This position is located in the South America Section, African, Latin American and Western European Division, Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate, Discovery and Preservation Services. The position description number for this position is 137599. The incumbent of this position will work a flexitime work schedule. The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustment for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area. This is a supervisory, non-bargaining unit position.

Duties

The incumbent of this position serves as Section Head and is responsible for managing the work of the section, which focuses on the acquisition and cataloging of serials, electronic resources and government publications from the United States. The incumbent plays a leading role in managing the transfer of US government publications into and out of the Library, as well as in its relations with other government agencies within the United States as part of this. The incumbent manages the section responsible for the majority of both electronic resource acquisitions and web harvesting acquisitions within the Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access directorate. The incumbent oversees the work of a staff of librarians and library technicians performing these functions, performing administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised. The incumbent serves under the administrative supervision of the division chief. The incumbent works highly independently, exercising considerable judgment, and carries out duties and responsibilities in accordance with broad overall guidelines and policies.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision. Ability to supervise, motivate and lead a diverse workforce.** Ability to analyze, plan, develop and execute library programs and projects.** Knowledge of the principles, concepts, and techniques of library science.** Ability to provide consultation or liaison duties. Knowledge of integrated library systems, library applications, and other information technologies. Ability to provide training. Ability to communicate in writing. Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.

Education

THERE ARE NO EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS POSITION.

Contacts

• Address LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 101 Independence Avenue S.E. LM-107 Washington, District of Columbia 20540 United States
• Name: Customer Service Center
• Phone: 202-707-5620
• Email: [email protected]