Deputy Librarian

University College Cork is seeking a Deputy Librarian who will support the University Librarian ensuring integrated service delivery across the department and that its strategic direction is aligned with the overall strategic direction of the University.

The Deputy Librarian will lead the development and delivery of the Library’s staff professional learning and development approach to ensure departmental effectiveness in a changing organisational and sectoral context and will lead a functional area, currently the Library’s contribution to UCC’s Learning, Teaching and Student Experience agenda. The postholder will be a key member of the Library Leadership team sharing strategic oversight of Library services, staff and functions to meet the needs of the University.

You will be an experienced leader with strategic understanding of the changing higher education landscape, and the contribution libraries can make to research, learning and teaching. You will have personal drive, enthusiasm and professional expertise to provide excellent leadership, working closely and productively with students, academic staff researchers and professional services colleagues.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/. The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Liz Jolly, email: liz.jolly@ucc.ie

University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC Strategic Plan 2023-2028. UCC holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of age, care-giving status, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression status, nationality, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/creed, and/or sexual orientation. We are committed to supporting all staff through flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, training and development, and staff networks. We value the enrichment that comes from a diverse community and seek to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of each individual in line with equality legislation. We encourage applicants to consult our Dignity and Respect Policy and learn more about our EDI related initiatives .

Appointment may be made on the Senior Admin III Salary Scale: €91,907 - €130,222 (Scale B) / €87,311 - €123,714 (Scale A).

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

Please note interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title.