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Commission for University Education
Deputy Director, Library Services

Commission For University Education

Nairobi | Contract | Government

Closing in 2 weeks from now

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

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