Job Summary
The Ministry of Education provides leadership and direction to Saskatchewan’s education, early years, library and literacy sectors. The Ministry is committed to providing equitable and inclusive education, early years and library systems that benefit all learners and foundationally place Indigenous knowledge systems, cultures and languages within structures, policies and curricula. The Ministry of Education is advancing reconciliation with early years, Prekindergarten to Grade 12, library, and First Nations, Métis and Inuit partners by acknowledging our shared history to build a brighter future together.
The Provincial Library and Literacy Office is seeking a professional librarian to develop, co-ordinate and implement policies and programs related to multitype library services in Saskatchewan and to provide support to the Multitype Library Board. The successful candidate will work to achieve the Multitype Library Board’s goals and objectives encouraging cooperation and resource-sharing among all libraries and other information providers and support the Multitype Database Licensing Program.
The ideal candidate will have superior facilitation, negotiation and consensus building skills in order to work effectively with a diverse group of partners, stakeholders and communities. Your strong research skills, supplemented with experience in project management will support the development and implementation of province-wide projects. The preferred candidate will need knowledge and skills in the area of e-resource licensing and management, and knowledge of the legislation and multitype library development in Saskatchewan.
Typically, the knowledge and abilities required for this position would be obtained through the completion of a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science.