Deputy Director, Library Services
Published:CUE 3- Advertised Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
- Closing Date: Monday, September 29, 2025
- 17:00:00
Job Purpose / Executive Summary
Library Officers are responsible for the management of Library and Information Resource Centre at the Commission. Further, they will also co-ordinate evaluation of universities libraries and resources during the accreditation process and continuous m
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Overseeing the evaluation of proposals for university libraries
- Assessing and recommending evaluated proposals for approval
- Overseeing library inspections and preparation of reports
- Preparing budgets for the department
- Developing and implementing the library strategic plan
- Providing advisory services to institutions on the process of library accreditation
- Liaising with the relevant department for the development of standards guidelines and processes for library accreditation
- Managing the Library and Information Resource Centre in the Commission
- Supervising technical services in the Commission Resource Centre - classification and cataloguing, indexing and abstracting of acquired information resources
- Training and sensitizing of CUE library users on information access
- Implementing the library development policy of the Commission
- Selecting of relevant information resources
- Inspecting of university libraries for accreditation and for quality assurance
- Overseeing the evaluation of proposals for university libraries
- Assessing and recommending evaluated proposals for approval
- Overseeing library inspections and preparation of reports
- Preparing budgets for the department
- Developing and implementing the library strategic plan
- Providing advisory services to institutions on the process of library accreditation
- Liaising with the relevant department for the development of standards guidelines and processes for library accreditation
- Managing the Library and Information Resource Centre in the Commission
- Supervising technical services in the Commission Resource Centre - classification and cataloguing, indexing and abstracting of acquired information resources
- Training and sensitizing of CUE library users on information access
- Implementing the library development policy of the Commission
- Selecting of relevant information resources
- Inspecting of university libraries for accreditation and for quality assurance
Vacancy Requirements:
| # | Description. | Requirement Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A minimum of ten (10) years relevant work experience, five (5) years of which should be in a management role | Mandatory |
| 2 | Bachelor's Degree Library and information service or its equivalent from ai.recognized institution | Mandatory |
| 3 | Master’s degree in library and information service or its equivalent from a recognized institution | Mandatory |
| 4 | Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution | Mandatory |
| 5 | Membership to a professional body and in good standing | Mandatory |
| 6 | Proficiency in computer applications | Mandatory |
| 7 | Fulfil the requirements of Chapter six of the Constitution | Mandatory |
| 8 | Strategic leadership skills | Mandatory |
| 9 | Financial management skills | Mandatory |
| 10 | Networking skills | Mandatory |
| 11 | Interpersonal skills | Mandatory |
| 12 | Communication and Presentation skills | Mandatory |
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Job Type
Contract
No. of Vacancies
1
Job Grade
CUE 3
Location
Address:Red Hill Road,off Limuru Road,Gigiri
Phone No:020-7205000
City:NAIROBI
Post Code:
Email Address:info@cue.or.ke
Our Vision:Quality, relevant and sustainable university education
Our Mission:To promote and assure quality, relevant, and sustainable university education by setting standards, monitoring compliance, undertaking research and providing policy advisory
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