Chief Operations Officer
Job DetailsLevel Experienced Job Location Downtown Library - Oklahoma City, OK Position Type Full Time Education Level ALA accredited MLIS/MLS Salary Range $98,009.
60 - $127,400.
00 Salary/year Travel Percentage Up to 50% Job Shift Day Description and Qualifications JOB
Summary:
Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Operations Officer (COO) has strategic and operational responsibility for the library's Collections, Facilities, Special Collections, and Strategic Planning units.
Directs, administers, plans, and coordinates activities related to the library's Collections, Facilities, Special Collections, and Strategic Planning units in accordance with policies, strategic plan(s), and annual plan(s) established by the library's Executive and Advisory Councils and the Metropolitan Library Commission.
Responsibilities include the development of tactical and strategic plans, operational strategies and metrics tied to those strategies, and the ongoing development and monitoring of operational service and performance systems.
Leads division, cross-departmental, and system-wide teams in the alignment of objectives with system-wide strategic goals.
Plans, develops, manages, and assesses strategic projects.
Responsible for organizational data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Facilitates the implementation of strategic goals and services to enhance and improve library experiences for internal and external guests.
This position is a member of both the Executive and the Advisory Council.
This position is assigned to the Strategic Planning and Services Department, which is located at the Downtown Library, 300 Park Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Master's degree in Library Studies/Information Science from an ALA-accredited college or university; and Seven years of professional experience in the strategic operations of a public library including the areas of Collections Management, Facilities and Operations, Special Collections, or Strategic Planning Two years of personnel management experience.
HIGHLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:
Additional master's degree from an accredited college or university in project management, architecture, public administration, planning, business administration or related field.
Experience producing strategic plans.
Future-oriented and capable of articulating vision of possibilities and likelihood of their success.
Has broad knowledge and perspective.
Effectively copes with change, comfortably shifts gears, and manages risk and uncertainty.
Decisive and action oriented without having the total picture.
Knowledgeable about how an organization, especially libraries, works and knows how to get results using both formal and informal channels.
Recognizes and understands the culture of an organization.
Understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures of the organization.
Ability to relate well and build appropriate rapport and relationships with a variety of people in all levels of the organization, as well as people outside the organization.
Uses diplomacy and tact and can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Addresses and resolves conflict equitably, seeking common ground and cooperation when possible.
Skilled at reading situations quickly and focusing attention to gain understanding of conflict situations.
Experience working in a library or other educational/knowledge-based or service organization.
Salary and Benefits This is a full-time position working 40 hours a week.
The hiring salary for this position is $3,769.
60 bi-weekly / $98,009.
60 annually.
This position is exempt from the fair Federal Labor Standards Act.
The shift is Monday-Friday from 8:
00 am to 5:
00 pm but may require working nights and weekends on occasion.
Hours are subject to change according to the needs of the department.
The Metropolitan Library System offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees:
Health benefits that include medical, dental, and prescription coverage for both employee and family Vision coverage paid in full Flexible Spending Accounts Vacation Leave @ 8 hours per month Sick leave @ 8 hours per month Eleven paid holidays (subject to date of hire) Recommended Skills Architecture Business Administration Consulting Data Collection Decisive Diplomacy Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
60 - $127,400.
00 Salary/year Travel Percentage Up to 50% Job Shift Day Description and Qualifications JOB
Summary:
Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Operations Officer (COO) has strategic and operational responsibility for the library's Collections, Facilities, Special Collections, and Strategic Planning units.
Directs, administers, plans, and coordinates activities related to the library's Collections, Facilities, Special Collections, and Strategic Planning units in accordance with policies, strategic plan(s), and annual plan(s) established by the library's Executive and Advisory Councils and the Metropolitan Library Commission.
Responsibilities include the development of tactical and strategic plans, operational strategies and metrics tied to those strategies, and the ongoing development and monitoring of operational service and performance systems.
Leads division, cross-departmental, and system-wide teams in the alignment of objectives with system-wide strategic goals.
Plans, develops, manages, and assesses strategic projects.
Responsible for organizational data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Facilitates the implementation of strategic goals and services to enhance and improve library experiences for internal and external guests.
This position is a member of both the Executive and the Advisory Council.
This position is assigned to the Strategic Planning and Services Department, which is located at the Downtown Library, 300 Park Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Master's degree in Library Studies/Information Science from an ALA-accredited college or university; and Seven years of professional experience in the strategic operations of a public library including the areas of Collections Management, Facilities and Operations, Special Collections, or Strategic Planning Two years of personnel management experience.
HIGHLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:
Additional master's degree from an accredited college or university in project management, architecture, public administration, planning, business administration or related field.
Experience producing strategic plans.
Future-oriented and capable of articulating vision of possibilities and likelihood of their success.
Has broad knowledge and perspective.
Effectively copes with change, comfortably shifts gears, and manages risk and uncertainty.
Decisive and action oriented without having the total picture.
Knowledgeable about how an organization, especially libraries, works and knows how to get results using both formal and informal channels.
Recognizes and understands the culture of an organization.
Understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures of the organization.
Ability to relate well and build appropriate rapport and relationships with a variety of people in all levels of the organization, as well as people outside the organization.
Uses diplomacy and tact and can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Addresses and resolves conflict equitably, seeking common ground and cooperation when possible.
Skilled at reading situations quickly and focusing attention to gain understanding of conflict situations.
Experience working in a library or other educational/knowledge-based or service organization.
Salary and Benefits This is a full-time position working 40 hours a week.
The hiring salary for this position is $3,769.
60 bi-weekly / $98,009.
60 annually.
This position is exempt from the fair Federal Labor Standards Act.
The shift is Monday-Friday from 8:
00 am to 5:
00 pm but may require working nights and weekends on occasion.
Hours are subject to change according to the needs of the department.
The Metropolitan Library System offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees:
Health benefits that include medical, dental, and prescription coverage for both employee and family Vision coverage paid in full Flexible Spending Accounts Vacation Leave @ 8 hours per month Sick leave @ 8 hours per month Eleven paid holidays (subject to date of hire) Recommended Skills Architecture Business Administration Consulting Data Collection Decisive Diplomacy Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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