Content Strategy Lead

JR0000009535

• Continuing | Full-Time at 1.0FTE
• Higher Education Officer Level 9 | $122,922 - $135,591 p.a.
• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the Library
The Flinders University Library is a pivotal resource, instrumental in supporting the achievement of the University's goals and mission. The team is dedicated to enabling equitable access to information, the library is critical to the University's learning and research endeavours.

About the Role
We have an incredible and rare opening within our Library team as the Content Strategy Lead. This critical position is responsible for overseeing essential library functions provided by the Collection Strategy and Information Management Strategy teams. This role is a pivotal part of the library leadership team, and involves leading the relevant teams, operational management and meeting financial targets.

Some of the key responsibilities of the position are:

• Managing Library collections and information activities, including research publications metadata, open access compliance, records management, and archives.
• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement in operational processes and service delivery.
• Providing oversight of the budget through financial analysis and reporting for management.
• Creating effective reports and statistical analyses to meet organisational needs.
• Developing and supporting an agile culture of creativity and innovation through collaboration and engagement across the Library and the University community.

About You
We are looking for a passionate people leader who can provide effective leadership to the library staff, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment. You are a driven professional in the collection strategy and information management field and have the ability to interpret available data to make strategic decisions based on analytical evidence. Not only do you have a profound influence on your team, but you thrive to contribute to the bigger vision of the overall Library team and the rest of the organization.

As the successful candidate, you encourage professional development and training opportunities for staff and cultivate a positive and inclusive team culture that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. You advocate and foster open communication, active listening and mutual respect amongst the team and celebrate and recognise team achievements.

Some of the key position capabilities of the role include:

• Demonstrated broad to extensive experience in leading and supporting managers to deliver responsive, effective, consistent, and innovative services.
• Demonstrated experience in planning, prioritising and allocating human and financial resources to meet strategic priorities.
• Broad to extensive leadership experience in an academic library including the ability to lead people effectively through significant workplace change and manage projects and coordinate teams/groups to achieve successful outcomes.
• Demonstrated high level ability to develop new initiatives, developing and leveraging collaborative relations across and outside the organisation.
• Demonstrated broad to extensive experience in managing budgets, financial analysis and reporting.

Previous higher education experience is desirable.

Life at Flinders
We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wide range of professional development activities and services
• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
• Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

How to Apply and Information

• To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal: JR0000009535 Content Strategy Lead
• In addition to uploading your CV, please submit a Cover Letter addressing the key position capabilities of the role, mentioned in the body of the ad.
• For more information regarding this position, please contact Veronica Ghee
• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) Day, 4 February 2024.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.