Chief Librarian at Kenya National Library Service Board

GRADE 4

Responsibilities 

• Participates in library development plans
• Prepares annual work plans and budgets
• Implements policies that relate to library matters
• Staff management (mentoring, duty allocation discipline, appraisal etc)
• Research on library matters
• Manages selection, collection, acquisition, organization and maintenance of library information materials and databases.
• Ensures daily stock management
• Ensures lending, reference and referral services are delivered in a timely manner
• Production of periodic reports
• Networking and partnership
• Participates in developing policies
• Quality assurance
• Oversees marketing and promotion of library services
• Ensure maintenance of a conducive reading environment
• Developing the use of Information Communication Technology
• Organize book events
• Source for donors/partners to support library activities
• Oversee reference and referral services
• Manage revenue collection and remittance
• Oversee Management of e- resources
• Perform duties that may be assigned from time to time by Management.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Library Studies or information Science or its equivalent
• Five (5) years continuous work experience post-graduation, three (3) of which must be in Senior Management in a library set up.
• Demonstrated outstanding leadership, professional competence and administrative ability in thenoverall management of a library Function.
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results
• Familiar with Government of Kenya’s Operational Procedures
• Proven knowledge of Information Technology
• Valid member of Kenya Library Association in good standing
• Other related skills and experience will be an advantage.
• Valid Certificate of Good Conduct

Additional Skills

• Good Communication skills
• Good public and customer relations skills
• Good report writing skills
• Good management Skills
• Integrity