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**Position Title** University Librarian
**Location** Kyrgyz Republic
**Agency** University of Central Asia
**Sector** Social Development
**About the Agency** The University of Central Asia was founded in 2000 by the governments of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, and His Highness the Aga Khan, and is the world's first internationally chartered institution of higher education\. UCA was created to offer an internationally recognized standard of higher education in Central Asia and create knowledgeable, skilled and creative graduates who will contribute leadership, ideas and innovations to the transitioning economies and communities of the region\. The mission of UCA is to promote the socio\-economic development of Central Asia's mountain societies, while at the same time helping the diverse peoples of the region to preserve and draw upon their rich cultural traditions and heritages as assets for the future\. UCA operates within a framework of values that espouses academic excellence, individual rights and security, responsibility to community and public service, and is committed to ethical and transparent practices\. More information\.\.\.
**The position** The University Librarian, who will be accorded faculty status in the university, will maintain strong interface with the educational and research priorities of UCA to build a collection and provide access to a wide range of print and digital resources globally\. The library’s collections development policy will focus on access to information, which is sufficient in quality, depth, diversity, format and currency\. The collections will complement the curricular offerings and research efforts of UCA\. The library will be a key point of reference for searching and using information from virtually anywhere on and off campus as well as from within the library\.
**Key Responsibilities**
+ Develop and implement a clear and concise strategic plan for the library that promotes the mission of the university and library and enhances continuous improvement\.
+ Maintain a strategic outlook in the development of the library within the context of the 3 campus libraries envisaged for UCA\.
+ Work with different librarians across the AKDN network, with a particularly strong affiliation to the Aga Khan University Library in Pakistan and East Africa\.
+ Work with any working group or advisory committees that may be setup to guide the preparation of strategic and short\-term operating plans for the library\.
+ Plan, implement and administer library functions, resources and services for students, faculty and staff based on internationally recognized standards and best practices\.
+ Obtain a good grasp of the curricular offerings and research efforts of the university by developing strong partnerships within the various teaching and research departments and collaborate with faculty to assess, provide and improve library collections and services to meet student and faculty needs\.
+ Obtain feedback, compile statistical data, evaluate and assesse effectiveness and efficiency of library services and inform administration of library’s strengths and weaknesses in meeting the larger needs of the university and of the library’s outcomes and impact,
+ Set priorities and budgets for the staff, facilities, collections, including print, media and electronic that support the curricular and research efforts of the university\.
+ Supervise and manage the physical library facilities to ensure these are safe, accessible, effective, efficient and inviting\.
+ Exercise line responsibility for supervision, recruitment, retention, and professional development of library personnel\.
+ Work with the IT staff of the university on the library’s information systems and develop procedural guidelines for technical services such as cataloging, periodicals, course reserves, processing, mending and circulation of materials\.
+ Coordinate with IT staff the implementation of and maintenance of digital library services, including databases and websites; administration and updating of electronic services for an integrated network of library system; and coordinate software, hardware and technical support needs with vendors, consortia, etc\.
+ Develop and teach information literacy classes designed to make the faculty and students utilize the library more effectively and to develop best practices for lifelong independent and continuing education efforts\.
+ Liaise with relevant AKDN agencies, leverage their library facilities and resources and explore opportunities for synergies and sharing of common IT infrastructure, collections, staff, etc\.
+ Perform outreach tasks to the university community and the community at large and promote the library’s resources and services, including securing displays in the library’s multipurpose facilities\. Build capacity among young Central Asian Librarians to enable them to meet and operate at international standards
+ Maintain professional development through membership in professional organizations, conduct relevant research, engage in scholarly activities and develop a record of the same
**The requirements** Minimum Qualifications
+ A Master’s Degree in Library Science or Library and Information Science from an accredited institution\.
+ Minimum of seven \(7\) years of experience in an academic library setting including supervisory experience in increasingly responsible positions; demonstrated knowledge of all aspects of library operations including extensive knowledge of contemporary library practices, trends and emerging technologies\.
+ Knowledge of library automation systems, online resources, and instructional technologies\.
+ Experience using technologies to provide and enhance library services and their changing roles in higher education\.
+ Knowledge of and experience with outcomes and assessment of library services\.
+ Demonstrated commitment to quality and experience with people of diverse educational, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds\.
+ Excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to work well with others in a team environment\.Language
+ Advanced English
+ Working knowledge of Russian would be an asset
The position will be based in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic and would require regional travel\.
**Salary** Salary and package to attract the best candidate
**Removal Date** 16\-May\-2015