Executive Director – LibraryLinkNJ, The New Jersey Library Cooperative. Moving Forward Together: Connection, Community, Opportunity. The Executive
Board of LibraryLinkNJ
seeks a creative and innovative leader—responsive to member, staff and
state-wide needs and skilled in focusing the efforts of a team of
talented professionals—as its
next Executive Director. LibraryLinkNJ is the single, statewide,
multi-type library cooperative in New Jersey, working in partnership
with its 2,600 multi-type member libraries and the New Jersey State
Library to provide access to excellent library
services for 8.79 million residents in twenty-one counties. With a
$2.2 million annual budget and 4 FTE system staff, LibraryLinkNJ is a
member-focused organization with a reputation for providing effective
continuing education, strong outreach services,
high-level support for innovative technologies, and statewide
delivery to its multi-type library membership. The Cooperative has over
1100 voting representatives from over 2,600 public and private school,
public, academic, institutional, corporate,
health sciences and special libraries and library-related agencies. A
member-elected Executive Board meets monthly to oversee the programs
and services of the organization. LibraryLinkNJ is a 501(c)(3)
organization formed from the 2010 consolidation
of the four regional cooperatives and is funded by the New Jersey
State Library; members join at no charge and pay no dues.
From
the mountains of High Point to the shore areas of the Atlantic Ocean,
New Jersey is a model
of geographic diversity. It is the 11th most populous and the most
densely populated of the 50 states. Bordering New Jersey on the north
and east are the metropolitan areas of New York and on the west and
southwest by Pennsylvania and Delaware. Known
as the Garden State, the state still lives up to its name, and
continues to have major cities and industries, pleasant suburbs and
rural areas located throughout the state and easily accessible through a
wide network transportation system. The LibraryLinkNJ
office is currently located in Piscataway; however, the new office
(November 2020) will be in Ewing, NJ. For more information on
LibraryLinkNJ, the area, and the State, please visit LibraryLinkNJ Links.
Responsibilities. The Executive Director’s primary
role is to provide leadership and initiative for LibraryLinkNJ. The ED
works with the Executive Board and members of the Cooperative in the
development and implementation of programs
to enhance library services in New Jersey; manages the headquarters
office; makes recommendations to the Executive Board concerning the
hiring of office staff; and supervises and motivates staff in accordance
with policies adopted by the Executive
Board. The Executive Director works collaboratively with the New
Jersey State Library and drafts the annual strategic initiatives and
budget for review and approval. The ED also serves as a liaison to
local, county, state and national library organizations
and is dedicated to “Moving Forward Together.” Key opportunities
include exploring and developing alternative funding streams through
fundraising and development, continuing to look for and implement
cost-savings strategies, developing an ambitious
year-round continuing education program, developing and evaluating
an RFP for statewide delivery service, and reinventing and reimagining LibraryLinkNJ for 2021 and the future.
Qualifications.
Required qualifications include an M.L.S. degree from an A.L.A.
accredited institution and five years of professional library
experience, including three years of experience in an
administrative/managerial position in a library, nonprofit organization
or private corporation. Additional qualifications include a
comprehensive knowledge of library and networking services and trends,
experience reporting to a governing Board, and a strong commitment to
the evolving role of technology in the successful
management of organizations and in library services. Extensive
travel within the state is required and experience with multi-type
library cooperation is desirable.
Compensation. The hiring salary range
is $115,000 – 130,000 (placement being dependent on experience and qualifications) with an attractive benefits package.
For further information, contact Bradbury Miller Associates
via email or phone. To start the application process, send a cover
letter that supports your candidacy for the position and your resume as
Word or pdf attachments to Jobeth Bradbury. This position
closes April 26, 2020.
