Manager: Technical Services (P6) (Library & Information Centre: Technical Services)
Position Summary
Introduction
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan university, anchored in Africa and driven by a powerful strategy focused on attaining global excellence and stature (GES). With an emphasis on independent thinking, sustainable development, and strategic partnerships, UJ is an international university of choice. The University is guided by the Vice-Chancellor’s vision of “Positioning UJ in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) for societal impact in the context of the changing social, political, and economic fortunes of Africa”.
Job description
- Planning and offering strategic direction to the division and to the wider library.
- To oversee and ensure that all library resources for academic research and learning in all formats are available to staff and students at UJ in a manner that makes it easy to access them.
- To ensure that the collection offered at the UJ library is continuous relevant for the needs of research, learning and teaching at UJ.
- To give leadership to the different divisions and staff within the division.
- To oversee all human capital management within the division. This includes hiring, training, supervision, evaluating, disciplining, and supporting staff in the division to perform to the best of their abilities.
- Develop, review, and administer policies, procedures, and processes in support of the division.
- Lead and support collection development for the University Library.
- Maintain and improve automated library systems and the workflow within the Library’s technical services area. Ensure that all resources both electronic and physical are available and easily accessible.
- Manages and participates in the most complex configuration, maintenance and repair of applicable technologies and associated equipment.
- Maintains the strengthens vendor partnerships including library related contracts and negotiations of licences and subscription terms for collections of electronic resources.
- Collects and analyses a variety of complex data and information to understand collection usage and how best to develop the collection going forward.
- Participates in a variety of meetings both internally in the library and with external stakeholders.
Minimum requirements
- Master’s Degree (NQF9) or equivalent in Library Science, or Knowledge Management or a related field.
- Five (5) years of job-related experience.
- Two (2) years’ experience managing a team of people.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Time management skills.
- Budgeting principals and financial administration skills.
- Client Services skills.
- Leadership and management skills.
- Strong IT skills.
- Procurement principles.
- Information and intellectual freedom ethics, copyright principles.
- Library science principles, practices, and technologies.
- Library cataloguing principles and practices.
- Integrated library systems and automated library database systems.
- Strong interpersonal relationships.
- Analytical thinking.
- Strong ethical behaviour and commitment to ethical practices.
- Very good communication skills both oral and written.
- Work well with a diverse range of colleagues from different cultural, language, academic and ethnic backgrounds.
- Commitment to staff development.
- Ability to work in an agile and continually changes environment.
- Project management skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Detailed knowledge of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies including use of AI in technical services.
Your application, comprising of a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as the names and full contact details (including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses) of at least three traceable and credible referees must be uploaded before or on the closing date of the advertised post. Please also attach the following: a copy of your highest academic qualification, proof of registration with professional bodies you might belong to and if applying for an academic position, a list of accredited research output and/ or a portfolio of your creative output.
Please note that the University is obligated, in terms of recent amendments to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (Act 13 of 2021), to assess all prospective employees (including applicants) against the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO). The outcome of such an assessment may have an impact upon possible employment with the University.
For more information, please review the following link: Justice/Criminal/NRSO.
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Candidates may be subjected to appropriate psychometric testing and other selection instruments.
In conjunction to merit on the basis of qualifications, experience and proven achievements the University of Johannesburg is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and those individuals from the historically disadvantaged groups. As necessitated by operational requirements the University reserves the right not to make an appointment to positions advertised. If you have not received a response from the University within 8 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
