Procurement and Subscriptions Librarian

RBA; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The Reserve Bank of Australia is seeking a Procurement & Subscriptions Librarian for the A. S. Holmes Library within the Economic Group and Economic Research Department in Sydney.

You will oversee acquisition, licensing, and management of data services and subscriptions to support policy and research work. In this role, you will negotiate contracts, coordinate with Procurement, Finance and Legal teams, and develop usage reporting while engaging stakeholders and maintaining compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience with contracts and subscriptions for information resources across multiple formats.
• Knowledge of licensing, copyright, and governance frameworks is essential.
• Ability to coordinate with Procurement, Legal and Finance teams to manage contracts through lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Oversee assessment, negotiation, and acquisition of external information resources and data services.
• Coordinate licensing, permissions, and payments for subscriptions.
• Develop expenditure and usage reporting for subscriptions.
• Liaise with stakeholders on renewals, trials, and risk management.
• Support current awareness distribution and information provision across the Bank.

Skills

Contract management

Acquisitions

Information governance

Library management systems

Content management systems

Education

Librarianship degree

Postgraduate library qualification

Tools

Library management system

Content management system

Job description

A. S. Holmes Library - Procurement & Subscriptions Librarian

This role is part of the Economic Group, Economic Research Department and is based in the A. S. Holmes Library, Reserve Bank of Australia.

About the team

The A.S. Holmes Library is home to a team of highly-skilled information professionals who support the operations of the Bank by collecting, curating, and delivering verifiable and accurate information to a variety of departments.

What you will do

As part of this highly regarded team, the Procurement & Subscriptions Librarian is primarily responsible for overseeing the assessment, negotiation, and acquisition of external information resources including data services and subscriptions for the Bank’s Economic Group and A.S. Holmes Library.

As a valued member of the team, you will:

• Consult with stakeholders to gather requirements for data and information resources to support the Bank’s policy and research work.
• Manage complex data and information subscriptions contracts through their lifecycle. This will include co-ordinating the negotiation, licensing and permissioning of services, as well as payments.
• Work closely the Bank’s Procurement, Finance and Legal teams, along with our internal clients and external vendors, to ensure efficient and accurate management of contracts and related documentation.
• Develop and implement expenditure and usage reporting related to subscriptions.
• Liaise with stakeholders regarding subscription trials, renewals and risk management of electronic information resources.
• Participate in current awareness distribution activities, from a wide variety of internal and external sources
• Advise on compliance queries for content use to meet information needs and support the operating activities of the Bank.
• Build and maintain internal and external professional networks and keep track of relevant developments in the library sphere.

About you

• You will have extensive experience in contract management and acquisitions, working with internal and external stakeholders across a wide range of formats such as bibliographic databases, e-journal packages, data sets and news sources
• A university degree with postgraduate library qualifications, or a bachelor's degree in librarianship, or currently enrolled and working towards completion of equivalent qualifications with extensive experience in a similar role is preferred
• Awareness of information and data governance frameworks and policy and an understanding of licensing, contract terminology and copyright
• Demonstrated ability to organise and manage data, information and knowledge assets using information management tools, such as library management systems and content management systems
• Experience with procurement in academic, corporate or government sector libraries
• Demonstrated ability to work openly and dynamically within a team and foster a culture of knowledge sharing
• Strong problem-solving skills, influencing skills, curiosity, and confidence to suggest and implement initiatives

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.

Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.

Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry, and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward.

Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

October 14, 2026