Assistant Director - Library Operations and Technology

Position Announcement

This position offers a unique opportunity to help shape and support the operational foundation of Utah Valley University’s library system. As the Assistant Director for Library Operations and Technology, you will provide leadership and coordination across key functional areas, including collections, technical services, archives, technology support, facilities operations, and emergency preparedness. Working closely with department leaders and library administration, you will play a critical role in implementing strategic priorities, improving operational effectiveness, and ensuring that library services and resources remain responsive to the needs of students, faculty, staff, and the broader campus community.

As a member of the library’s administrative team, you will have the opportunity to influence decision-making, lead cross-departmental initiatives, and foster collaboration among diverse operational units. This position is ideal for a collaborative and strategic professional who enjoys problem-solving, process improvement, and organizational leadership. Through meaningful partnerships, operational planning, and support of innovative library services, you will make a lasting impact on an essential academic resource while developing expertise in leadership, technology, resource management, and higher education administration.

Summary Of Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership and Department Support: Provide operational leadership for assigned library departments responsible for collections, technical services, archives, technology support, and related operational functions. Work with and provide supervision and support to department leaders to clarify operational expectations, monitor departmental performance, support accountability, and maintain efficient, effective, and customer-focused library services. Represent the operational perspectives and needs of assigned departments by providing operational expertise and information during administrative planning and decision-making. Communicate approved library priorities, facilitate collaboration among operational departments, and coordinate consistent implementation of administrative decisions.
• Operational Coordination, Communication, and Project Implementation: Coordinate implementation of library projects, operational improvements, and administrative initiatives across assigned departments. Work collaboratively with department leaders to improve workflows, strengthen coordination, resolve operational issues, and support continuous improvement. Serve as a member of the library’s administrative team by providing operational expertise, representing assigned departments, supporting implementation of library priorities, and communicating operational needs to support administrative planning, coordination, and informed decision-making. Coordinate communication and information sharing among operational departments, represent the library on assigned committees, and collaborate with university departments to support effective library operations and services.
• Facilities, Safety, and Building Operations: Coordinate building operations, facilities communication, accessibility, safety planning, and maintenance activities to help ensure the library provides a safe, functional, accessible, and welcoming environment for students, employees, and visitors. Communicate facilities needs with university partners, coordinate repairs and operational improvements, and monitor building conditions to support effective library operations.
• Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity: Maintain the library's emergency response plan and ensure emergency procedures remain current and aligned with university protocols. Coordinate emergency preparedness training, maintain emergency equipment and supplies, collaborate with university public safety personnel, and serve as Building Marshal during emergency situations. Perform other job related duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications / Licenses / Certifications

Graduation from an ALA-accredited institution with a Master of Library Science degree (or equivalent) and a minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in academic library management, including supervisory responsibilities in one or more of the following areas: acquisitions, technical services, archives, library technology, or related operational functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing operational leadership for multiple library departments or functional areas.
• Experience supervising supervisors, professional librarians, and staff.
• Experience coordinating operational projects and workflow improvements across multiple departments.
• Experience collaborating with campus partners to support library operations and services.
• Experience with library operations, facilities, emergency preparedness, accessibility, or continuity planning.
  
  

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current academic library operations, services, and higher education trends.
• Knowledge of collections, technical services, archives, library systems, technology support, and operational workflows.
• Knowledge of supervisory practices, employee development, and operational coordination.
• Knowledge of organizational communication practices that support effective coordination, collaboration, and implementation across multiple operational departments.
• Knowledge of project coordination, workflow improvement, and change implementation.
• Knowledge of university policies, procedures, facilities operations, emergency preparedness, and accessibility requirements.
  
  

Skills

• Strong leadership and supervisory skills.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Skill in communicating organizational priorities and administrative decisions clearly and consistently to various audiences.
• Skill in building collaborative relationships and facilitating communication across departments and organizational levels.
• Strong organizational, project coordination, and time management skills.
• Strong operational problem-solving, judgment, and issue-resolution skills.
• Skill in coordinating multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Proficiency with library systems, Microsoft Office Suite, and related technologies.
  
  

Abilities

• Ability to supervise multiple operational departments through collaboration, communication, and effective leadership.
• Ability to represent the operational needs and perspectives of assigned departments during administrative discussions.
• Ability to coordinate implementation of library priorities across multiple operational departments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees, department leaders, and campus partners while fostering trust, collaboration, and shared understanding.
• Ability to facilitate the exchange of information across departments to support consistent implementation of library priorities.
• Ability to listen actively, synthesize information from multiple operational functions, and communicate recommendations and decisions in a clear, timely, and constructive manner.
• Ability to support department leaders in achieving operational goals.
• Ability to identify operational challenges and recommend practical solutions.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Ability to establish productive working relationships across the university.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, professionalism, discretion, and initiative within established university policies and library priorities.