Job specification
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: -
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; and
Inspecting university libraries for accreditation and for quality assurance.
Person Specification
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -
A minimum of ten (10) years relevant work experience, five (5) years of which should be in a management role;
Bachelor's Degree Library and information service or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
Master's degree in library and information service or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
Membership to a professional body and in good standing;
Proficiency in computer applications; and
Fulfil the requirements of Chapter six of the Constitution.
Key Competencies and Skills
Strategic leadership skills;
Financial management skills;
Networking skills;
Interpersonal skills; and
Communication and Presentation skills.