[LIBJOBS] Netherlands - The Hague - eLibrarian

The International Baccalaureate Organization is looking for an eLibrarian

Apply at: http://tinyurl.com/oefaa5c

E-librarian

The International Baccalaureate is a not-for profit foundation, which offers four high quality and challenging educational programmes for a worldwide community of schools. For over 40 years, IB programmes have gained a reputation for their high academic standards, for preparing students for life in a globalised 21st century, and for helping to develop the citizens who will create a better, more peaceful world. Founded in 1968, currently there are close to 1 million IB students at 3,450 schools in 143 countries across the world.
The IB is now recruiting for the position of e-Librarian to manage its eLibrary and contents. The eLibrary stores multi-lingual digital curriculum, professional development, administrative and other resources and their associated metadata. These resources are used by IB Schools, IB teachers and coordinators, the IB community, and the IB organization. The metadata used by the eLibrary and its associated tools are based on the IB Metadata Application Profile (IB MAP).

The post holder will be responsible for:
• Management and curation of existing collections
• Cataloguing and classification of content for retrieval according to the IB MAP
• Acquisition and description of new collections or resources
• Communication and support for stakeholders using the eLibrary
• Management of the application profile and controlled vocabularies

The successful post holder will have the following:
• Masters in Library and Information Science
• 3 years of relevant digital content management experience
• Direct experience of content analysis for cataloguing and classification purposes
• Native English proficiency (written and oral)

The successful post holder will demonstrate his/ her experience of:
• Information retrieval
• Repository management tools
• Metadata standards and their bindings (XML) relevant to the e-learning domain
• Superior communication skills (written and oral)
• Experience in collaborative team work and in managing small teams
• Familiarity with different aspects of the K-12 sector

And possess the following skills (desirable):
• Experience with repository applications (DSpace)
• French and Spanish reading proficiency
• Familiarity with Intellectual Property Rights and copyright issues (including creative commons licensing) in digital library contexts

Startdate: 1 December 2014

Location: The post will be based in The Hague, The Netherlands.

The International Baccalaureate is an equal opportunities employer.