• Full-time continuing appointment
• Total remuneration range of $115,122 to $127,298 pa
• Campus location: Toowoomba

Are you passionate about creating an exceptional library experience for students, staff, and academics? Do you thrive in a dynamic and collaborative environment where innovation and strategic thinking are key? If so, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you.

Who you are

You are an experienced and dynamic professional with a passion for delivering high-quality library services and managing valuable collections. You have a strong understanding of library services, collections, and the evolving needs of academic stakeholders. You are tech-savvy, an excellent communicator, and are committed to enhancing the university community’s access to essential information resources.

What you'll do

As a Collections Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the University community has timely access to vital collections that support education and research. You’ll also be responsible for:

• Leading the Collections team to appropriately support the acquisition of scholarly content.
• Supporting metadata description and maintaining accurate records for our library holdings.
• Overseeing the assessment and processing of licence agreements and invoices, ensuring compliance with university procurement policies and publisher licensing requirements.
• Supporting and undertaking negotiations, under the broad direction of the Senior Manager Collections and Repositories, for the procurement and licencing of scholarly content.
• Representing UniSQ as the Content Coordinator within the CAUL consortium and analysing, reporting and advising on vendor offers, new products and issues to support effective decision making and ensure negotiated agreements with publishers meet the needs of UniSQ.

What will help you succeed

To excel in this role, you’ll bring:

• A degree in library and information science or equivalent, with at least four years of library experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for effective engagement and collaboration across diverse groups.
• Proven project management skills, with the ability to work under pressure and deliver results.
• Advanced knowledge of current technologies, systems, and data analytics, with the ability to implement innovative solutions in a library setting.
• A demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams, creating a productive and positive work environment.
• Experience working with collections and information resources in academic, research, or specialist libraries.

For further information about this role, please contact Mandy Callow, Senior Manager Collections and Repositories via +61 7 4631 1850 or [email protected].

Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional University, UniSQ’s vision is to be renowned for innovation and excellence in education, student experience, research and engagement. Guided by our core values of respect, integrity and excellence, the University’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 outlines our commitment to creating and sharing knowledge, transforming lives and solving the problems that matter to our world.

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from the intersectional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.

Find out more about UniSQ at www.unisq.edu.au.

To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.

Reference Number: 0041_02/25

Location: Toowoomba

Term: Full-time continuing appointment (36 hours per week)

Salary: Total remuneration range of $115,122 to $127,298 pa (includes salary range of $97,272 to $107,560 pa, employer superannuation contributions of 17%, and annual leave loading)

Closes: Monday, 10 March 2025 @ 11.30pm AEST

At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making.

If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to ‘Who we’re looking for’ in the position description.

For more information on our selection process please refer to your recruitment journey available on our website.