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Job Advert Summary

Eduvos is looking to employ the services of a Learning Resources and Centres Lead at our Nelson Mandela Bay Campus .
The Position:

• To manage the campus resource centre.

Position Type:

• Permanent

Minimum Requirements

Minimum qualification:

• BA Library/ B.Bi BL Information Science degree or Diploma
• Relevant Post Graduate qualification will be an advantage
• Registration with LIASA will be an advantage

Experience:

• At least two to five years’ relevant experience in the higher education sector

Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities:
As the Learning and Resource Centre Lead, you will be primarily responsible for the following:

• Collection Development
  • Build a collection to support the academic goals of the programmes
  • Ensure that all prescribed and recommended resources (e.g. journals, books, newspapers) are available – student and lecturer resources
  • Review stock on hand and determine what stock is needed
  • Obtain quotes for required stock
  • Prioritise stock in collaboration with Academic Manager and relevant lectures based on budget and need
  • Review old stock for selling/donation
  • Co-ordinates, prepares and motivates/ makes recommendations for annual Resource Centre budget and submits to General Manager
• Technical processing of material according to Eduvos process
• Add holding (already catalogued stock) and items to the library system
• Label and classify books
• Cataloguing of campus stock
• Manage the day-to-day activities of the Resource Centre
  • Manage and control facility (study rooms), computer usage
  • Provide a space for students to join virtual workshops and webinars
  • Assist with managing all auxiliary services such as the use of the printer and computers
  • Refer students to the relevant stakeholder when queries are received
  • Issue and return books using the LIS (ALMA)
  • Pull up report of patrons’ overdue book records and follow up on their returns
  • Pull up and send out reports of overdue fines of students to the finance department at the end of the year
  • Offering online support (my LMS) to end-users
• Reporting and maintenance of administrative records
  • Conduct bi-annual stocktaking and compile a report
  • Prepare and provide Bi-weekly reports to the National Resource center Manager
  • Provide feedback to the Academic Manager on all Resource Center related issues
• Induction and training of users
  • Facilitate the Resource Center Induction and orientation of all new students, and general and academic staff
  • Market the resource center, its databases, Open Access Resources, information Literacy course and the online catalogue to all students and Academic staff
  • Train students, Academic staff on how to use the Information databases and online catalogue
  • Provide guidance to students on methods to use to enable them to do information searches for research and accessing the information required
• Provision of Information Services and User Information (Library)
  • Support students and academic staff with necessary information resource requirements
  • Communicate all library activities to users

Functional and Behavioural Competencies

Functional competencies:

• Understanding of library related technology (e.g., Pro Quest, Integrated Library systems)
• Knowledge of library policies, procedures and practices
• Knowledge of research methodology
• Knowledge of principles and practices of library materials acquisition
• Expertise in using online database services and virtual reference services
• Knowledge of conservation and preservation techniques for library materials
• Data collection skills
• Fully computer literate with a working knowledge and skills in Microsoft Office

Behavioural competencies:

• Initiative and responsibility
• Constructive teamwork
• Effective communication
• Analysis and judgment
• Systematic approach (planning and organising)
• Execution