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Position: Executive Director
Role and Scope:
Membership of The Ontario Council of
University Libraries (OCUL) includes the publicly-funded
university libraries across the
OCUL Executive Board and serves as
chief administrative officer of OCUL, reporting directly to
its Chair. The Executive Director
works within a complex environment of cooperative and
contractual arrangements, where OCUL
serves a pivotal role in the vigorous sharing of services
and resources amongst its members.
The Executive Director works closely with the Board and
its committees to meet the vision
and goals of OCUL including the development of strategies,
management of actions, and
assessment of results.
Key responsibilities:
The Executive Director:
leads and manages ongoing OCUL
programs and, in conjunction with the Board,
formulates and implements new
programs;
manages the staff, budget, and
assets of OCUL to accomplish the programs and projects
of the organization;
provides oversight for contractual
relationships established by OCUL and, in accordance
with Board guidelines, may negotiate
new contracts and licenses;
is responsible for maintaining
effective relationships with OCUL member libraries, the
Council of Ontario Universities
(COU) and related organizations and associations.
provides leadership and in
conjunction with the Board, recommends policies, plans,
budgets and strategies that provide
quality services to the membership;
facilitates and coordinates specific
projects undertaken within OCUL;
has overall responsibility for
program and project evaluation in OCUL;
provides progress reports to
stakeholders, oversees web site development and
maintenance;
provides support for the administration
of meetings, programs, workshops, and other
events and activities as
appropriate;
ensures effective communications
within OCUL, with COU, with various levels of
government, and with related
associations and partners, to advance and enhance
awareness, understanding and support
of OCUL’s vision (missions), goals, strategies
and services;
communicates and coordinates as
necessary with relevant organizations and represents
OCUL as required; and
provides leadership in advocacy
activities, by designing, implementing and supporting an
OCUL advocacy program, in accordance
with Board guidelines.
Qualifications:
Knowledge of existing and emerging
library standards and practices;
Knowledge of the information
technology and scholarly communication context and
dimensions of libraries sufficient
to coordinate projects effectively and to contribute to
program and project results;
Master’s degree;
Ability to understand, explain and
reconcile diverse institutional perspectives and needs;
Significant managerial experience in
libraries, higher education or technology
organizations, including budget,
analytic, and statistical skills;
Demonstrated success in project or
program leadership and management;
Experience with regional, national
or international multi-institutional cooperation among
research libraries, higher education
or technology organizations;
Ability to work collaboratively and
build consensus;
Ability to work independently.
This is a contractually limited
appointment to be filled at a senior level. The successful candidate
will be based at an
Salary is commensurate with
qualifications and experience. The position is available 1 October
2006. All qualified candidates are
encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and
Permanent Residents will be given
priority.
Deadline for applications to be
considered is 30 September 2006. Applications, including a
covering letter and a current
curriculum vitae with the names of three referees, should be sent to:
Cynthia Archer
Chair,
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Applications should be sent by mail
or e-mail, with a mail copy following.