[OPLINLIST] Job Opportunity - Deputy State Librarian for Internal Operations (State Library of Ohio)

[Ashlee Clark]

Please excuse multiple postings.

View full job description at http://tinyurl.com/rxm6h8

 

Description

Advises the State Librarian, the senior management & the State Library
Board on overall agency operations, policy formulation, budgeting,
strategic planning & program evaluation. Assists the State Librarian
with defining & implementing State Library goals & objectives;
researches, plans & recommends new initiatives for the State Library
impacting all phases of Library  operations on a local, regional &
statewide basis; evaluates the State Library's internal & external
customer policies & programs to facilitate growth & development.
Formulates & composes complex administrative & statistical reports;
prepares & presents oral & written reports at State Library board &
other meetings. Advises, guides & communicates with State Library
personnel & the Ohio Library community regarding State Library
programming initiatives. May act as the agency's chief administrator of
operations in the absence of the State Librarian.

 

Administers & directs operations of the Library Services & Research
Division, which encompasses the following departments: Research
Services, Patron & Catalog Services, Marketing and Communication,
Talking Books Services. Supervises, directs & evaluates supervisory &
non-supervisory staff assigned to the Library Services & Research
Division; reviews & approves budget proposals & purchase requests from
department heads of the library services & research division.
Coordinates work of the Library Services & Research Division with other
divisions of the State Library, other libraries & state & federal
government officials.

  

Administers & evaluates state & federal subsidy programs and other grant
opportunities; Monitors, assesses and recommends actions related to
state & federal legislation affecting State Library operations.

 

Minimum Qualifications

Required - Master's degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited
library science program.

Completion of graduate core program in library science as required by
college or university; 7 yrs. exp. in librarian position; 24 mos. trg.
or 24 mos. exp. in management, supervision &/or administration. -Or
alternative, equivalent evidence of the Major Worker Characteristics
noted above.

 

Major Worker Characteristics

Knowledge of library science & technology; public relations; public
administration, project/program management, &/or supervisory
principles/techniques; budgeting. Ability to deal with many variables &
determine specific action (e.g., research procedures, policy development
& interpretation); develop complex reports & position papers; handle
sensitive inquiries from & contacts with officials & general public;
develop & maintain good rapport with library staff, officials, public
agencies &/or community representatives; calculate fractions, decimals &
percentages; gather, collate & classify information about data, people
or things; establish friendly atmosphere as administrator.

 

Salary

Range $63,814.40-$83,657.60 with excellent state employee benefits

 

Application must be submitted electronically via the State of Ohio's

Online Hiring Management System:

http://careers.ohio.gov/

No mailed or faxed applications will be accepted.

 

About the State Library of Ohio

The State Library of Ohio is a state agency that serves state government
and all types of libraries.  Our mission is to lead and partner in the
development of library services throughout Ohio, to promote and enable
resource sharing among libraries and library networks, to provide access
to information for Ohio's state government, and to provide specialized
services to Ohio's residents.  

 

As Ohio prepares to more aggressively compete in a global economy with
better educated and informed residents, the State Library of Ohio is
taking charge.  We are leading in the development of collaborative
efforts that support Ohioans and libraries by providing high quality
resources and services at lower costs. These efforts include providing
statewide virtual resources in the areas of education, workforce
development and consumer health.  Public libraries provide invaluable
service in the areas of education and economic development for their
communities.

 

Patrons use the State Library of Ohio to research information about
congressional hearings and reports, U.S. and State of Ohio legislative
history, statistics, facts about the state of Ohio, geological
information, military rosters, state institutional and agency reports,
census data, and more.  The State Library is the only full regional
federal and state depository in Ohio and is located in Columbus, Ohio.

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