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+ million annual budget and
5 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 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 with Board
committees 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 continued
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,
budgeting and financial management, 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 expected when deemed safe to do so 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,
jobethbradbury@bradburymiller.com. This position closes April 11, 2021.
