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Friday, July 13, 2012

IFLA Communicator of the Year Award — 2012 Call for Nominations

DEADLINE: 14 August 2012

With the design and implementation of its new website in 2009, IFLA continues to follow modern communication trends and wants to stimulate new forms of news dissemination. Therefore the main professional communication channel for the Sections needs to shift from the traditional newsletters in print and PDF to the active use and maintenance of the Sections' web pages under the IFLA domain and the use of social media, such as blogging, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other relevant platforms by the Sections.

To stimulate this process, IFLA established the IFLA Communicator of the Year Award as a follow-up to the IFLA Newsletter of the Year Award.

This award focuses on IFLA activities of any communicator of any IFLA group. It is important to note that the award is not to be perceived as a personal reward. The communicator awarded will have to be strongly affiliated with identifiable units of the organisational structure of IFLA and s/he will receive the award to highlight the achievements within the professional context.

The first Award was presented during the IFLA Congress in 2011 and was assigned to Sebastian Wilke and Dierk Eichel, convener and information coordinator of the IFLA New Professionals SIG.

The Award intends to:

Stimulate the change in communication
Promote new forms of communication
Stimulate regular renewal (innovation) of information & communication work of a particular professional unit
Review the activities of a particular professional unit from one conference to another

Criteria for evaluation

The use of social technology on webpages
The implementation of social technology in the website pages
The innovative way of conference or group profiling
The extension of outreach to a large audience that the group is able to establish
The use of multilingualism, inclusiveness and aesthetics/attractiveness.
The activities awarded will have to be identified for the year (12 months) between the IFLA conferences.

Who can win?

The new Award will go to a person instead of groups. This means that it can be handed to persons in the following roles:

Standing Committee Members
Section Members
Special Interest Group Members
Those active in Core Activities
Governing Board Members

IFLA Staff and Professional Committee Members may nominate individuals, but are excluded from being nominated themselves. Self nomination is not permitted.

The IFLA Communicator 2012 Award will be announced at the Closing Session at the IFLA Congress in Helsinki, Finland on Thursday 16 August 2012 by the Chair of the Selection Committee for the IFLA Communicator of the Year Award.

The prize consists of a scroll and a tangible award.

2012 nomination form [DOC]

Nominations may only be submitted by means of the nomination form.

Please send as an attachment to awards@ifla.org by Tuesday, 14 August 2012.

IFLA Headquarters
The Hague, 9 July 2012

IFLA International Leaders Programme: Associates announced

The selection committee for the IFLA International Leaders Programme is delighted to announce the Associates selected to participate from 2012-2014. The Programme is a two-year IFLA strategic Key Initiative designed to increase the cohort of leaders who can effectively represent the wider library sector in the international arena, and to develop leaders within IFLA.

The Associates represent every major library sector and geographic region, and bring a range of international experiences to the projects that Associates will be attached to during the Programme.

The Associates are:

Margaret Allen (Australia)

CEO and State Librarian, State Library of Western Australia; and immediate past-President of the Australian Library and Information Association

Atarino Helieisar (Federated States of Micronesia)

Chief Law Librarian, Supreme Court; and President of the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (PIALA)

Sarah Kaddu (Uganda)

Team Leader, World Digital Library project, National Library of Uganda; and Secretary General of the Uganda Library & Information Association (ULIA)

Jérémy Lachal (France)

Executive Director, Libraries Without Borders (Bibliothèques Sans Frontières); and trainer on projects for International Francophone Association of Librarians and Documentalists (AIFBD)

Zola Maddison (USA)

Program Coordinator, WebJunction; active member of the American Library Association’s International Relations Round Table, and past ALA Emerging Leader

Antonio Marquez Santos (Philippines)

Director, National Library of the Philippines, and Executive Committee member of the Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL)

Victoria Okojie (Nigeria)

Registrar/CEO, Librarians’ Registration Council of Nigeria; past-President Nigerian Library Association, and current Chair of the IFLA Africa section

Kgomotso Radijeng (Botswana)

Resource Centre Coordinator, Botswana National Productivity Centre; convenor of the 2010 Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and South Africa Library and Information Associations (SCECSAL); President of the Botswana Library Association

Rosemary Shafack (Cameroon)

University Librarian and Lecturer University of Buea; local trainer for the Building Strong Library Associations programme in Cameroon, and member of the IFLA Africa section

Irina Trushina (Russia)

National Library of Russia, Head of Interlibrary Collaboration Department; past member of FAIFE working group on the Internet Manifesto, and Chair of Russian Library Association Round Table on Communication and Professional Ethics

Jorge Octavio Ruiz Vaca (México)

Humanities Research Coordinator, National Autonomous University of México; and organiser of several major activities of the IFLA Latin America and Caribbean section

Dina Youssef (Egypt)

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Director, IFLA Center for Arabic Speaking Libraries (IFLA-CASL); and regional trainer for the Building Strong Library Associations programme

The list of projects that Associates will work on includes Open Access, Copyright Exceptions and Limitations, Models for Regional Collaboration, Libraries as Agents for Development, and Access to Digital Content.

