Librarian III_Photoduplication

Ateneo de Manila University; Philippines; On-site; PHP 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines seeks a Photoduplication Head to set strategic direction and manage the Rizal Library Photoduplication Section. The role includes librarianship duties and day-to-day operations leadership across policies, budgeting, and service delivery.

You will supervise staff, develop section-wide standards, coordinate with the library executive team, and ensure alignment with university goals while advancing preservation and access to materials.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Library Science (MLS) or MLIS, or equivalent.
• Licensed Librarian.
• At least 4 years of library experience in a professional area.
• At least 3 years of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Sets direction and operational goals of the Section in alignment with Rizal Library and the Cluster.
• Leads development of library policies, procedures, and standards pertinent to the Section.
• Manages employee performance through mentoring, targets, and development opportunities.
• Prepares and manages the Section’s budget and expenditures to optimize costs.
• Collaborates with Rizal Library Executive Team on shared initiatives and services.
• Oversees procurement for Photoduplication projects and endorses purchases to CPO.
• Promotes and collaborates with stakeholders on library collections and services.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Policy development

Budget management

Liaison and collaboration

Education

MLS/MLIS or equivalent

Licensed Librarian

Job description

Job Description

Summary of Work Activities and Responsibilities:
The Photoduplication Head is responsible for setting the strategic direction and overseeing the day-to-day operations of Photoduplication Section. This position is also expected to perform librarian function.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
I. Section Management

• Sets the direction and operational goals of the Section in alignment with the mandates of the Rizal Library and the Cluster
  • Conduct assessment and evaluation of the Section’s processes and initiatives, ensuring continuous improvement, maintenance and adjustment in initiatives and service delivery
  • Develops and applies metrics to systematically monitor goal achievement
• Leads the development of library policies, procedures, and standards pertinent to the Section, and contributes to the formulation of general policies for the Rizal Library
  • Benchmarks best practices and emerging technologies to enhance Section resources and services
  • Reviews and refines existing policies, operating standards, and guidelines, addressing gaps and leveraging opportunities for improvement
  • Monitors policy implementation to ensure compliance and operational integration
• Manages the performance of the employees in the Section through proper mentoring, setting standards/targets, monitoring, evaluating performance, providing feedbacks, determining employees training needs and providing development opportunities
  • Cultivates a collaborative work culture, ensuring strategic alignment and effectively addressing operational challenges
• Collaborates with the Rizal Library Executive Team and other Section Heads on shared initiatives and services
• Prepares, monitors, and manages the Section’s budget and expenditures, recommending cost-effective strategies
• Ensures the upkeep and optimization of the Section’s physical spaces to support learning, research, and library engagement

II. Library User/Client Support

• Attends to in-depth queries and collection questions from library users
• Provides library users with guidelines on the proper handling of Section materials
• Organizes and conducts library orientations and guided tours of the Section and the Rizal Library
• Evaluates and endorses Photoduplication requests to ensure alignment with Rizal Library’s guidelines and goals, including compliance with copyright and preservation policies
• Creates and/or reviews proposed project plans for accomplishment of Photoduplication requests, including assumptions, timelines, costs, and resource requirements
• Oversees the implementation and status of projects to ensure compliance and service quality
• Manages procurement for Photoduplication projects by sourcing suppliers, securing cost-effective pricing for supplies and equipment, and endorsing purchases to the Central Purchasing Office (CPO)

IV. Collection Development, Maintenance, Preservation, and Promotion

• Accessions, classifies, and organizes the Section’s collections
• Oversees and ensures the proper packing, transport, receipt, and sorting of collections
• Conducts preservation of materials, as needed
• Recommends and evaluates collections (both potential and existing) for acquisition, de-selection, repair, preservation, and/or digitization
• Promotes and collaborates with stakeholders—within the Rizal Library, the University, and external partners – on the development of the Library’s collections and services

V. Performs other work-related tasks as may be required by the immediate supervisor and authorized representative.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Library Science (MLS) or Library and Information Science (MLIS); or Master’s degree in another field appropriate to tertiary level library needs
• Licensed Librarian
• At least 4 years of library experience in a professional area
• At least 3 years of supervisory experience

Ateneo de Manila University (Ateneo) is one of the leading universities in the Philippines. More than 150 years in existence, Ateneo has grown into a major Jesuit institution. Officially it became a university in 1959. It offers over 100 academic degree programmes.Ateneo offers Basic Education (Grade School, Junior High School, and Senior High School). In addition, Higher Education (College, Graduate, Continuing Education) is made up of nine schools (Education and Learning Design, Government, Graduate School of Business, Humanities, Management, Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences) located in 3 campuses in Quezon City, Makati City and Pasig City.It has an array of research centres, 11 of which are recognized as Centres of Excellence by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education. In addition to a European Studies Programme, it has a Centre for Asian Studies that fosters comparative research on East and Southeast Asia.Ateneo has 207 partnerships with universities around the world (82 in Europe, 87 in Asia, 11 in Australia and New Zealand, and 27 in North and South America) and is a member of the ASEAN Universities Network and 3 other international university networks. Ateneo’s Rizal Library is the most advanced in the Philippines with over 307,000 titles in its collection and online access to most major academic journals.