Information Specialist

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Head: Academic

Varsity College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE). The IIE enjoys the reputation of being at the forefront of private higher education in South Africa, and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to provide higher education qualifications accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE).

The IIE's Varsity College, Waterfall Campus has a vacancy for an Information Specialist.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Management of the Writing Centre (Writing Centre Administration)

Manage the day-day activities of the Information Centre in an academic environment.

Manage the routine operations of the inter-Information Centre loans and request service.

Manage and control facility, computer usage and ensure effective administration of periodicals.

Liaises with departments within The IIE's Varsity College to ensure efficient support, i.e. assignment capacity.

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with academic staff and students, as well as external bodies such as suppliers.

Prepares reports related to Information Centre and information services.

Develops and maintains a hybrid information collection.

Edits, classifies, index information sources and distributes new materials for cataloguing to the information Centre Manager.

Supervises the assistant staff and student assistants.

Assists with the provision of information services in a digital environment.

Assists with managing all auxiliary services such as copying, reproduction and digitization.

Industries:Education

Function: Education & Training