EXECUTIVE OFFICER – CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

December 16, 2019 

The School Library Association of New South Wales (SLANSW) is currently seeking Expressions of Interest for its Executive Officer position.

As Executive Officer, you will be the first point of contact for the Association and will have a sound overview of the school library sector and current issues in teacher librarianship in NSW. To be successful in this position, you will need to be a self-motivated person with a passion for school libraries and teacher librarianship, with an interest in school library advocacy, policy and funding matters.

You will also possess experience in office management systems, website design and management, event organisation, and communication strategies. Experience using a membership management system such as Wild Apricot is desirable.

This position will suit a person with a home office who is seeking part-time work in supporting the management of a professional association in the education/library sector.

Expressions of interest are due 5pm Monday 6 January 2020 by email to SLANSW Vice President – Operations, Dr Lyn Hay at lyn_hay@live.com. Please use the subject line ‘SLANSW Executive Officer Application’.

Expressions of interest must demonstrate your ability to undertake the key services the Executive Officer is expected to provide (maximum two pages) and include a CV (maximum three pages), with two referee contacts. Please refer to the ‘Expression of Interest Information Sheet’ for criteria, responsibilities, contract and conditions. 

For further information about the role, please contact Vice President – Operations, Dr Lyn Hay at lyn_hay@live.com or phone 0412034595.

Please note that the Selection Panel intends to undertake online interviews with shortlisted applicants via Zoom during the week of Monday, January 13, 2020.

Ideally, SLANSW’s Executive and Management Committee are working towards a start date of Monday, February 3, 2020 for this Executive Officer position; however, this can be negotiated with the Executive based on the successful applicant’s availability.