Associate Dean for Library Operations and Strategy- The Claremont Colleges Libra

At a glance:

Join a vibrant academic community at The Claremont Colleges Library as the Associate Dean for Library Operations and Strategy, where your leadership will shape academic excellence across seven prestigious campuses. This is more than just a role; its an opportunity to make a lasting impact at the heart of a consortium dedicated to innovation, equity, and collaboration. As a key member of the senior leadership team, youll drive strategic initiatives, optimize operations, and foster partnerships that enhance the Librarys role as an essential hub for research, teaching, and student success. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of academic libraries in a dynamic, inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives and empowers you to lead with purpose.

Description: What you'll be doing:

Another Sources client, The Claremont Colleges Library is recruiting an Associate Dean of Library Operations and Strategy to join their team on-site in Claremont, CA. This is a great opportunity to join the Librarythe principal academic support unit of the highly respected Claremont Colleges Services--in a unique role that will make an impact across seven prestigious campuses.

Heres a little about the Claremont Colleges and the position they are recruiting for:

The Claremont Colleges includes five undergraduate liberal arts colleges and two graduate institutions: Pomona College, Claremont Graduate University, Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College and Keck Graduate Institute. Located on contiguous campuses in the Southern California city of Claremont, each institution has its own student body, faculty, governance, curricular emphasis, culture, and mission. Intercollegiate cooperation provides university-scale services and facilities.

The Claremont Colleges Library partners with faculty, students, and staff to provide content and services in support of all forms of intellectual engagement and inquiry across The Claremont Colleges consortium. We are focused on creating a dynamic, equitable and welcoming presence for our users, honoring the diverse voicesand varied lived experiencesof our community and constituencies. We have a strong regional and national presence as a member institution of the Oberlin Group of Libraries, the Greater Western Library Alliance, the Center for Research Libraries, the HathiTrust and SCELC.

Learn more about the The Claremont Colleges Library.

What you can expect to be doing:

As the Associate Dean for Library Operations and Strategy you will engage in a broad range of senior administrative leadership, strategic and management functions that support The Claremont Colleges Library: A vibrant, innovative and inclusive center for research, teaching, learning, and scholarship serving students, faculty and staff of The Claremont Colleges (TCC) as part of The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS).?

You will bring a deep understanding of the major challenges and trends facing academic libraries today, including rapid changes in: technology and scholarly communication; information literacy and instructional methodologies; collection management and the delivery of analog and digital information; data curation and digital scholarship; creative and efficient use of physical spaces; budget assessment and proof of ROI; issues of open access and diversity, equity, and inclusion; staff retention and succession planning; organizational theory and practice; and the academic librarys role as a campus partner and facilitator of student well-being.? The position requires a capacity to thrive, communicate and respond effectively to the changing, and individual, needs of a unique consortium of five undergraduate colleges and two graduate institutions.?

You will have the opportunity to demonstrate managerial experienceincluding a leadership role in the management of financial, human, and physical resources in a complex academic or research library setting. Serving as a member of the Librarys senior Library Leadership Team (LLT) this position will need to demonstrate the ability to be a team collaborator and communicator throughout the organization. In addition, part of the positions portfolio will be focused on working with the Dean on assessment of services to the Claremont Colleges community.? You will oversee two direct reports, Library Building Coordinator and Library Technology Coordinator.

The anticipated yearly salary range for this position is: $135,000- 145,000 based on experience.

How you will be spending your time:

Functional Oversight

• Assists the Dean in the management and oversight of Library operations.

• Coordinates the collection of internal and external data necessary for Library planning and the assessment of Library services, programs and projects.

• Advocates for Library initiatives, services, and partnerships by developing strong relationships with TCC/TCCS constituencies.

• Has a front-line role in communicating the Librarys policies, guidelines, and procedures.

• Carries out special projects for the Dean as requested (e.g., scenario-planning).

• Assists the Dean in strategic planning, in collaboration with other members of the senior Library Leadership Team (LLT) and other TCC/TCCS constituencies.

• Serves on the Faculty Library Advisory Committee (FLAC) and other Library and TCCS committees as needed.

• Leads and supervises staff in the absence of the Dean.

• Anticipates and responds to environmental changes and keeps abreast of trends that impact higher education and the library profession to ensure that the Library achieves its goals.

Library Operations Budget

• In consultation with the Dean, leads the operations budget preparation for the Library.

• Organizes, provides guidance for and communicates about LLTs divisional allocations within the Librarys operations budget.

• In collaboration with the TCCS Budget & Analytics department, tracks all expenses for the operations budget and advises the Dean on fiscal matters.

• Works with the Senior Director of Collections, Metadata and Resource Sharing, to keep abreast of the Librarys materials budget.

• Prepares spreadsheets and other materials for the Dean to present to TCC/TCCS constituencies.

• Upon request of the Dean, conducts outreach regarding operations budget to TCC/TCCS constituencies.

Library Facilities, Technology and Access

• Serves as primary point person for, and communicator about, Library facilities maintenance and projects including on-site Library technology and classroom audiovisual services.

• Works closely with TCCS Central Facilities Services, and, as needed, with TCCS Campus Safety, to ensure that the Library building is a welcoming and functional space for staff and patrons.

• Assesses Library access points and ability of patrons to navigate the Librarys Honnold and Mudd buildings.

• Collaborates with the Dean, LLT and other TCC/TCCS stakeholders on strategic planning for the Librarys teaching, learning, study and workspaces.

• Collaborates with Library and TCC/TCCS stakeholders on the Librarys technology-related projects.

Organizational Strategy and Assessment

• Creates and oversees the development, collection, and evaluation of metrics designed to evaluate the Librarys strategic initiatives and the Librarys ROI to the colleges.

• Provides leadership and coordinates the collection of internal and external data necessary for Library planning and the assessment of Library services, programs and projects.

• Leads the Librarys statistical gathering and reporting processes for internal tracking (e.g., dashboards), submission to professional organizations and programs (e.g., ACRL, IPEDS), and accreditation activities within the Library at the colleges.

• Collaborates with the Dean to organize the Librarys strategic planning efforts and communicate about the Librarys goal-setting and strategic planning efforts to constituencies within TCC/TCCS.

• In collaboration with the Dean and LLT, facilitates the development of divisional goals, objectives and processes.

Supervisory Responsibility?

• Train, evaluate, and develop staff.??

• Clearly communicate job requirements and expectations.??

• Coordinate training and resources to support the performance of work duties.??

• Provide ongoing coaching that is balanced, helpful, timely, and contributes to a work environment of open communication, ownership of duties, and trust.?

• Complete annual written performance reviews.

Required Qualifications:

• ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS (Library Sciences Masters Program) or equivalent graduate degree.?

• Minimum of five years of experience in an academic library, research library or other academically-focused organization and demonstrated evidence of a progressively increasing scope of responsibility.

• Demonstrated experience in budget preparation including the creation of financial reports, summaries and spreadsheets

• Experience in organizational development and programmatic assessment and evaluation