Director: Library Information Services and Provincial Archives

Requirements :

• The successful candidate should have a Grade 12 Certificate plus a undergraduate qualification (NQF level 7) in Archival Studies / Libraries & Information Science or relevant qualification.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in senior/middle Management level/ Deputy Director in the relevant field. A compulsory Pre-Entry Senior Management Certificate will be required before the assumption of duty. A valid driver’s license.
• Skills: Decision making. Management of projects. Technical Analytic skills. Financial Management. Strategic and operational. Planning and organizing. Problem solving. Conflict management. Verbal and written communication. Leadership. Computer literacy. Report writing.
• Knowledge of: The Constitution of 1996. PFMA. Promotion of access to information act. Promotion of administration justice act. Electronic communication and transaction act. National archives and records services act. Change Management, Programme and Project Management, Conflict Management, Financial, People Management and empowerment.

Duties :

• Oversee the development and implementation of archives and library policies. Oversee and manage the preservation of public and non-public records and ensure accessibility to the public.
• Manage the development, transformation, promotion and modernization of libraries and information services. Manage financial support to municipal library services by providing earmarked transferred allocation.
• Oversee the implementation of reading and library programs to inculcate the culture of reading. Identify the needs for library and archives infrastructure.