Information Services Librarian, Australian Institute of Criminology

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission; Canberra; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission in Canberra is seeking an Information Services Librarian to support the Library and Information Services team with in-depth literature searching, answering stakeholder queries, and assisting with publications. The role provides training to researchers, prepares user guides, and conducts citation analysis, helping to ensure timely access to information and high-quality research outputs.

Collaboration with researchers and events support is key.

Qualifications

• Experience providing reference support in a research environment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to assist with small group training and prepare user guides.
• Ability to provide support for online and in-person events including familiarity with Teams and booking systems.
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritise workloads and organise time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop and undertake in-depth literature searches on behalf of researchers.
• Respond to queries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist with small group training sessions and produce user guides and related material.
• Assist with online and in person events and meetings including bookings setup, material preparation, online moderation and in-person set up and tear down.
• Assist the Senior Research Editor with reference checking and related publications tasks.
• Undertake citation analysis.
• Assist with other library duties as required.
• Other tasks at level in keeping with working in a small agency.

Skills

Reference services

Literature searching

Stakeholder liaison

Training & user guides

Event coordination

Time management

Education

Tertiary qualifications recognised by the Australian Library and Information Association

Tools

Teams

Booking systems

Job description

Information Services Librarian, Australian Institute of Criminology

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission – Canberra ACT

The Information Services Librarian works across the Library and Information Services team with a focus on information and research services including in-depth literature searching; responding to internal and external stakeholder queries; assisting the Senior Research Editor with publications; assisting with citation analysis of AIC publications; and assisting with online and in-person events. The role provides support to researchers including small group training and preparing user guides and related material.

The key duties of the position include:

Role Responsibilities

• Develop and undertake in-depth literature searches on behalf of researchers.
• Respond to queries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist with small group training sessions and produce user guides and related material.
• Assist with online and in person events and meetings including bookings setup, material preparation, online moderation and in-person set up and tear down.
• Assist the Senior Research Editor with reference checking and related publications tasks.
• Undertake citation analysis.
• Assist with other library duties as required.
• Other tasks at level in keeping with working in a small agency.

Your Skills and Capabilities

• Demonstrated recent experience in providing reference support, preferably in a research environment and within the last 5 years.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to liaise with external and internal clients and organisations.
• Ability to assist with small group training and prepare user guides.
• Ability to provide support for online and in person events including familiarity with Teams and booking systems.
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritise workloads and organise time effectively and efficiently.
• Demonstrated ability to work flexibly as a member of a small team, and willingness to undertake duties consistent with the operations of a small organisation.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications as recognised by the Australian Library and Information Association.

Eligibility

• Citizenship – To be eligible for employment with the ACIC, applicants must be an Australian citizen.
• Security Clearance - The Australian community expects ACIC employees to maintain the highest levels of security and integrity. Successful applicants will be required to obtain and maintain a minimum Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance.
• Pre-Employment Screening – All candidates must satisfy an Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA) prior to being offered employment at the ACIC. Please refer to the ACIC’s Character Standards for further information.

Notes

The ACIC is committed to diversity and inclusion. We celebrate and champion diversity to ensure we reflect the community we serve, and pride ourselves on our vibrant culture. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTIQ+, neurodiverse, mature aged employees and carers.

More information about our conditions is available in the ACIC Enterprise Agreement 2024-2027 on our website.

Getting to know the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC)

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) is Australia’s national criminal intelligence agency. Our vision is an Australia hostile to criminal exploitation. We work with our national and international partners to conduct investigations and collect intelligence to combat serious and organised crime, cybercrime and national security threats. We develop and maintain national information and intelligence sharing services and systems for use by state, territory and Commonwealth law enforcement agencies. We also deliver nationwide background checking services to support employment or entitlement decisions to keep the Australian community safe. The ACIC Board provides strategic direction to the ACIC and represents Commonwealth, state and territory law enforcement and other regulatory agencies. Our purpose is to protect Australia from criminal threats through coordinating a strategic response and collecting, assessing and disseminating intelligence and policing information.