Head of Library

Head of Library St. Gallen, Schweiz (and Homeoffice) | 80-100% This is your contribution Technical, organizational, and personnel management of the library, including responsibility for budget preparation and control Strategic and conceptual further development of the library and its services as a center for general information procurement, particularly taking technological developments into account Maintaining, expanding, and bibliographically recording the holdings, as well as defining and implementing the collection policy and the subscription portfolio Maintaining contact with other specialist libraries, representing the Bundesverwaltungsgericht in the library network, and, as required, active participation in specialist working groups Initiating, planning, and leading projects for the further development of library services What makes you unique University degree or equivalent training in library and information science Leadership experience with high social competence as well as experience in a (scientific) library desirable Very good knowledge of the library management system, in the area of online research in databases, and of copyright law Knowledge in the legal field or experience in a legal library is an advantage, but not mandatory Native language German or French with very good active knowledge of the other language In a nutshell The employees of the Generalsekretariat ensure the necessary infrastructure every day for high-quality and efficient court operations and support the judiciary with a variety of scientific and administrative services. As a sub-section of the scientific services, the library team has the purpose of providing judges and court clerks with up-to-date and need-based legal documentation in printed and electronic form and supporting them competently in bibliographic research. The library has around 14'400 monographs and 150 ongoing newspaper and journal titles. What we offer Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the welfare of the population. Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunity, we develop our competencies and bring in different perspectives. Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health. All benefits The Bundesverwaltungsgericht, based in St. Gallen, handles complaints lodged against decisions of federal authorities. The majority of its judgments are decided conclusively, and only a minority of those contestable at the Bundesgericht are appealed further. The high acceptance of its judgments is primarily due to the high quality and appropriate processing time. For this purpose, it offers its employees state-of-the-art workplaces, flexible time models, and a trilingual working environment. Additional information Please note that in the case of multiple applications within the Bundesverwaltungsgericht, an exchange of data may occur between the persons involved in the respective application. Your data will be processed in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations, which you agree to by consenting to the data protection declaration. Questions about the position Head of Scientific Services / Deputy Secretary General Questions about the application Vucic Head of Human Resources jpida791c52jm jit0834jm jiy26jm