Local Government Jobs Ireland Hiring For Senior Executive Librarian at County Meath Full Time

Meath County Council invites applications from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel from which permanent and fixed-term contract vacancies for the position of Senior Executive Librarian shall be drawn.

The position of Senior Executive Librarian is a senior management post within the Library Service of Meath County Council. The post requires high level professional library and management skills, that include both a strategic and operational element.

The duties of the Senior Executive Librarian include:

• Taking overall responsibility for particular aspects of the service and maintaining the service at maximum efficiency in close liaison with the County Librarian and senior team;
• Compiling reports for the County Librarian in order to keep them informed of the progress of the library services;
• Leading change across the library service to enable delivery of quality services to the public
• Participation in both national and local council committees for the development and implementation of new, innovative services
• Taking part in formal staff and student training;
• Accepting responsibility for the direction, control and welfare of the library staff under the post holder’s authority and developing the abilities of each individual;
• Supervision of the performance of Library Service staff and responsibility for other HR management and associated policies;
• Selecting and exploiting material across all subject areas;
• Developing and maintaining good relations with community leaders;
• Supporting the promotion and marketing of the County’s Library Service and the development of outreach programmes;
• Working in partnership with other agencies, in the development of services to the community and improving the accessibility to library services.

The duties shall be such as may be assigned to the officer from time to time by the local authority and shall include the duty of deputising for other officers of the local authority, when required, and such duties as may be assigned to him/her in relation to the area of any other local authority.

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