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****Apologies for Cross-Posting**** Employment Opportunity: EARL Liaison Officer A great opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, confident and enthusiastic person to work with the EARL (Electronic Access to Resources in Libraries) team. The post will involve liaising with a wide range of people from a variety of backgrounds and working closely with a small team of committed individuals in a friendly and supportive environment. We welcome applications from recent graduates or from people with equivalent library or information work experience who are keen to contribute to the work of the EARL Consortium. ABOUT US The EARL Consortium, is a national organisation, composed of over seventy-five percent of all UK public library authorities along with many supporting partners from a range of different sectors. EARL works to promote the role of public libraries in providing library and information services within a networked environment. It offers advice and support to the public library community through seminars and publications and has successfully developed several networked services including Ask A Librarian (http://www.earl.org.uk/ask), Familia http://www.earl.org.uk/familia) and EARLweb (http://www.earl.org.uk/earlweb) in order to demonstrate how shared networked services can be delivered. The Consortium plays a crucial role in the support of public library authorities during the development of the People's Network. Further information about the work of the Consortium is available from the EARL website (http://www.earl.org.uk/). Further information about the People's Network Project is available on their website (http://www.peoplesnetwork.gov.uk/) JOB PURPOSE To be responsible for the overall co-ordination of the EARL office, to liaise with existing and potential partners at all levels, and to provide administrative support to the office team. To contribute to EARL's programme of subject and other networking initiatives as well as the delivery of events and other awareness raising activities which aim to facilitate the transition of library services delivery to the networked age. KEY TASKS Co-ordinating Ask a Librarian (http://www.earl.org.uk/ask), a national electronic enquiry service: *Negotiating rota days with participating libraries to ensure the service is fully staffed. *Maintaining the Ask a Librarian webpage, including the automated rota and pages for participating libraries. *Developing a referral service through liaison and collaboration with academic and special libraries. *Participating in relevant research projects (e.g. Library of Congress' Collaborative Digital Reference Service project) (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/digiref/) *Compiling and evaluation of question statistics. Organising national conferences, seminars and other EARL training events: *Locating suitable venues including organising technical equipment and catering. *Promoting EARL events to Partners and the wider LIS community through: postal mailings, press releases, electronic discussion lists and the EARL website. *Budgeting for such events including liaison and negotiation with appropriate suppliers. *Compiling delegate packs, including speaker biographies, presentation handouts, delegate lists, information about EARL and other relevant material. *Monitoring and evaluation of events, including analysis of online and hard-copy feedback forms. Office Administration, Committee Servicing and Report Writing: *Servicing the EARL Council and Management Board Committees, including writing minutes, board papers, compiling agenda. *Compiling EARL Information Sheets and general report writing including the EARL Annual Report. *Preparation and editing of EARL's quarterly newsletter, EARL News, including the commissioning of content: (http://www.earl.org.uk/publications/newsletters/index.html) *Co-ordinating the administration of the EARL Team Office, including general administrative and organisational duties. *Managing and answering enquiries and correspondence providing written and oral answers. PERSON SPECIFICATION *Qualification in library and information science or equivalent experience preferred. *Ability to work well under pressure, prioritise workloads and be able to work to tight deadlines essential. *Excellent administration skills, including word processing, databases, spreadsheets essential. *Flexible approach to working: balancing the ability to work effectively in a small team with the ability to work effectively without supervision, demonstrating a high level of self motivation and initiative essential. *Excellent written and oral communication skills essential including experience in answering enquiries, electronically and by telephone essential. *Good interpersonal and representational skills in dealing with a wide range of people from all levels, in a confident and positive manner, essential. *A keen interest in public library networking and an understanding of the People's Network project including the impact of cross-sectoral developments highly desirable. *High level of ICT literacy including email, internet and basic web-editing skills desirable. *Knowledge of desk-top publishing, presentation and project management software desirable. CONDITIONS OF THE POST Full time. 12-month fixed term contract (renewable). Salary in the range of UKP 15, 000 - 17,000 negotiable depending upon experience. EARL is currently carrying out a tendering process for its Co-ordinating Partner. The post will initially be based in Wapping, London until April 1st 2001. However, there is a possibility that the location of this post may change after this date. FURTHER INFORMATION If you have any questions or would like further information, please don't hesitate to contact Sally Chambers, EARL Liaison Officer by telephone (020) 7702 2020 or by email [log in to unmask] APPLICATIONS To apply please forward a CV and covering letter in either hard copy or electronic format to arrive by Wednesday 10th January 2001 to: Electronic format: [log in to unmask] Hard copy: Sally Chambers EARL Liaison Officer 4th Floor, Gun Court 70 Wapping Lane London E1W 2RS Sally Chambers EARL Liaison Officer 4th Floor, Gun Court 70 Wapping Lane London E1W 2RS Tel: 020 7702 2020 Fax: 020 7702 2019 [log in to unmask] http://www.earl.org.uk