Apply for the Vacancy for Executive Director at the American Library Association. The category of the position is  Other Executive.

Duties

The incumbent will do the following duties

• Providing vision and leadership for advancing ACRL’s core purpose, commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, goals, and strategic objectives defined by the ACRL Board of Directors in its strategic plan, the Plan for Excellence.
• Also, representing the interests of ACRL and academic and research librarians to the library and higher education communities.
• Forging partnerships/alliances as appropriate to increase ACRL’s visibility and impact.
• Also, providing long-range strategic and operational planning.
• Managing the resources of the division effectively, including the hiring, supervision, and retention of strong team members.
• Additionally, overseeing and growing ACRL’s $8 million budget.
• Facilitating the delivery of programs, services, research, and meetings (including a biennial conference) that advance the work of academic and research librarians.
• Also, providing oversight, review, and direction for ACRL’s publishing and licensing activities, including its CHOICE publishing program and operation.
• Representing ACRL’s work and leadership globally within the International Federation of Library Associations and other organizations.
• Similarly, serving as a member of ALA’s senior management team.

Compensation

Starting Salary: Negotiable from 120K, based on relevant experience.

Benefits: ALA offers a comprehensive and valuable benefits package that includes generous paid vacation and matching retirement annuity.

Application

• In addition to your resume, please provide a cover letter reflecting upon past successes and experience outlining the key skills and values that you will bring to ALA and the ACRL division.
• Additionally, resumes and cover letters will be accepted on a rolling basis. For full consideration please submit by October 28, 2020.
• Also, apply online including cover letter and resume.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Relevant cumulative professional accomplishments and experience demonstrating managerial and leadership skills, as well as strategic decision-making, collaboration, and service-orientation.
• Also, awareness of “big picture” values, trends, and issues in higher education and academic/research libraries strongly preferred.
• Additionally, the ability to balance competing demands and priorities in a challenging and complex organizational environment.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and a commitment to learning and continuous improvement.
• Ability to effectively manage resources including time, money, labor, and attention, in a fiscally challenging environment.
• Likewise, entrepreneurial aptitude and ability to generate earned as well as contributed income.
• Ability to simultaneously develop and maintain effective working relationships with the elected Board of Directors, ACRL members and volunteers, staff and colleagues, funders, vendors, and liaison organizations within the higher education community.
• Furthermore, outstanding communication skills.

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