Assistant Librarian – Acquisition & Technical services at Africa International University

Assistant Librarian – Acquisition & Technical services– Vacancy Code (ALA&TS-23) (1 Position)

This position will be reporting to the University Librarian.

Job Purpose:

The incumbent will be responsible for all acquisition and technical division activities which include selection, acquisition, processing, classification and cataloging of books and other library materials.

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate all activities and services in the Technical Services Division.
• Contribute to acquisition, development and collection management efforts, including reviewing potential materials for acquisition and availing current publisher catalogues for selection of books.
• Recommend the adoption of bibliographic maintenance standards and authorities in an automated environment, develop procedures for processing all library materials.
• Establish policies and procedures for technical services division and revise them periodically as and when necessary.
• Direct and supervise the operations of the technical services staff and oversee processing of all materials, including receiving book order requests and checking against existing databases to avoid duplications.
• Classify materials, perform original or copy cataloging for new materials as needed; oversee physical materials processing; update holdings data to reflect material transfer, withdrawal, and additions.
• Contribute to preparation of annual budget, particularly as it relates to technical services and needs.
• Maintain statistics and prepare reports related to technical services division as required.
• Organize information materials to allow easy retrieval which includes shelving and occasional shelve reading.
• Work for long hours and sometimes in the evenings and weekends.
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time.

Requirements: Qualifications and Experience

• . A Master’s degree in Library Science from a recognized institution with at least 3 years post training experience or equivalent or a Bachelor’s degree with minimum five years’ relevant experience in an academic library or equivalent will also be considered.
• Sound knowledge of principles and practices of bibliographic maintenance and control including MARC, AACR2, LCSH, LC classification and experience working with KOHA, particularly in classification and cataloging.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Must be proactive, self-driven and goal oriented.
• Ability to work under minimum supervision.
• Considerable knowledge of standard library practices, procedures, and technologies
• Effective organization and problem-solving skills;
• Strong inter-personal and teamwork skills.