Steve Biko Foundation: Librarian / Archivist

The Steve Biko Foundation is a community development organisation inspired by the late anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, (18 December 1946 - 12 September 1977), one of the Black Consciousness Movement's most prominent leaders.

The Foundation seeks to appoint a Librarian/Archivist, based at the new Steve Biko Centre in Ginsberg, Eastern Cape.

S/he will oversee and run the day to day operations of the library, the children’s library, archives and the e-Learning Centre.

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with relevant stakeholders, to establish the library, including generating the strategic plan, all necessary policies, operational procedures and operating systems
• Provide library and research services for the organisation;
• Maintain the library and its collections to ensure that materials are current, relevant to audiences, accessible, and available to library users when required;
• Manage and administer the day to day operations of the unit including budget preparation, financial and administrative matters and human resources including recruitment, training and monitoring employee performance;
• Plan and deliver client-centered programmes and services such as special services for varied clients with specific needs such as storytelling for children, newsletters, and programmes for special groups;
• Work with teachers, parents and community organisations to develop, plan and conduct programs in reading, viewing, and communication skills;
• Work collaboratively with other units of the Foundation on marketing, public relations and other initiatives to ensure sustainability of the operation, particularly in the arena of curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for learners, individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects, utilising the resources of the library spaces;
• Analyse and evaluate library and information services, technology and media service requirements.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in library science or a related field;
• Minimum of five years of relevant experience in a senior position in a public library;
• Self-motivated individual with the ability to lead innovation and contribute to impact;
• Passion for mastery of skills in team building, research, organisation, analytical and problem solving as well as decision making;
• Project management and monitoring and evaluation skills;
• Experience in budget management;
• Computer literacy;
• Organisational skills and ability to conduct research;
• Communication skills;
• Ability to speak other language will be an advantage.

Salary: A salary commensurate with experience will be offered.

To apply, submit a CV and motivation letter with ‘Steve Biko Foundation: Librarian /Archivist’ in the subject line to admin@sbf.org.za.

Please quote the source of this advertisement in your application - NGO Pulse Portal.

For more about the Steve Biko Foundation, refer to www.sbf.org.za.

For other vacancies in the NGO sector, refer to www.ngopulse.org/vacancies.

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