Manager, Collection Development

1 week ago

Calgary, Canada Calgary Public Library Full time

**Job Summary**:
Reporting to the Director, Collections, the Manager, Collection Development provides leadership, direction, and focus for the planning, implementation, packaging, and evaluation of a variety of activities which support the Library’s collections and technical services functions including the acquisition, cataloguing, processing and maintenance of library materials in a variety of formats

**Responsibilities and Activities**:

- **Collections and Technical Services Management**:Develop and maintain responsive and current collections by managing the full cycle of selection, acquisitions, cataloguing, processing, maintenance, and evaluation of physical materials. Build and maintain relationships with vendors, monitor current and emerging issues and trends, and understand collection development trends and business models.
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Budgeting**:Maintain current, accurate and up-to-date tracking of all material commitments and expenditures. to ensure that funds are expended at an appropriate rate. Support Director in budget planning.
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Leadership**:Communicate to Managers and staff the importance of collections and their relationship to the broader Library’s mission, vision, and values; inspire staff to engage and promote materials to customers.
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Performance Management**:Manage and report on team performance; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports and hold people accountable for achieving them, taking appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team/personal objectives.
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Internal and External Collaborator Engagement**: Establish and maintain effective relationships with other areas of the Library as well as external collaborators, partners and vendors. Advocate for the Library’s interests and needs. Seek out changes that positively impact patrons and staff.
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Organizational Skill Building**: Use the organization's formal development framework to identify the team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions, including continuing professional development, to build their professional skills. Provide informal training or coaching to others throughout the organization in own area of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.

**Qualifications**:

- Master of Library Science degree from an ALA-accredited library school or approved equivalent degree and a minimum three years of experience in progressive leadership positions.
- Awareness of emerging trends, strategic issues, and best practices related to library collection development, management, and evaluation.
- Demonstrated experience in supporting collections and technical services functions, including acquisitions, cataloguing, processing and maintenance of library materials in a variety of formats.
- Experience working with vendors and negotiating licenses.
- Demonstrated high performance and experience in customer service, strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to Intellectual Freedom.
- Identification and evaluation of customer expectations and trends in the publishing industry.

**Additional Information**:
**Physical Demands and**Work Environment**
- Moderate Lifting
- Physical demands associated with using a computer for long periods of time
- Mental demands associated with simultaneous and multiple priorities, multi-tasking, and a dynamic work environment
- Manages conflict effectively
- Contributes in a team/collaborative environment

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