USIU Vacancies in Kenya for Librarians

Internal Vacancy: Librarian - Acquisitions & Cataloguing

The United States International University  is the leading international university in East and Central Africa catering to over 5000 students representing over 54 nationalities and with a global network of over 9000 alumni. 

USIU is committed to providing a quality, international education through world-class service delivery platforms.

USIU is seeking to recruit two qualified candidates for the position of Librarian heading  Acquisitions and Cataloguing sections.

Librarian - Acquisitions

Job Purpose:  

The Librarian - Acquisitions is responsible for purchase functions, which includes identifying and acquiring print and electronic resources for the library’s collections.

Responsibilities:

• Developing policies, procedures and practices to facilitate acquisitions;
• Creating and maintaining accurate acquisition records;
• Selecting, ordering and procuring information resources in various formats from local and foreign suppliers for the library;
• Ensuring that orders for collection materials are properly received, claimed and valid invoices are forwarded for payment;
• Coordinating the selection of information resources by faculty and Senior Librarians;
• Reviewing publishers' announcements and catalogs;
• Comparing selections with catalog database and orders-in-process to avoid duplication;
• Compiling statistics on purchases, such as total purchases, average price, and fund allocations for efficient and effective reporting;
• Developing reports and acquisitions operational manuals;
• Ensuring verification of received stocks and invoices;
• Recommending vendors based on such factors as discounts and delivery terms;
• Liaising with suppliers, government agencies and clearing agents to ensure that import/export regulations are observed;
• Monitoring USIU acquisitions trends for enhancing the collection and recommending materials for weeding;
• Training, supervising and appraising staff, interns and work study students;
• Engage in professional development activities, such as attending and participating in conferences, workshops, professional meetings, and associations; and
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Skills Required:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Research, analytical and problem solving skills
• Administrative/organizational skills

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Library and Information Studies

Minimum Years of Experience

• 5 years of experience in a university library

Competencies

• Computer literacy
• Ability to work well within a team and use initiative when required

Librarian - Cataloguing  

Job Purpose: 

The Librarian - Cataloguing is responsible for cataloguing, classification and indexing of library information materials in accordance with current international cataloguing standards, and in-house practices for efficient and effective retrieval of information.

Responsibilities:

• Lead in the formulating and revising of cataloguing policies, procedures and systems;
• Providing overall direction and assistance to staff in performing cataloguing activities and other section functions to ensure accurate and consistent records;
• Provide accurate and thorough online description and access points for print and non-book materials in the library collection;
• Creating original Machine Readable Cataloguing (MARC) records and update OCLC records to add to the library’s online catalog;
• Classify using Library of Congress Classification system and construct call numbers for materials added to the library’s collection;
• Preparing statistical and other reports and analyses;
• Monitoring the cataloguing, classification and indexing of information resources to ensure that the integrity and functionality of the online public access catalogue database is maintained;
• Monitoring and advising on new developments, preparing and maintaining cataloguing manuals;
• Providing relevant training to staff, interns and work study to ensure consistency of practice;
• Appraising of staff, work study students and interns;
• Coordinating weeding and stock taking of library books;
• Participate in budget process in assigned areas;
• Engaging in professional development activities, such as attending and participating in conferences, workshops, professional meetings, and associations; and
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned.

Skills Required:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Research, analytical and problem solving skills
• Administrative/organizational skills

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Library and Information Studies

Minimum Years of Experience

• 5 years of experience in a university library

Competencies

• Ability to work with high standards of accuracy for data entry
• Computer literacy
• Ability to work well within a team and use initiative when required

If you have the requisite qualifications and experience and want to work as a team member in a modern and progressive institution where you can make a difference, please send your letter of application and attach all the necessary supporting documentation, salary expectations  and names of 3 referees, so as to reach the undersigned not later than  Tuesday, July 3, 2012.

Head of Human Resources,
United States International University
P.O Box 14634-00800, Nairobi, Kenya
Email: hr@usiu.ac.ke or jobs@usiu.ac.ke
Web: www.usiu.ac.ke

USIU is an equal opportunity employer