Executive Director – LibraryLinkNJ-The New Jersey Library Cooperative
Closes Sunday, April 26, 2020
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.
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 26, 2020.
