/contrast each.
  • Experience in structured information design using document databases such as MongoDB or Mark Logic, relational database systems, content and document management systems
  • [Optional but strongly recommended] Sound experience in the use of the information standards underlying structured information storage and the Semantic Web; e.g. Simple Knowledge Organisation System (SKOS), Resource Description Framework (RDF), JSON and JSON-LD, Turtle, TriG, RDF/XML, Web Ontology Language (OWL), SPARQL and similar
  • Hands-on experience in information modeling techniques and standards, such as ontology design or domain-driven design. Understanding of constructs such as classes, object properties, data properties, functional, symmetric, transitive and reflexive properties and axioms.
  • Knowledge of existing ontologies such as schema.org, Friend of a Friend (FOAF), ISO 15926, ISO 25964, etc.
  • Demonstrable understanding of the challenges of integration of information between distributed information systems.
  • Experience in implementing an information management solution centred on taxonomies
  • Content or information modeling experience using semantic or relational models
  • Ability to work with people at all levels of the organization
  • Ability to articulate the importance of taxonomy management, knowledge management, and the business case for both. 
  • Competencies; responsibility, self-motivation, communications skills, commercial awareness, organized, problem solving

Education and Experience

Degree or masters level education or equivalent experience in information management, information architecture, taxonomy or thesaurus design and creation
Prior experience working on classification of large-scale information systems such as big data driven websites or library information systems
Prior experience of metadata management in content-focused information systems (e.g. content management systems)
Practical experience of working with taxonomy management systems

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

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