Summary

A Position can be defined as the functional role of a Person within a Group. In the Records in Context - Conceptual Model, a Position is a kind of Agent (RiC-E07).

Details

The Records in Context - Conceptual Model v. 0.2 (preview) Dezember 2019 defines and describes a Position as follows:
Definition
The functional role of a Person within a Group.

Scope Note
Position is a kind of Agent (RiC-07).
Position is the intersection of a Person and a Group.
Position exists independently of the Person that holds the position.
More than one Person may hold a Position.
Position is commonly defined in a mandate, often called a position description or job description. The mandate may specify the activity and competencies for performing the
activity.
A Position is often given a name.
A Position may be tied to a project or to a set of tasks and thus have a defined duration.
A Position may change over time, as the Group that establishes it changes over time.
Position is not to be confused with Occupation or Activity.
Within the Records created by a Corporate Body, a Position may be used to identify the Record Sets resulting from Activities performed by one or more Persons holding the
Position over time, without necessarily identifying or describing the Person or Persons, or identifying which Records were created by each Person.

Examples
Pope; President of France; Prime Minister of Great Britain; Chancellor of the University of California; President of Toyota Motor Corporation; State Archivist and Executive Director
of the Louisiana State Archives.
Maestre Racional de la Casa y Corte del Rey de Aragón; Presidente del Gobierno de España; Pai de familia

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