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Supervisor, Library and Archives - Ottawa, Canada - University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa

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Ottawa, Canada

1 month ago

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The University of Ottawa—A crossroads of cultures and ideas

The University of Ottawa is home to a dynamic community of over 50,000 students, faculty and staff, who live, work and study in both French and English.

Our campus is a crossroad of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas.

We believe in the power of representation, and that increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff supports this objective.

Our goal is to provide students with the best possible learning experience, in an environment that reflects the diversity of its people, their ideas, and their identities.

We are one of Canada's top 10 research universities—our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today's challenges.

One of a handful of Canadian universities ranked among the top 200 in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe.

Our employees come together around the shared purpose of constant improvement, personal development, service excellence, teamwork and a passion for learning with a desire to make uOttawa and the world a better place.

Everyone's contributions are valued, we all play a part in making uOttawa a world-class institution. Most importantly, we make it possible for you to achieve your full potential. Because at uOttawa, you belong

This position may be eligible for a telework arrangement. Learn more about our telework guidelines.

Position purpose:

Reporting to the Director, Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture, plans and supervises all archives service activities, including acquisition, conservation and dissemination of the centre's collection of fonds, in accordance with archival and information science procedures and techniques.

Manages and supervises service staff. Helps with centre promotion, planning and human, financial and material resource management.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

Plans and manages archive service activities: analyzes service needs and, with the centre director, defines archive objectives and priorities (short, medium and long term) and develops policies, procedures, regulations and programs to meet these objectives.

Organizes, coordinates, manages and controls archive service activities, including acquisition, conservation, organization and dissemination, in accordance with archival and information science procedures and techniques.

Manages and supervises regular and contractual service staff and interns in performance of their tasks.

Works with them to define their objectives, reviews their work, evaluates their performance, and ensures their training and professional development.

Along with the centre director and the acquisitions committee, determines and implements centre archives acquisition policies.

Serves as a resource person for centre research projects and for various organizations in the fields of archival science, heritage and culture.

What you will bring:

Master's in archival studies or in library and information science (specializing in archival studies), with work experience

Thorough knowledge of French Canada in general and French Ontario in particular

Knowledge of Rules for Archival Description (RAD) and of research tools (guides, directories, inventories, database management systems, etc.)

Knowledge of federal and provincial laws concerning archives, copyright, access to information and protection of personal information

Experience with project and human resource management, strategic planning, problem-solving and negotiation

Experience in analyzing and summarizing complex situations in order to make recommendations and decisions

Writing experience:
administrative writing, reports, regulations and procedures

Ability to understand complex requests, develop search strategies and fulfill requests accurately and quickly

Organizational skills, with ability to work under pressure and meet firm deadlines

Ability to handle work requiring precision and attention to detail

Good vision, manual dexterity and physical strength to move boxes of up to 20 kg

Bilingualism — French/English (spoken and written)

Key Competencies at uOttawa:

Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:

Planning:
Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realise an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.

Initiative:
Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.

Client Service Orientation:
Help or serve others to meet their needs.

This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.

Teamwork and Cooperation:
Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reac