DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY-APPLICATION CLOSED!

Wabag Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
91 days ago

Description

The Deputy Director of Library and Learning Services Management is tasks to provide strategic and operational leadership for the library and learning services required by IUE’s diverse learning, teaching and research communities. To develop alongside the library services the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching by ensuring that it is delivering the support and research needed for academic staff and students to ensure high quality learning and teaching. To play an active role as a member of the University Leadership Team in achieving the University’s objectives set out in its Corporate and Academic Strategies.

Requirements

  • Master’s Degree and/or postgraduate qualification in librarianship/information.
  • Professional qualification as Librarian/Information Professional
  • A substantial and proven track record of leading successfully on library and learning support initiatives.
  • Understanding of knowledge management and digital technologies relative to teaching, learning and research.
  • Combines entrepreneurial skills with the ability to develop a commercially sound strategic /business plan for the service.
 
 
  • Leading staff and large teams through change, innovation and service development.
  • Experience of managing resources, including budgets, business plans and major change processes.
  • Experience of modernizing library services and resources including library design, space planning and provision of a range and variety of study facilities.
  • Track record of successful project management.
  • Credible experience of working at a senior level in a University or similar environment, including managing large budgets and large teams of staff and effective management of change through structured programmes and projects.
  • Experience of cost-effective delivery of systems and technologies to support library and learning services.
  • Substantial experience of higher education, including familiarity with National Standards for Quality Assurance policy and procedures and meeting the needs of diverse students and staff.
  • Success in building effective and collaborative working relationships with colleagues and with internal and external stakeholders
  • Thinks analytically and strategically, and responds creatively to challenges.
  • Customer focused approach.
  • Excellent   communication   and   interpersonal   skills; skilled       negotiator, persuasive and Assertive.
  • Strategic management, planning and organisational skills, with the ability to translate objectives into action in a timely fashion.
  • An entrepreneurial and innovative approach to identifying opportunities with the ability to develop and promote income generational activities.
  • Strong leadership, people management and decision-making skills.
  • Commitment to and understanding of equality and diversity issues within the PNG diverse and multicultural environment.

Bonuses

NOT AVAILABLE NOW

Benefits

GRADE 17
IUE BASIC SALARY: K104,115.00

Responsibilities

  • Implement and deliver high quality digital learning resources and infrastructure in accordance with the University’s academic strategy.
  • Define and deliver against high quality standards across the service, including against the University’s KPIs and external measures such as the National Standards for Quality Assurance, so that the service is recognised as a positive contributor to the University’s success.
  • Lead the creative use of digital technology in collaboration with ICT Services, to enhance the reach and impact of the service across the University and externally as a positive contributor to the University’s success.
  • Use qualitative and quantitative data to produce management information to monitor and evaluate library services.
  • Keep abreast of developments in higher education, scholarly communication, digital libraries, academic skills support and user needs, implementing best practice and responding to changing circumstances, ensuring continued service innovation.
 
 
  • Work closely with key stakeholders to ensure that currency, relevance, viability and high reputation of the library service.
  • Lead the library and learning resources and Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching staff through change, innovation and service development in response to business needs.
  • Plan and manage the financial, human and physical resources of the Library and ensure cost-effective use of resources.
  • Participate and represent the University on internal and external committees.
  • Maintain close links with Universities and staff and other professional services to deliver innovative and integrated services and actively partnering with academic colleagues and students in the pursuit of teaching excellence and scholarly activities.
  • Promote library and learning services to the whole academic community and maintain effective routes for receiving feedback from Faculties and other users, acting upon this feedback to continuously enhance the quality and impact of library and learning services.
  • Develop and manage IUE’s collections of electronic resources in relation to the University’s developing portfolio of programmes and research and to changing customer needs, developing the digital library and comprehensive access to e- books, e-journals, databases, data and digital objects.
  • Continue to innovate in the use of systems and technologies to deliver leading- edge services and support to both on and off campus users in a cost-effective way.
  • Lead, develop and engage a high performing professional team of staff to be positive contributors to continuous development and improvement across the service for the benefit of IUE staff and students.
  • Ensure compliance with current legislation for copyright, licenses, information and data.
  • Provide professional leadership on library and information management and associated matters, through active engagement with policy and practitioner networks in PNG and internationally, acting as an ambassador for IUE.
  • Be responsible for health and safety matters and for the pro-active promotion and implementation of all relevant equality and diversity statutory requirements and data protection issues within the Library.
  • Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of the post as may reasonably be required by the Vice-President Academic Affairs.
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