Library Specialist

£41,000 - £43,000

London

37.5 Hours a week

Permanent

Sue Hill Recruitment are delighted to be working in an exclusive partnership with LIBF Ltd, who are looking to recruit a Library Manager to work in their digital library. The role holder will be responsible for the running and development of LIBF’s library and information services, ensuring that both the online and on-campus library services meet the range of needs of students, academics and staff, whilst evolving the library as technologies advance and requirements change.

This role will lead on the development and delivery of library support and information skills teaching to students undertaking programmes at the London campus, as well as corporate professional students and apprenticeship learners, both on campus and online.

This role also supports and collaborates with wider IU Library Services to deliver integrated and effective library services across a range of programmes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

·        Day to day delivery of the LIBF e-library and on-campus services, including line management of the team

·        Ensuring that students, academics and staff are appropriately supported by resources and by face-to-face and online information skills training opportunities

·        Management of the LIBF Library Services budget and acquisitions for selected LIBF programmes - £4,000 spending authorisation

MAIN DUTIES / ACTIVITES

·        Manage the day to day delivery of the LIBF library services including the line management of staff

·        Manage, develop and motivate the Library Services team

·        Liaise with colleagues, at all levels, to ensure that the library services meet the customer needs of today, and are being developed with a view to future requirements

·        Develop effective relationships and build rapport with a wide range of contacts, internal and external, to ensure that the team’s work is understood and carried out effectively

·        Undertake and support the ongoing development of library resources and services, including acquisitions management for LIBF programmes as required

·        Ensure that students, academics and LIBF staff are supported by resources and by face to face and online information skills training.

·        Undertake and support a range of activities to champion the embedding of library services, resources, and support in all LIBF programmes

·        Ensure all processes and guidance documents are up to date to provide excellent customer support

·        Ensure that the best use of services by analysing LIBF’s performance and keeping the user base aware of the benefits of using them

·        Market and promote Library Services using a range of media

·        Design, deliver and support a range of coaching, development and training opportunities that support the different needs of the diverse customer base

·        Review, trial and implement any new products or resources

·        Manage relationships with external suppliers and negotiate the best possible costs and terms

·        Ensure associated contract, legal arrangements, restrictions and limitations are effectively observed and managed by library staff, and where appropriate providing guidance for students, academics and LIBF (these include, but are not limited to, copyright permissions and content licence agreements)

·        Maintain and grow knowledge and experience in the latest thinking in academic library service delivery

·        Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be required

PERSON SPECIFICATION

·        Relevant qualification in Library / Information Science or equivalent years of library experience

·        Experience of managing a library delivery service with some experience of electronic / digital library provision

·        Experience and knowledge of working within academic libraries and the higher education sector

·        Experience of managing, motivating and developing staff

·        Experience of delivering online library services

·        Experience of working with academics to embed library services into their teaching

·        Proficient in using a range of library research tools, and in critiquing them

·        Experience of sourcing, managing, and negotiating with external suppliers

·        Experience of providing proactive as well as reactive library services

·        Ability to confidently train and present

·        Confident and comfortable in delivering information skills teaching

·        Confidence in and enthusiasm for the use of technologies in library provision and support

·        Excellent PC skills to include Microsoft Office, and web authoring / content management

·        Excellent written skills and attention to detail

·        Familiarity with LIBF’s products, services and customers beneficial