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About the Role
The City of Sydney Library provides a space for our vibrant communities to grow, learn, connect and create. Our nine library branches and two library links provide important services for our community, assisting students, visitors, tourists and workers with their technology and information needs. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join the Collections team. In this role, you will contribute to the development of the Library’s collections by delivering acquisition services that ensure our collections remain relevant, diverse, and responsive to the needs of our community.
Responsibilities
- Managing community purchase suggestions
- Managing collections ordering and selection
- Managing supplier performance and relationships
- Maintaining catalogue records
- Identifying opportunities to improve collection management processes
Requirements
- Passionate about developing library collections that meet the needs and interests of our community
- Holds relevant qualification or experience in library or information related discipline, or qualify for professional membership to ALIA and significant relevant experience
- Experience in the development, management and maintenance of library collections
- Confident using library management systems, supplier platforms, and applying catalogue maintenance practices
- Enjoys collaborating with suppliers and colleagues to resolve problems and achieve positive outcomes
- Demonstrates strong administrative, organisational and contract management skills, with the ability to effectively manage competing priorities
- Proactive, detail-orientated and committed to continuous improvement
- Values engaging with the community and delivers high quality customer service
- Available to work Sunday to Thursday, to support seven-day library operations
- Willing and prepared to undertake regular weekend work, supporting seven day operations
- Willing to work across any of the nine City branches as required
- Must complete a pre-employment health declaration, medical assessment and working with children check
Location
- City of Sydney library branches
Work Type
- Full Time
- Permanent
Salary/Compensations
- $102,420.00 per annum plus superannuation
Benefits
- Option of a rostered day off each month (19-day month)
- Flexible working
- 3 days of care and cultural leave each year
- Collaborative approach to flexible working
- City centre head office with many public transport options
- Professional development opportunities
- Leadership and management development program
- Further education program providing reimbursement of course fees, and study and exam leave
- Opportunity to attend external courses and conferences
- Long service and employee recognition awards
- Employee assistance program offering free, confidential counselling
- 26 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents
- Paid and unpaid adoption and long-term fostering leave
- Paid superannuation for up to 52 weeks of parental leave
- Part-time and job-sharing options available
- Supportive return-to-work environment
- Recognised as an Inclusive Employer by the Diversity Council of Australia
- Active employee networks
- Recognised family inclusive workplace
- Veteran employment supporter
About the Company
- Caring for our city, creating a future for all
- Our people are passionate about their communities and connected to their teams.
- Motivated by our genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our clear, compelling plan for our global city: Sustainable Sydney 2030 – 2050 Continuing the Vision.
- Be part of a purpose-led organisation with care at its core.
- Make a difference by acting in the best interests of our communities and city.
- Be better together with collaborative and inclusive partnerships.
- Embrace possibilities and be open to new ideas and creating bold solutions.
Equal Opportunity
- We welcome candidates from all backgrounds in a workplace as diverse as our communities.
- We’re passionate about gender balance, with an executive team two-thirds female and half of leadership roles held by women.
- All applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, veterans and people of diverse sexualities and genders, and those from culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to join us.
- We’re a disability confident recruiter.
- If you identify as a person with disability and require support for your application or the recruitment process, contact us at recruitment@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au or 02 9265 9333.