LIBRARY OFFICER (for Systems & Digital Services)

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave benefits

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Job summary

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) invites applications for the position of Library Officer (for Systems & Digital Services). Reporting to the Assistant Librarian I (Systems), the post holder will help maintain the integrated library system and the library's digital repository.

The role includes providing IT support for library projects, preparing digital content for the repository and other digital initiatives, and contributing to subject liaison activities with

Responsibilities

• Maintain the integrated library system and the library's digital repository.
• Provide IT support for library projects and services; prepare digital content for the repository and other digital initiatives.
• Participate in subject liaison activities with Schools/Departments.

Job description

LIBRARY OFFICER (for Systems & Digital Services)

In a city renowned for its international outlook and connectivity, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) plays a unique and influential role in nurturing future generations of performing artists, including performers, practitioners, designers, and technicians. Ranked 10th in the 2026 QS World University Rankings for Performing Arts and 1st in Asia, the Academy and its Schools of Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, Film & Television, Music, and Theatre & Entertainment Arts form a vibrant centre of practice, production, teaching, and practice-as-research. Its outstanding reputation is reinforced by the quality of its graduates and its partnerships with centres of excellence locally, regionally, and internationally. Through international residencies, visiting artists, and a distinguished alumni network—including some of the most respected professionals in their disciplines—the Academy is committed to training future world‑class performers and practitioners.

Reporting to the Assistant Librarian I (Systems), the postholder is required to assist in maintaining the integrated library system and the digital repository of the Library. The postholder will be expected to provide IT support for library projects and services, and preparation of digital content for the digital repository and other digital initiatives. The successful candidate will also participate in the subject liaisons with Schools / Departments. The postholder might be required to work in the libraries at Wanchai and Bethanie campuses in evenings, on weekends and public holidays, and needs to be able to react immediately to urgent events outside normal office hours, such as system outage.

Preference will be given to those who have working experience in academic libraries, the knowledge of Alma Library System, Primo Discovery Platform and EZproxy.

TERMS OF APPOINTMENT
Appointment will be on a two-year renewable contract, subject to performance and mutual agreement. A gratuity payment may be granted upon satisfactory completion of the full contract. Fringe benefits include leave, medical, and dental benefits. The starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

HKAPA is an equal opportunity employer.

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HKAPA is an equal opportunity employer. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment-related purposes only.