Manager Wartenweiler Library at University of the Witwatersrand

Brief Description        
Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to advance research, teaching, and innovation in the faculty library
• Customise and implement Library service strategies aligned to faculty and institutional priorities
• Contribute to tactical and strategic planning within the Library and communicate faculty developments into the Library strategic plan
• Collaborate with Library stakeholders to ensure seamless faculty services
• Enhance and evaluate the quality of the library user experience
• Provide professional leadership and manage the faculty library in accordance with policies and procedures
• Establish direction and vision for the Wartenweiler Library and manage staff, resources, and services
• Ensure provision of user training for students and academic staff using appropriate methods and technologies
• Strengthen faculty engagement and communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Manage faculty library budgets and related funding
• Identify opportunities for service and environment improvement and implement enhancements
• Plan and participate in Library and faculty marketing and outreach initiatives
• Perform all human resource management functions for reporting staff (performance management, leave, development, job descriptions)
• Establish faculty communication channels for collection development and information resource management
• Contribute to digital curation of faculty-level archives and special collections
• Support ORCID adoption and integration into research support systems
• Contribute to research metrics and publication analysis services
• Design and deliver workshops on open licensing, copyright, and scholarly publishing
• Manage the Technical Services interface and implement collection development policy

Minimum Requirements

• B.Bibl or B.Inf degree or Bachelor’s degree plus Postgraduate Diploma in Library and Information Science (LIS) and/or Honours in LIS, with at least six (6) years’ experience in an academic or research library, of which three (3) years must be at a management level
• Master’s degree in Library and Information Science (LIS), with at least five (5) years’ experience in an academic or research library, of which two (2) years must be at a management level

Competencies (Knowledge, skills and behavior)

• Subject knowledge and understanding of research processes and methodology
• Knowledge of information sources in multiple formats and information retrieval strategies
• Knowledge of information organisation tools and systems
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills across diverse contexts
• Emotional intelligence and conflict management
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship management

Technical Competencies

• Relevant information technology (software and hardware)
• Marketing methods and procedures
• Administrative systems, policies, and processes
• Copyright and legal requirements relating to information distribution
• Financial and project management
• Facilitation and presentation skills
• Space, asset, and risk management
• Microsoft applications and digital literacy
• Scholarly communication advocacy

Closing Date: 19 March 2026