Job Description
Acquisitions and Data Manager
North London
£18.34 per hour
36 hours a week
3 Month Fixed Term Contract
July start
About the company
Sue Hill Recruitment are delighted to be working with this Local Authority, who are looking to recruit an Acquisitions and Data Manager to manage the Acquisitions Team and E-systems Officer, ensuring the effective provision of resources, whilst also advising and assisting the Service Development Manager (Stock and Library Services) with the development of policies for resource management, ensuring optimum use in line with the principles of value for money.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Manage the Acquisitions Team and E-systems Officer and ensure that stock procurement and planning is managed efficiently and effectively in response to local needs
- Ensure all self-service systems operate efficiently
- Assist the Service Development Manager (Stock and Library Services) in specifying IT requirements relating to stock provision
- Research and prepare recommendations for increased efficiency and effectiveness of stock procurement and ensure implementation as appropriate
- Provide insight data to support the delivery of an efficient and effective library service, exploiting systems to record statistics and complete returns as required by CIPFA and other bodies
- Develop and deliver training in relevant subject areas as required and develop training materials and roll out briefing/training to frontline delivery staff
- Undertake staff management and development
- Support Service Development Teams to develop and implement stock, performance improvement and promotional plans for the service, monitoring delivery and reviewing plans as appropriate
- Assist with the monitoring of supplier selection as required, improving stock targeting and delivery to customer groups
- Liaise with colleagues to develop and maintain an effective online catalogue, identifying future developments
- Liaise with external database providers, ensuring that information about client stock holdings is accurate and up to date
- Manage the electronic procurement, management and deletion of stock
· Create, develop and carry out routines on library systems to facilitate the effective running of the frontline and back office services, such as stock purges
- Provide systems administration functions on library systems, such as payment of invoices
- Manage the inter library loans process including that required for specialist collections and services
- Assist senior managers in the development of stock contracts
- Produce data statistics, management information and reports from library systems
- Monitor the Acquisitions Team budget
- Monitor the expenditure of the media fund providing the Service Development Manager with regular updates regarding spend and identifying any areas of concern
- Responsible for Health & Safety in the workplace, identifying, acting upon and where appropriate escalating any risks
Person Specification
Experience of:
- Implementing and ensuring compliance with complex legislative requirements, including, safeguarding and health and safety
- Delivering excellent customer services
- Stock management and associated processes
- Using library management and finance IT systems
- Data collection, use and reporting
- Working with senior management to develop and deliver service improvements
- Financial management including budget monitoring
- Analysing data and producing management reports
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 3 months
Salary: £18.34 per hour
Schedule:
Application question(s):
- Can you reliably travel/commute to North London locations?
Experience:
- Acquisitions: 3 years (required)
- Staff Management: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: DR - 26585
About Sue Hill Recruitment
Revenue: Unknown / Non-Applicable
Size: 1 to 50 Employees
Type: Company - Public
Website: www.suehill.com
