Librarian at Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)

Job Purpose: Reporting to the Assistant Manager, Library Services, the jobholder will be responsible for undertaking activities in the Library Services Section.

Key responsibilities

• Charging and discharging library materials;
• Verifying newly acquired library materials;
• Accessioning library information materials;
• Shelving and shelf arrangement;
• Providing user education and information literacy services;
• Preparing subscriptions for different information resources;
• Conducting information searches and retrievals;
• Preserving and conserving information resources;
• Cataloguing and classifying information resources;
• Compiling user profiles;
• Ensuring Library Information Services are in conformity with international standards;
• Digitizing information resources;
• Requisitioning library information resources;
• Indexing, cataloguing and classifying library resources; and
• Preparing and submitting library reports.
• Undertaking any other duties lawfully assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements for appointment

• Must have a Bachelor Degree in Library and information Studies;
• Information Sciences; Technology in Information Science or any other related qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Must have Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution.