长沙招聘

职位描述：
Position: Senior officer of Research and Learning Services, Library Services
Reference: AD16012X1
Closing Date: Open untill filled
Contract Status: Full-time
Vacancy: 1
Salary & Benefits: RMB199,000 to RMB248,000 per annum before all deductions, depending on qualifications and experience

Working Location: Ningbo

Purpose and Scope of the Role
Reporting to the Director of Library Services, the Senior Officer of Research and Learning Services will take the lead on managing relationships with the university schools and faculties on behalf of Library Services. The role holder will ensure that connections are made between library service delivery and development and the university teaching and learning and research strategies.
Leading the Library Research and Learning Services Section, the Senior Officer will manage service development and change, coordinate operational planning and implementation, and ensure delivery of projects within the Section. In addition, championing research and learning focused library service delivery and development across the wider Department is a vital element of this role.
The Research and Learning section of Library Service has responsibility across the Professional Service Department for supporting students, academics and researchers in the use, publication and management of information. This includes: Subject information specialist enquiry and support services for teaching and learning, and research; information skills training; bibliometrics and impact advice and services; Open Access advocacy and support; analysis and requirements capture for service development; School and Faculty partnership development and CRM; working with Library Strategy and Planning to link the university strategy and plans to Library strategic development; and working with Library Collections Management link print and digital library collection management to Faculty curriculum development and research priorities.


Qualifications
Essential
? First degree (or equivalent)
? Excellent leadership skills and the ability to motivate and inspire a team
? Excellent influencing skills gained at a senior level
? Excellent knowledge of the information landscape and scholarly communications
? Outstanding management skills including project and change management
? Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
? An ability to work effectively in a team environment with colleagues from different professional backgrounds
? An ability to prioritise and to schedule workloads in the face of conflicting demands, within resource limitations
? Knowledge of national and international best practice and standards in library service provision
? Commitment to meeting the needs of University staff and students
? Good information technology skills
? Considerable professional experience in a senior management capacity, including experience of providing services in support of teaching and learning and research, and strategic planning
? Experience of digital library and learning environment systems including repositories and learning technologies
? Experience of developing and implementing communication and engagement strategies and initiatives
? Experience of the management and direction of projects
? A proactive approach to service development

Desirable
? Postgraduate qualification in a relevant area (or equivalent)
? Formal training in project, programme and portfolio management
? Ability to develop and maintain external professional contacts and networks
? Knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements (e.g. Copyright legislation, Data Protection)
? Experience of successful fundraising
? Experience of the application of technologies to support library service delivery
? Experience of customer relationship management and CRM systems


Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. Research and Learning Services Leadership, Strategic Development and Management
? Lead the strategic alignment and development of library research and learning services, ensuring that development responds to needs of Schools and Faculties.
? Ensure that service definitions, levels and targets are appropriate, agreed with stakeholders and that they are delivered.
? Develop services in line with the university priorities; innovating and learning from best practice elsewhere.
? Devise and drive initiatives which improve staff - academic and research -satisfaction with library services.
? Manage the Research and Learning budget and staff resource to maximise services and support offered.
? Lead and oversee the annual development and implementation of operational plans and their on-going review.
? Develop and maintain frameworks to measure the success of the Section and ensure collection of data about use of research and learning services.
? Develop and implement training and development activity so that all staff deliver high levels of competency and expertise in support of research and teaching and learning.

2. Leading Faculty Engagement
? Lead on building and managing strategic relationships between the library and Schools and Faculties. Ensure effective engagement at Faculty Board level, and with directors of research and teaching and learning, and Heads of School.
? Forge teaching and learning and research relationships and initiatives in line with Teaching and Learning Strategy and Research Board priorities.
? Through engagement with Schools, align Library collections and services to the curriculum, focusing on learning outcomes (working with Collections Management and Learning Technology sections).
? Build acceptance of digital library resources (in addition to print) across user groups.
? Maintain and develop relationships within the Department and other University Professional Service Departments so that services and communication are joined-up.
? With the Strategy and Planning Section develop, plan and deliver effective communication strategies, harnessing opportunities available across the University.

3. Research and Learning Services
Teaching and Learning:
? Actively engage with, influence and support University teaching and learning strategic initiatives.
? In partnership with Teaching and Learning Directorate, Faculty Directors of Teaching and Learning and academic colleagues, align and embed library services in the student environment.
? Design and implement information/digital literacy training sessions to assist students learning.
Research:
? Develop services so that the library contributes effectively to development and analysis of the research base at the university, including bibliometric analysis of impact and maximising citations.
? Maintain an awareness of funder requirements and promote the infrastructure to support these - eprints repository, open access, research data management.
? Promote efficient workflows to support the increasing demands of Open Access policies from funder and institutional mandates and lead Open Access advocacy and support.
? Provide tailored information services and training to researchers and research groups, assisting them in keeping up-to date with the literature, undertaking systematic searches and supporting them in their utilisation of tools for collaboration and dissemination e.g. Mendeley.

4. Team Leadership and Management
Lead, manage, motivate and support the Research and Learning team:
? setting and reviewing goals for staff as part of the University PDPR process;
? acting as escalation point for issues and problems;
? identifying and providing for training and development needs.
Implement HR processes and guidelines for managing performance including hearing any disciplinary

5. Library Services Strategy Development
? Work with Library Director, Library Senior Management Team and the university stakeholders to develop departmental wide strategy, inputting with particular focus on the needs of customers, drawing on good and innovative practice elsewhere.

6. Project Direction and Change Management
Direct and lead Library Research and Learning projects; Steering the scope and shape of work, ensuring cross Department links are made, and that resources are prioritised in line with strategy. Oversee the management of all aspects of the project lifecycle including planning, benefits realisation and closure. This will also include input into:
? business case development;
? commissioning external consultants and temporary staff as skills and capacity dictate;
? facilitating agreement with senior stakeholders of project/programme scope and success criteria.

7. Communication across tri-campus in respects of library Research and Learning development
? Maintaining close relationship with LRLR UNUK and Library UNMC to ensure service qualification in equivalent level.
? Maintaining awareness of new services or policies delivered in other two campuses.


How to Apply

Please send job application with the following documents before the closing date:

1. UNNC Application Form (please download from here: http://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/about/documents/applicationform.doc)
2. Cover Letter;
3. CV.
Please kindly note that all documents should be completed in English and in Word/ PDF format.
Late or incomplete application will not be considered to be shortlisted.
Please send application and enquiries to job@nottingham.edu.cn 举报 分享

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