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Culture and Recreation, Administrative
Senior Executive Librarian
€57,675 per annum to €69,956 per annum maximum

Annual Salary
Kildare
Permanent and Temporary

Job Summary

The Senior Executive Librarian is a senior management post within Kildare Library Service. The job profile is likely to evolve as the service changes and develops to meet the changing needs of the public. The Senior Executive Librarian works closely with staff at all grade levels and reports directly to the County Librarian. The post requires a high level of professional library and management skills, which include strategic and operational roles.

Responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to:

Strategic Role:

• Working with the senior library management team to plan and deliver the local authority library development programme.
• Contribute to forward planning, capital development and policy formulation.
• Leading change across the library service to enable delivery of quality services to the public.
• Participation in both national and local council committees for the development and implementation of new, innovative services.
• Development of community engagement and roll out of strategic programmes for service development.
• Development and management of effective marketing and public relations campaigns to deliver strategic targets.
• Planning and oversight for Budgets, Procurement and ICT.

Operational role:

• Branch library development, including collections, services and facilities.
• Cultural programming and liaising with local authority, local community and key stakeholders.
• Management of administrative functions, including HR, Finance, ITC and e Services.
• Supervise and Participate in the Performance Management Development System Library Team Plan development and roll out to branch network.
• Management and good governance of library buildings, health and safety, child protection, data protection, sustainable development and business continuity in accordance with Council policies.
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.
• Deputising for the County Librarian as requested.

Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms:


Candidates must also:

• Have the knowledge and ability to discharge the duties of the post concerned;
• Be suitable in all other relevant respects for appointment to the post concerned;