Senior Library Assistant - University of the Witwatersrand

As a research-intensive university, we are in the process of re-conceptualizing libraries to align with our needs in the 21st century. We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, experienced and innovative person for the position of Senior Library Assistant: Acquisitions. The incumbent will acquire resources for the University libraries.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure financial control by checking that invoices are allocated correctly and timeously
• Pass original allocated invoices to Library Finance for payment
• Pay invoices and keep track of expenditure
• Monitor exchange rate for optimal payment of invoices
• Handle invoice and supplier queries
• Place orders for all faculties and schools in the University
• Bibliographic record creation
• Supplier and account administration
• Manage continuation/standing orders and processing of donations

The person in this post reports to the Senior Acquisitions Librarian

Qualifications and Required Skills:

• Matric
• National Diploma in Accounting or similar
• Minimum 2 years working in an academic or similar large library

Skills:

• Computer literacy skills
• Numeracy skills
• Good communication skills

Knowledge:

• Financial information and its implication on budget forecasting
• Financial procedures on the acquisitions module of the ILS
• Knowledge and experience in handling orders and invoices within Library Technical Services (Acquisitions) department an added advantage

Recommendation:

It is highly recommended that interested candidates be registered members of the professional body: Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)