Deputy Director, Library Services at Commission for University Education

Job specification
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -

• Overseeing the evaluation of proposals for university libraries;
• Assessing and recommending evaluated proposals for approval;
• Overseeing library inspections and preparation of reports;
• Preparing budgets for the department;
• Developing and implementing the library strategic plan;
• Providing advisory services to institutions on the process of library accreditation;
• Liaising with the relevant department for the development of standards, guidelines and processes for library accreditation;
• Managing the Library and Information Resource Centre in the Commission;
• Supervising technical services in the Commission Resource Centre - classification and cataloguing, indexing and abstracting of acquired information resources;
• Training and sensitizing of CUE library users on information access;
• Implementing the library development policy of the Commission;
• Selecting of relevant information resources; and
• Inspecting university libraries for accreditation and for quality assurance.

Person Specification

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• A minimum of ten (10) years relevant work experience, five (5) years of which should be in a management role;
• Bachelor's Degree Library and information service or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Master’s degree in library and information service or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Membership to a professional body and in good standing;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Fulfil the requirements of Chapter six of the Constitution.

Key Competencies and Skills

• Strategic leadership skills;
• Financial management skills;
• Networking skills;
• Interpersonal skills; and
• Communication and Presentation skills.