Senior Librarian

Update: * Please note that the closing date was modified to October 24, 2022. *

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

The official location of work for this position is the National Capital Region (NCR) at 550 de la Cité Boulevard, Gatineau, QC. The option to work remotely may be possible. This selection process may also be used to staff other positions that may require an on-site presence. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of where they live or work.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one position on a permanent basis.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff identical or similar positions within Library and Archives Canada using various languages requirements (English or French Essential, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB) and/or various tenures (Acting, Assignment, Secondment, Deployment, Indeterminate, Specific period) according to the positions being staffed.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION :
A Master's degree in Library Science or Library and Information Science from a recognized university, or graduation from a recognized university with a Bachelor's degree in Library Science or Library and Information Science for which another Bachelor's degree was a prerequisite.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE :
• Experience providing strategic advice and recommendations to management, other cultural heritage institutions and/or to public clients, partners and/or stakeholders ;

• Experience in conducting research and analysis in support of one or more library functions.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
English or French Essential
Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE :
• Knowledge of project management methods and techniques.
• Knowledge of trends in the cultural heritage organizations.
• Knowledge of clients, partners, and professional communities related to cultural heritage organizations.

ABILITIES :
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY :
• Client service orientation
• Showing initiative and being results-oriented
• Working effectively with others
• Thinking things through
• Building and maintaining partnerships, networks and relationships

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

ASSET EXPERIENCE :
• Experience in developing, maintaining, implementing and/or experimenting with current and/or emerging library standards, formats, and protocols.

• Experience in cataloguing and/or metadata creation, sharing and management.

• Experience in batch data processing, such as metadata normalization, remediation, transformation and/or enhancement through scripting, programming and/or data manipulation tools (e.g. MarcEdit, OpenRefine etc.)

• Experience providing specialized reference services to clients, according to reference interview protocols.

• Experience participating in the development and implementation of national and international standards for libraries and/or related domains.

• Experience with special collection domains such as music, cartography, rare books, alternative formats etc.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Communications with Candidate :
Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Application Information :

Our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application the following:
o A valid email address. Please make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).
If you do not respond to our communications, we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the process
o Your substantive group and level and your employment status
o Your Personal Record Identifier (PRI).

You must provide proof of your education credentials later in the process. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at: http://www.cicic.ca.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

An assignment or a secondment appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

Applicants are responsible for referring to the Public Service Resourcing Systems where any announcements related to this process will be posted.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.