CPCE Libraries

College Librarian (Ref. 150605-01)

Duties

The appointee will be required to:

(a) play a key role in the strategic development of the two libraries to support the CPCE and its units;
(b) lead the library team in providing quality services to meet the needs of library users with economy, efficiency and effectiveness;
(c) establish and review library policies and goals, administer and monitor library budget;
(d) coordinate the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the library services; manage the day-to-day operations of the libraries;
(e) prepare and implement staffing plans (including staff development), interview and select staff, schedule, assign, train, and review the work of assigned staff;
(f) perform a variety of professional library work, including acquisition and cataloguing of library materials, reference services, promotion of information literacy among staff and students;
(g) manage all collection development activities, including selection of information sources, licenses negotiation, budget allocation, and liaison with other parties concerned;
(h) supervise the maintenance of physical facilities of the libraries; and
(i) perform any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Applicants should have:

(a) a recognized degree with postgraduate qualification in Library Science or Information Sciences;
(b) at least eight years’ extensive management/specialist experience;
(c) good understanding of library technical and reader services, and the application of information technologies in libraries;
(d) working experience in technical processing, and maintaining major integrated library system;
(e) strong organizational, problem-solving, leadership and communication skills; and
(f) high proficiency in English and Chinese. 

Remuneration and Conditions of Service

Salary offered will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Initial appointment will be made on a two-year contract.  Re-engagement thereafter is subject to mutual agreement.

Application

Application forms are obtainable by downloading from http://www.cpce-polyu.edu.hk/chro/app_form/.  Please quote the reference number, unit and post in the application.  Completed application forms should be returned to the Human Resources Office, College of Professional and Continuing Education, Room 1710, 17/F, PolyU Hung Hom Bay Campus, 8 Hung Lok Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon by post/fax (2364 0098)/e-mail (huoffice@cpce-polyu.edu.hk) on or before Saturday, 20 June 2015.  Applicants who are not invited to an interview within two months of the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.

Founded by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), the College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) oversees the operations of the Hong Kong Community College which offers quality sub-degree programmes for secondary school leavers and the School of Professional Education and Executive Development which offers professionally oriented academic award programmes for persons at various stages of their career, including top-up degree awards for associate degree and higher diploma graduates.  There are four Academic Divisions in CPCE, namely Division of Business and Hospitality Management, Division of Languages and Communication, Division of Science, Engineering and Health Studies and Division of Social Sciences, Humanities and Design.