Admissions Office / Registrar, In Charge of Library Services Job in Kenya

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Officer – Registrar, In Charge of Library Services 
 

Job

Purpose: The

Head of Library is responsible for leading and developing information services

across all the branch libraries to provide knowledge of the inquiry research

process, technology skills, digital citizenship and a love of literature and

reading.

The incumbent is also responsible for providing strategic thinking for the

business in terms of delivering library and information services to clients in

view of contemporary technological development trends and varying client

information seeking behavior.

• Co-ordinate
  
  overall provision of library and information services across the
  
  foundation of Institute network of libraries.


• Provide
  
  managerial leadership for the library through mobilization of technical
  
  and financial resources and professional direction of the human resources.


• Formulate
  
  and develop library policies and procedure manuals and documentation such
  
  as strategic plans and annual budgets.


• Facilitate
  
  the full automation of the library.


• Develop
  
  appropriate training programmes for staff in the use of automated library
  
  systems and other new technologies.


• In
  
  liaison with the ICT team, manage the Integrated Library Systems and
  
  related technology.


• Prepare
  
  and administer the annual budget for the library within the approved
  
  limits.


• Develop
  
  strategies for the growth of information resources such as e-resources.


• Coordinate
  
  acquisition of informational materials, equipment and furniture.


• Maintain
  
  close linkages and cooperation with suppliers, publishers and other
  
  related information institutions.


• Liaise
  
  with donors and initiate collaborations and linkages with strategic
  
  development partners.



• Process
  
  students’ admissions by:-receiving applications for admissions, opening
  
  student’s files and preparing students’ files for admission for directors’
  
  action.


• Process
  
  examinations by:-issuing and receiving examination applications forms,
  
  participating in the invigilation of the examination.


• Process
  
  certificate and transcripts by:-


• Confirming
  
  registration and completion of pupilage period;


• Checking
  
  to make sure that students have passed all examinations as per letters of
  
  exemption before preparing completion certificates;


• Processing
  
  files for preparation of transcripts;


• Dispatching
  
  of completion certificates;

• A
  
  Master’s degree in Library and Information Sciences will be added
  
  advantage


• Qualification
  
  in Library Automation and related technologies is a Must.


• Not
  
  less than 5 years’ post qualification work experience in a related
  
  field/environment.


• Skills
  
  in preparing budgets, planning and strategy execution

• Excellent
  
  analytical and conceptual skills.


• Excellent
  
  management and leadership skills.


• Highly
  
  creative, and passionate about exploring new ideas.


• Ability
  
  to work under pressure within strict deadlines


• Excellent
  
  planning and organization skills


• Possess
  
  high sense of integrity and confidentiality.


• Result
  
  oriented.

Kindly send your CV to info@nawirikenya.com with the subject

line as the 

ADMISSIONS OFFICER –REGISTRAR, INCHARGE OF LIBRARY SERVICES