Head: Circulation Stellenbosch University Library

 

Stellenbosch

Salary: Market Related

Job Type: Permanent

Sectors: General Management

Reference: BIB/227/0822

Vacancy Details

Employer: Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University

Library and Information Service

 

Head: Circulation

Stellenbosch University Library

Ref. BIB/227/0822

 

This position is specifically suited to a dynamic person with proven ability to effectively and efficiently manage a client-facing division in an academic library environment.

 

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 -16:30

 

Duties:

 

·       Overall planning, organising, monitoring and evaluating all borrowing, short loans and interlibrary loan activities and services of the Circulation Division.

·       Overall responsible for circulation standards, policies and procedures to ensure quality and uniform service delivery at the SU Library and the branches.

·       Human resources management.

·       Assuming overall responsibility for an effective and efficient client service through continuous liaising, communicating and marketing initiatives.

·       Promoting the Circulation Division, for example its services and the library hours, by various means such as notices, social media and the library webpage.

 

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Required Skills

• Strong client- and service-oriented skills.
• Three years' relevant library experience. : 3 to 4 years
• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills.

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Candidate Requirements

Job Requirements:

 

·       Bachelor's degree in Library and Information Science, or a bachelors degree with a postgraduate diploma in Library and Information Science, or an equivalent qualification.

·       Three years' relevant library experience.

·       Knowledge of the client service environment of an academic library.

·       Knowledge of interlibrary loan and document delivery procedures.

·       The ability to perform at a middle management level.

·       Strong client- and service-oriented skills.

·       Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills.

·       A high level of computer proficiency, including sound knowledge of the Windows environment and the Microsoft Office package.

 

Recommendation:

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Knowledge of the integrated library system, Alma.

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Apply before Sep 19 2022