Manager – Library
Ville de Pointe-Claire
Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada
$26,26-$45,7 an hour (estimated)
Full-time
Reporting to the Senior Manager Arts, Culture and Library, the job holder manages all library activities. Together with their team, they are responsible for setting the vision and direction for the Library’s development.
The person is responsible for planning and managing financial, material and human resources.
The job holder is responsible for the following main activities :
- Ensuring the effective and efficient management of the unit’s activities :
- Managing a team of managerial and non-managerial staff
- Creating and implementing performance monitoring and control tools
- Optimizing the use of resources (human, material and financial)
- Ensuring the development and application of orientations, projects, directives, policies, programs and procedures related to library operations;
- Recruiting, welcoming and integrating new employees;
- Coordinating and ensuring the development of the library in terms of collection selection and acquisition;
- Managing grant applications;
- Working closely and developing partnerships with various library resources and city departments;
- Serving on various internal and external committees to ensure the Library’s presence and influence at the community, regional and national levels;
- Coordinating the processing of requests, inquiries, suggestions and complaints from various stakeholders;
- Producing various activity reports and statistics;
- Any other related tasks.
Master’s degree in library and information science (MLIS) or information science (MIS). 6 to 9 years’ experience in a similar position is required for this position.
A combination of education and experience deemed adequate may be evaluated.
- A good knowledge of French and English to be able to carry on a conversation, take part in a business meeting, or write short texts or internal reports.
- Knowing how to plan, organize and monitor;
- Teamwork skills;
- Strategic vision;
- Managing human resources;
- Autonomy;
- Internal and external customer orientation;
- Knowledge of the public library environment.
16 days ago