Cape Town is South Africa’s oldest city, its second-most populous and an important contributor to national employment. It is the legislative capital of South Africa, the administrative and economic centre of the Western Cape, and Africa’s third-biggest economic hub.The City of Cape Town aims to ensure fast, effective service and communication with our pu...
Senior Professional Officer - Children’s Coordinator
B.Bibl / B.LIS / B.Tech: LIS / B.Inf (Hons) or PGDip LIS or equivalent four-year post matric qualification
Computer literacy
Five (5) to eight (8) years’ relevant experience with supervisory experience and proven experience working with Children’s Services
Registered member of LIASA.
Key Performance Areas
Provide professional knowledge within the library specialist sphere pertaining to the coordination of a Specialist Children's Service
Develop and implement the full range of programmes, systems, policies and practices in relation to Children's Services within Library and Information Services to provide effective service delivery ensuring an innovative, integrated and sustained approach to rendering a children's library service
Facilitate the development of projects, policies and procedures and their implementation, by working with other professionals from the same or related disciplines, in the establishment of programmes for children in Library and Information Services
Identify and maximise opportunities for integration and collaborative initiatives in children's programming or projects across the city, with internal and external stakeholders
Build relationships through interacting and engaging key internal and external stakeholders ensuring that good relationships are developed and maintained with relevant partners in children's services
Compile reports based on research and communicating on the results of investigations related to the outcomes and impact of programmes and project executed in Children's Services
Engage with relevant staff in various platforms, including working groups and interest groups to support and develop professional services in the department
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