Associate University Librarian, Collections

The University of British Columbia Library is one of the largest academic libraries in Canada and consistently ranks among the top university research libraries in North America. UBC Library has 14 branches and divisions across two campuses (Vancouver and Kelowna), including an off-site hospital library; a multi-purpose teaching and learning facility, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre; and the Xwi7xwa Library, a centre for academic and community Indigenous scholarship. Almost 300 knowledgeable employees – librarians, management and professional staff, support staff and student staff – provide users with the excellent resources and services that they need to further their research, teaching and learning.The Associate University Librarian (AUL) for Collections works as part of the Library Executive Team to advance the strategic directions of the Library and University with a specific focus on Collections. The AUL will assume overall responsibilities for the portfolio including the Collections Services Division**.** TheCollections Services Division includes the following operations: licensing, one-time acquisitions, continuations acquisitions, electronic resources management, collections management and planning, interlibrary loan, conservation and preservation, and storage (two high-density storage facilities).**DUTIES** Belongs to and represents UBC’s interests on appropriate collections committees in CRKN, COPPUL, BCELN, and possibly others, and engages across the province and the nation to help craft collections strategies driven through those consortia. From time to time the University Librarian may designate the AUL Collections to attend meetings of organizations and consortia as a guest, or as a substitute for the UL in the role of official representative. * Responsible for personal continuing professional education.* Develops and maintains skills and assumes appropriate leadership relevant to the position.* Keeps up to date on developments in library service, resources and technology and on broader issues that affect the practice of librarianship and proactively seeks to implement and integrate into existing or new practices.* Participates in appropriate professional organizations.* Engages in professional development, scholarly and service activities.* Masters-level degree from an accredited program of library, or information science, or equivalent internationally accredited program.* Proven leadership, administrative and managerial skills, along with ability to function effectively as a member of a senior management team working within a collegial environment, gained through at least 5 years of experience in mid to senior level library positions.* Strong communication and collaboration skills.* Significant experience leading negotiations with publishers, vendors and consortia, including pricing and license agreements.* Experience managing collections in or for an academic or research environment.* Significant proven experience working with and leading complex budgets, exchange rate challenges, and mitigating anticipated budget challenges.* Experience building productive relationships and working collegially with a diverse population of colleagues and/or users in keeping with the .* Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own.* Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.* Demonstrated understanding of the experiences of Indigenous people and communities.* Ability to foster a team environment built on positive working relationships; provides guidance and resources to teams while trusting them to excel.* Strong management skills and a demonstrated interest in fostering innovation and team building.* Strong advocacy and change management skills; ability to build effective relationships that promote the Library’s needs within the University and the broader community.* Ability to create an environment that embraces curiosity, ideas, creativity and innovation and provides opportunities and flexibility to explore new initiatives.* Experience leading team organization and workflow redesign to improve strategic alignment and operational effectiveness.* Interest in and ability to contribute to the Library’s sense of community and achievement of common goals through cooperation across units/groups and encouragement of equitable and balanced involvement in decision making.* Ability to promote and foster a supportive and open environment where everyone is able to listen, contribute and engage with colleagues and ideas and provide and receive timely, constructive feedback.**Salary:** Starting salary is $102,000 to $150,000 per annum. Actual salary offered will be commensurate with experience and academic/professional qualifications, as well as internal parity. UBC also offers a comprehensive benefits package. Information about salary increases can be found in the Collective Agreement:**Benefits:** Librarians and their dependents are eligible for an extensive benefits package including extended health care coverage, dental coverage, Employee and Family Assistance Program, life insurance, pension and travel benefits. To support families, UBC provides a top-up for eligible employees on maternity or parental leave. Tuition assistance is also available for qualifying employees and dependent children. In addition, librarians/archivists are eligible for professional development funding to support career growth at the university, as well as study leave. Details are available in the Collective Agreement, and for more information see UBC Human Resources: . 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