Assistant Librarian

DUE: 21 JULY 2023

EXTERNAL JOB ADVERTISEMENT

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position of Assistant Librarian at the Women’s University in Africa Harare campus:

RESPONSIBILITIES/JOB DESCRIPTION/KEY TASKS

• Day to day management of Institutional Repository services;
• Implementing and improving workflows to capture, describe, store and disseminate a range of research outputs of various formats;
• Ensuring responsible and timely support for WUA faculties, staff and students submitting research and scholarship to the IR;
• Providing oral and written instructions to IR contributors and users; troubleshooting IR Software issues and remote problems timely;
• Contributing to IR user needs analysis, product evaluation and selection.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Library and Information Sciences.

Experience

• At least two (2) years of experience working with institutional or digital repositories;
• Knowledge of MARC records and basic familiarity with library cataloguing standards such as RDA rules

TO APPLY

Interested candidates should submit six (6) sets of applications with detailed curriculum vitae, certified copies of academic and professional qualifications by by Friday 21 July 2023 to:

Deputy Registrar (Human Resources and Administration)
Women’s University in Africa
P.O Box GD 32 Greendale
Harare

Or

Hand deliver at

Women’s University in Africa
Number 549 Arcturus Road Manresa Park
Harare