Assistant Director, Library Services at Laikipia County Government

SALARY: KSH. 92,030x4,100–96,130x4,520–100,650x4,920–105,570x5,070– 110,640x5,300–115,940x5,560–121,500x5,840–127,340x6,070–133,410 p.m.
NUMBER OF VACANCIES: ONE (1)
TERMS OF SERVICE: PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE

Duties and Responsibilities

• An officer at this level may be deployed to head a section at the Department of Library Services or a Level III library in a Ministry/Department. Duties and responsibilities in a section within the Department of Library Services will involve coordinating implementation of library information policies, standards and guidelines, undertaking programmes and activities to promote library and information services and a reading culture, and ensuring networking and collaboration with other information service providers. In addition, the officer will be responsible for promoting conformity to international library information standards, conducting research on disaster planning, mitigation and recovery procedures, planning and preparing budgets and funding proposals for the section, researching and reporting on emerging trends in library and information services, and supervising, coaching and mentoring staff working in the section. Duties and responsibilities in a Level III library will involve the overall management and administration of the library, coordinating implementation of library information policies, standards and guidelines, and compiling information for determination of optimal staffing levels. The officer will undertake programmes and activities to promote library and information services and reading culture, and ensure networking and collaboration with other information service providers. In addition, the officer will be responsible for coordinating cataloguing, acquisition, storage, circulation, preservation, conservation, weeding, classification, indexing and abstracting of information resources, managing the union catalogue, ensuring construction of thesauri, planning, preparing and implementing library programmes and activities, coordinating retrieval of information and interlibrary loan services (ILL), participating in the preparation of budgets and funding proposals for the library, conducting research and preparing reports for the library, and supervising, coaching and mentoring staff working in the library.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade a candidate must have:

• Have relevant knowledge and experience of not less than Seven (7) years in the professional field in the Public Service or Private Sector, Three (3) of which should be at a supervisory or managerial level;
• Bachelor's Degree in Library Studies/Library and Information Science;

OR

• Bachelor's degree in any of the following disciplines with a Library Option: Education, Information Science, Information Studies, Science, or Technology in Information Science from a recognized institution;

OR

• Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences with a Post-Graduate Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Library and Information Science, Library and Information Studies, or Library, Archives and Records Management from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Demonstrated professional and administrative ability as reflected in work performance and results;
• Satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya; and,
• Certificate in computer application skills.
• Possession of a Master's degree in the relevant discipline will be an added advantage