"Library Officer, Subscriptions"

• 2 x Full Time (1.0 FTE) Continuing positions available
• Priority will be given to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people/s
• Salary Level HEW 5 + 17% Superannuation
• Based at the Bundoora campus, and hybrid ways of working

About the role

As Library Officer, Subscriptions, you will be part of a team responsible for organising and carrying out tasks relevant to acquisition, management, assessment, discoverability and access to the library’s resources. Your particular focus will be on subscription resources in all formats, and may be required to perform duties in any Collections based team.

To be successful in this position, you will have:

• Proven record of adopting a flexible approach to work and adapting to a constantly changing work environment
• Demonstrated focus on providing an excellent customer experience
• Experience in acquisitions or cataloguing of library resources in all formats, using current industry standards and tools, preferably in an academic library
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to prepare professional documentation, liaising collaboratively with vendors, consortia, and industry partners to deliver excellent outcomes for Library users
• Computer literacy, particularly with current relevant library and information management software packages and their various applications. Strong skills in using Excel to manipulate large data sets
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to work co-operatively and contribute to the achievement of team goals

Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About the Portfolio

RMIT University Library is a creative partner in the achievement of RMIT University’s teaching, learning and research goals. It engages with other groups within the University to design initiatives that have a positive impact on the student experience including the provision of direct support, advice and guidance for students’ academic skill development. It provides resources, services and facilities to support the information needs of RMIT's large and globally distributed student and staff population and supplies expertise for the management of the University’s archives and business information.

In order to support the goals and operations of the University the Library is arranged into 4 main functional areas: Learning; Teaching and Research; Collections and Quality and Engagement. The RMIT Library increasingly delivers collections and services online to maximize access by the RMIT user population.

At RMIT Melbourne, the University Library operates from 4 different locations: the Swanston Library; the Bundoora Library; the Carlton Library and Brunswick Library. At RMIT Vietnam, the Library supports the 6,000 students from 2 locations: Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. They provide flexible, networked spaces for individual and group study, computer equipped group study rooms and seminar rooms for academic and library research skills training.

www.rmit.edu.au/library

To Apply 

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Melissa Payne (Senior Coordinator, Subscriptions) via email melissa.payne@rmit.edu.au.

Position Description - Library Officer, Subscriptions

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Applications Close:

28 Aug 2024 11.59 pmRMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. 

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