Job Description

Duties/Pligte
Developing and implementing strategic goals and action plans related to open access (OA) scholarship. Effectively organising operations within OA scholarship. OA administration, including reviewing policies and managing publishers accounts. Forging and sustaining collaborations with publishers and other bodies such as SANLiC that operate within OA scholarship. Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on OA initiatives. Providing client service in terms of assisting researchers, staff and students with issues related to OA publishing. Open access advocacy, marketing and training.
Ontwikkel en implementeer strategiese doelwitte en aksieplanne wat verband hou met die akademieskap van ooptoegang. Doeltreffende organisering van bedrywighede binne die akademieskap van ooptoegang. Ooptoegangadministrasie, met inbegrip van beleidshersiening en bestuur van uitgewersrekeninge. Vestig en handhaaf samewerking met uitgewers en ander instansies soos SANLiC wat binne die akademieskap van ooptoegang funksioneer. Moniteer, evalueer en rapporteer oor ooptoeganginisiatiewe. Verskaf klientediens aan navorsers, personeel en studente met betrekking tot aangeleenthede rakende ooptoegangpublikasie. Bevorder ooptoegang deur bemarking, bewusmaking en opleiding.



Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
Bachelor's degree in library and information science, or a bachelor's degree plus a postgraduate diploma in Library and Information Science, or equivalent qualification, e.g., a bachelor's degree

in Knowledge Management.At least five years' relevant experience in an academic or research library environment. Knowledge of open access publishing and the broader open science landscape. Knowledge of scholarly communication and the academic publishing industry. Knowledge of institutional repositories. Experience in conducting training and workshops. Report writing and communication skills. Planning and organisational skills. Strategic thinking skills
Baccalaureusgraad in Biblioteek- en Inligtingkunde, of 'n baccalaureusgraad plus 'n nagraadse diploma in Biblioteek- en Inligtingkunde, of 'n gelykwaardige kwalifikasie, bv. 'n baccalaureusgraad

in Kennisbestuur.Minstens vyf jaar se tersaaklike ervaring in 'n akademiese of navorsingsomgewing. Kennis van ooptoegangpublikasie en die breer landskap van oopwetenskap. Kennis van akademiese kommunikasie en die akademiese uitgewersbedryf. Kennis van institusionele bewaarplekke. Ervaring in die aanbied van opleiding en werkswinkels. Verslagskryf- en kommunikasievaardighede. Beplannings- en organisatoriese vaardighede. Strategiese denkvaardighede.



Recommendation/Aanbeveling
A postgraduate qualification is strongly recommended. Middle management experience in an academic or research library is a strong recommendation.
'n Nagraadse kwalifikasie word sterk aanbeveel. * Middelvlakbestuurservaring in 'n akademiese of navorsingsbiblioteek is 'n sterk aanbeveling.