The Associates will begin their participation in the programme at the IFLA Congress in Helsinki. During the Congress, the Leaders Programme Associates will participate in eight days of activities including: seminar and workshop sessions on issues with a global impact led by leaders in the sector and related fields; participation in specified business meetings; attendance at specified professional programme sessions; working within groups to prepare presentations or reports; and liaison with IFLA Governing Board members.

Vacancy of Director, Services and Communications at IFLA Headquarters—The Hague, Netherlands

Location: IFLA Headquarters—The Hague, Netherlands

Position Type: 36 hours per week / initial 1-year contract, with possible extension

Salary: Approx. € 58,620 p.a. (plus benefits), based on experience and qualifications

Closing date: 6 August 2012

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IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, is seeking a Director, Services and Communications (36 hrs p/week) to join a team of 14 staff in its Headquarters housed in the National Library of The Netherlands in The Hague. If you are interested in working with IFLA in this position as outlined below, we would be pleased to receive your application.

IFLA is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. We are an independent, international, non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation, promoting libraries and advocating for their benefit in international forums. We are a member-based organisation. Currently the IFLA membership comprises around 1500 libraries, associations and individual librarians from more than 150 countries worldwide.

Our Governing Board, through our Strategic Plan 2010–2015, sets the direction for our many activities. More information on IFLA can be found on this website.

Position

This position plays a key leadership and strategic role in the development and oversight of the member services, partnerships, and communications programmes; and also has the opportunity to help shape the strategic direction and policies of the organisation. The position reports to the Secretary General. Within this position you require excellent management skills; a good knowledge and understanding of: current and emerging library and information services professional practice issues; the purpose and function of an international member-based organisation; and the effective use of communications to support strategic and operational activities.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement and review goal-focused member services and professional programmes, resulting in sustained membership growth, participation, and a high level of member satisfaction with IFLA services;
Develop, implement and review communications strategies to support our advocacy, promotional and events related activities and to raise IFLA's profile internationally;
Assist the Secretary General with the various strategic partnership programmes and activities; represent IFLA as required;
Contribute to IFLA's strategic directions planning and policy development; participate in the organisation's governance and provide advice as required;
Contribute to the overall management of IFLA's Headquarters and regional/language operations.

Selection Criteria

The person in this position will be an experienced and strategic senior manager with:

Excellent analytical and planning ability, with demonstrated initiative and vision, and solutions-oriented approach; good financial skills, including income generation and budgeting skills;
Experience in developing and implementing successful international programmes, in a consultative and inclusive way;
Proven ability to engage in the library and information services sector and represent the organisation in a variety of forums;
Proven ability to develop and manage communications strategies to maximise the organisation's effectiveness and responsiveness, and in applying the most appropriate communications platforms and approaches to meet communications needs;
Good understanding of the role and functions of an international professional member-based organization; demonstrated knowledge and capacity to apply IFLA's purpose and values as set out in its Statutes.
Highly developed written and spoken communication skills in English and the ability to target style to different audiences. IFLA works in seven official languages so a good knowledge of at least one of IFLA's working languages other than English is advantageous.
A commitment to participative management practices, workplace diversity and to working effectively within a team environment.

How to Apply

Applicants must already have eligibility status to work in the European Union in order to meet Dutch employment requirements [for example hold or be eligible for a European Union passport]. IFLA is not able to arrange employment eligibility status.
Applications should be in English, and include: an introductory letter of no more than one page; your availability for the position; and specific response to the selection criteria. Please also attach your curriculum vitae, and the names of two referees.
The closing date for applications is 6 August 2012.
Interviews of selected candidates will be held in the week commencing 27 August 2011. IFLA may choose to conduct interviews by telephone. IFLA reserves the right not to make an appointment in this application round. The successful candidate will be expected to assume duty in The Hague in or before early October 2012.