**Team Leader, Digital Library**
- Library Services, Sunshine Coast
- Level 8, $103,400- $117,104 p.a., plus up to 17% employer superannuation
- Full-time, Ongoing
**About the Opportunity**
Under broad direction, you will be responsible for planning, developing and implementing a strategy to manage and evaluate the strategic operational development of digital resources, Library infrastructure, and discovery and access of Library resources.
Library Services currently operates multiple systems to support the Teaching, Learning and Research activities of the University. You will manage an evaluation process to determine the optimal combination of systems to ensure sustainable services and will contribute to evaluation and planning for systems across the broader university community. You will be responsible for any migration to alternative systems, with ensuing workflow management throughout the library and broader university community.
**Y**ou will*
- provide technical support and innovative and proactive leadership for the Digital Library team;
- develop and execute the digital library services strategy and corresponding policies in line with emerging trends and platforms to ensure effective and best practise support to the University's students and staff; and
- contribute to strategy, evaluation and implementation of sustainable digital infrastructure to support Learning, Teaching and Research.
**About UniSC**
As one of Australia's fastest growing universities, UniSC is ripe with opportunities for passionate, skilled and determined leaders who want to make an impact in higher education.
We are one of the most respected universities in Australia for our teaching quality, as acknowledged by our five-star rating in the Good Universities Guide - a title we have held for 16 consecutive years.
On the world stage, we are a recognised global leader when it comes to sustainability principles. In the 2021 Times Higher Education's Impact Rankings, UniSC was ranked as third in the world for our research, outreach and stewardship when it comes to conserving and protecting life underwater. For life on the land, we were ranked fifth
- both titles a welcome recognition of our work in these specialty areas of research and stewardship.
The standings come alongside the Australian Research Council's recognition of UniSC as a producer of world-class research in 26 areas, including environmental impact, mental and medical health, technology, and human behaviour.
UniSC's impact in national and international research continues to be fast-growing and, since 2013, we have more than tripled our annual research income to $26 million.
While these results are impressive, they are just the start of our story. We are young, agile and determined to become Australia's premier regional university.
We warmly encourage you to join us on this journey.
**About you**
To be successful in this position you will be a strong communicator, with exceptional interpersonal and stakeholder management skills that enables professional interaction with internal and external stakeholders. You have project management capabilities and the ability to coordinate teams to achieve successful outcomes.
**You will possess**:
- extensive experience in the strategic planning, development, integration and implementation of information management systems and technologies to support the delivery of Library services in a digital, online environment;
- experience in the processes of library acquisition and delivery of information;
- experience of issues and trends relating to the development, management and delivery of electronic resources including electronic journals, electronic databases and ebooks in an academic environment; and
- experience working with content providers, vendors or commercial agents, and an understanding of electronic licensing and contractual arrangements.
**Contact**
For a confidential discussion, please contact:
Dr Danny Kingsley, Director, Library Services
Telephone: 07 5456 3433
**To Apply**
**Benefits of working at UniSC**
UniSC is a community which recognises and embraces diversity among our staff, students and community partnerships. We provide an inclusive environment where each person feels they belong and are respected, connected and empowered to rise, and shine.
UniSC is a proud recipient of the prestigious Athena SWAN Bronze Award, granted as part of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative which aims to address and improve gender equity in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) disciplines. Attaining an award is recognition of our ongoing commitment to improving gender equity and ensuring that women from diverse backgrounds, as well as underrepresented groups, are best positioned to reach their full potential.
**Salary**: $103,400.00 - $117,104.00 per year