Senior Librarian, Licencing & Access

• Part-time, Continuing position (0.8 FTE) - targeted role for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates

• Salary HEW 7  + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements

• Based at the Bundoora campus, and hybrid ways of working.

About You
As the Senior Librarian, Licencing you will provide support to the Senior Coordinator, Subscriptions acting as a liaison between the Library and internal and external client groups regarding licences and agreements for Library licenced resources. You will also be responsible for initiating, reviewing, and delivering licensing activities via contemporary, sustainable practices including applying innovative licensing and agreement processes.

You will also assist and report on publisher/vendor agreements and provide specialist expertise in relation to licensing, compliance, and the conditions of use for third party information resources. This includes communicating and management of associated risks and oversight of any internal processes to facilitate compliance with licences.

To be successful in this position, you will have as a minimum:

• Relevant experience in reviewing and negotiating contracts, ideally in publisher licensing and business models, and awareness of contemporary higher education library licencing policies and issues.

• Demonstrated experience in licence management, utilising contemporary and sustainable library collection acquisition practices.

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to prepare professional documentation, liaising collaboratively with vendors, consortia, and industry partners to deliver excellent outcomes for Library users.

• Computer literacy, particularly with current relevant library and information management software packages and their various applications.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About the Portfolio

The Education Portfolio is headed by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education and Vice President who leads the planning and implementation of the University’s strategies related to RMIT’s academic programs and the RMIT student experience. The Portfolio is responsible for services to support the quality of RMIT programs, including the professional development of academic staff, continuous improvement of the student experience, learning and teaching outcomes and the management of learning and research information sources.

The Education Portfolio plays a key role in empowering students to access education, participate actively in the life of the University and achieve successful and fulfilling lives beyond graduation. The provision of a stimulating and satisfying experience for students is a priority for the University.

Additional Info: This is a Targeted position and we encourage applicants of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage to apply.

This is a recruitment strategy to increase the Aboriginal workforce in accordance with section 12 of the Vic – Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

To Apply 

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Melissa Payne via email [email protected]  

Position Description: Senior Librarian, Licencing & Access

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Applications Close:
23 Apr 2024 11.59 pm

RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to  being  a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Isla n der community.  

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