Deputy Director, Library Services at Commission for University Education

Job Purpose / Executive Summary

• Library Officers are responsible for the management of Library and Information Resource Centre at the Commission. Further, they will also co-ordinate evaluation of universities libraries and resources during the accreditation process and continuous m

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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
• Inspecting of university libraries for accreditation and for quality assurance
• 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
• Inspecting of university libraries for accreditation and for quality assurance

Vacancy Requirements:

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