Senior Coordinator, Monographs

Swinburne University; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Hybrid options

Parental leave

Job summary

Swinburne University is seeking a Senior Coordinator, Monographs to lead the development and acquisition of the library's monograph collections at Hawthorn. The role ensures licensing and analysis align with institutional priorities and optimize the library budget.

The position offers full-time or part-time (job share) arrangements, with flexible working options and a strong emphasis on leadership and stakeholder collaboration across teaching, learning and research activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in collection development, acquisitions, licensing in an academic library setting.
• Ability to lead, develop and motivate teams in a library context.
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and written/oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for development and acquisition of monograph collections.
• Analyze, evaluate and license resources to optimize budget use.
• Lead workflows and implement new technologies to improve efficiency.

Skills

Collection development

Leadership

Communication

Analytics

Workflow design

Budget management

Tools

Analytics tools

Job description

The Senior Coordinator, Monographs provides strategic leadership in the development and acquisition of the library's monograph collections to support the teaching, learning, and research needs of Swinburne. This role is responsible for the analysis, evaluation, and licensing of resources, ensuring optimal use of the library's budget and systems to deliver high-quality resources aligned with institutional priorities.

This is an ongoing, full-time or part-time (job share) position based in Hawthorn.

About You

To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Knowledge: Demonstrated understanding of emerging issues, challenges and trends in collection development, acquisitions, licensing, and management within an academic library setting.
• Leadership: Highly developed leadership skills, including an ability to effectively lead, develop and motivate teams.
• Communication: Highly developed interpersonal, negotiation and written/oral communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to initiate and establish good working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Analytics: Strong practical skills in utilising analytics tools and managing collection-related data to assess resource performance, identify trends, and provide evidence-based recommendations.
• Workflow Development and Innovation: Extensive experience in designing and refining workflows, integrating new technologies or approaches to improve efficiency, and documenting processes for operational consistency.
• Budget Management: Sound knowledge and understanding of budget and financial processes.

About Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne's strategy draws upon our understanding of future challenges. We choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university - one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research.

Swinburne's Ad Astra strategy is the cornerstone of Swinburne's bold ambition to lead globally in technology-driven education and research. This strategy positions us to create transformative solutions, empower learners, and partner with industry to thrive in an ever-changing world.

What We Offer You!

• Work your way with flexible working arrangements, including hybrid options and generous parental leave to support a balanced lifestyle.
• Exclusive staff discounts, including discounted Medibank health insurance, 50% off Swinburne courses and other partner offers.
• Swinburne offers 17% super and salary packaging options, including car leasing and extra super contributions.

Want to learn more? Head over to our benefits page!

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

Applications Close: Wednesday 23 September.

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Swinburne has become a world-class university, driving social and economic impacts through science, technology, and innovation. As a dual-sector university, our vision is for people and technology working together to build a better world.

Central to our vision is our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer focused on attracting, retaining, and developing great talent. We work to remove barriers related to gender identity, culture, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, and age.

We strongly encourage applicants from diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our Moondani Toombadool Centre leads our Indigenous education and culture at Swinburne, guided by community wisdom and leadership.

We support applicants with disabilities, and reasonable adjustments can be requested at any stage of the recruitment process.

For reasonable adjustment requests - including accessible formats of the position description, application form, or other documents, please contact ***************@swin.edu.au or call [phone]. Please note: this phone number is for disability and reasonable adjustment enquiries only. General enquiries about the role can also be emailed to ***************@swin.edu.au.

Victoria's Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes.

As a signatory to Victoria's Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.

As a Circle Back Initiative Employer, we commit to responding to every applicant.