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Thank you for being interested in this exciting role. ARU is a modern, globally engaged university that is built upon very

solid regional roots. As we enter our 25th year as a university we are starting to deliver a strategy that will build on the

progress that we have made over the last decade and deliver a distinctive contribution to the education, research and

innovation ecosystem.

A strong and vibrant library service is a core component in delivering the strategy and the individual appointed to this

position will play a central role in supporting the delivery of key aspects of our strategy. We want to ensure that we bring

together our current strengths alongside new educational innovations, a strengthened research portfolio and wider

engagement and in doing so bring together the best of face-to-face and digital delivery.

Over the last few years we have made very significant progress in building the quality of our education and in ensuring we

have an academic and professional staff community that is equipped to continually improve our courses. We have amongst

the highest level of educational qualifications in our staff across the UK sector and have demonstrated year and year

improvement in internal and external measures of educational quality. Our new strategy will seek to use this very strong

foundation to create one of the best educational models in the sector – a strengthened and highly innovative library service

is central to this.

We are looking for someone who can play a central role in the leadership of our university and who will work alongside

myself and other members of our leadership team to ensure we deliver to our full potential. In doing this they will help

create the nimble, agile and innovative environment that we need.

I look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to our university.

Professor Iain Martin MBChB, MEd (Dist), MD

Vice-Chancellor

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Anglia Ruskin is an innovative

global university with students

from 185 countries coming to study

with us. We've once again been

named as one of the top 350

institutions in the world in The

Times Higher Education's World

University Rankings 2018.

Our history

Anglia Ruskin’s story starts in 1858,

when the art critic, patron and

philanthropist John Ruskin opened

Cambridge School of Art. The art

school grew to become Anglia Ruskin

University, and it’s still at the heart of

our modern-day campus in

Cambridge.

Becoming ARU

Over the years, a number of colleges

and institutes have become part of

Anglia Ruskin. They include the

Cambridgeshire College of Arts and

Technology (CCAT) and the Essex

Institute of Higher Education (formerly

the Chelmer Institute – itself formed

from the Mid-Essex Technical College

and the Brentwood College of

Education). At first, these colleges

combined to become Anglia

Polytechnic, and then Anglia

Polytechnic University in 1992. We’ve

been known as Anglia Ruskin

University since 2005.

We’re proud to count graduates of all

these institutions among our alumni.

Anglia Ruskin today

We’ve seen lots of changes in the last

159 years, but one thing has remained

the same. We’re still passionate about

transforming lives through

innovative, inclusive and

entrepreneurial education and

research.

Today, students from more than 185

countries study with us. Our students

are at the heart of our University: their

educational experience engages,

challenges and empowers them to

reach their full potential.

We have always been inclusive, and

actively encourage students from a

wide range of academic and societal

backgrounds to study with us. We

measure our success by their success.

Our research and innovation draw on

the breadth of ARU strengths to

develop ideas and solutions which

have the potential to transform lives

and communities and enrich our

curriculum.

We’re known for being welcoming,

and are proud to be a Disability

Confident Employer, a Stonewall

Diversity Champion and a Mindful

Employer.

We also value the wider ARU

community, as it has the potential to

create a university that is greater than

the sum of its parts.

Anglia Ruskin in the future

Our strategy outlines the goals we've

set ourselves for the next ten years.

Published on 16 June 2017, the 25th

anniversary of us being awarded

university status, it's the latest chapter

in Anglia Ruskin’s story.

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Four campuses

As well as Cambridge and Chelmsford,

we also have campuses in London and

Peterborough. Our Chelmsford campus

was originally in the city centre but

moved to a new purpose-built site in

1992. Today you’ll find our striking,

modern buildings nestled by the river

in the city’s University and Innovation

Quarter. Meanwhile, our campus at

Guild House, Peterborough opened in

2011. It’s a dedicated healthcare site

where we train many of our region’s

nurses and healthcare professionals.

In 2015 we were pleased to introduce a

new campus in the heart of London,

where students study subjects

including business, law and finance at

undergraduate and postgraduate level.

We’ve invested over £100 million in our

campuses in recent years. Cambridge

benefitted from a major

redevelopment in 2011, and in 2014

we completed work on our dedicated

healthcare site on Young Street. It

houses state-of-the-art clinical skills

labs including mock hospital wards.

Young Street is also home to our

specialist Music Therapy Centre. In

2018, we'll be opening a brand new

Science Centre.

Meanwhile, in Chelmsford we’ve

embarked upon an ambitious

programme of development. In 1995,

Her Majesty The Queen opened the

fittingly named Queen’s building,

which is home to the University

Library. It’s since been joined by

(among others) our

eye-catching Lord Ashcroft

International Business School; Sawyers

Building with its brand new SuperLab;

the Michael Salmon Building, which

houses our Postgraduate Medical

Institute and its cutting-edge

simulation suites; and The MedBIC,

which offers labs, workshops and office

space to small businesses in the

medical and advanced engineering

sectors. The next major development is

our School of Medicine, due to open in

September 2018.

A national and international presence

As well as our four main campuses, we

have a number of partner institutions

in the UK and overseas, giving

students the chance to study for an

Anglia Ruskin qualification near to

home. The first partnerships were

formed in the early 1990s.

Our International Office, set up in 1992,

fosters further links, and makes sure

that our international students receive

the support and information they

need.

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Ambition

We’re not only academically ambitious

for ourselves but for our students.

Students are at the heart of our

University, and we're delighted that

our final-year undergraduates rate

their educational experience highly.

Excellence

We’re ranked in the top 20 universities

for teaching excellence in The Times

and The Sunday Times Good University

Guide for 2017, with six subjects in the

top 10 UK higher education

institutions for teaching excellence:

Philosophy, Sport Science,

Criminology, Sociology, Electrical and

Electronic Engineering and Business

Studies.

As well as this, our Teaching Excellence

Framework (TEF) Silver Award

recognises the quality of our courses

and high levels of student satisfaction.

Impact

We’re purposeful, challenging and

curious about our world. Our

academic excellence has been

recognised by the UK’s higher

education funding bodies, with 12

areas classed as generating world-

leading research. We deliver impactful

research which tackles pressing issues

and makes a difference, from saving

lives to conserving water.

Collaboration

We’re a place where collaboration,

research and scholarly activity informs

everything we do. Each year, we help

2,000 businesses grow with interns,

training, research and collaborative

programmes. Many of our courses are

recognised by industry and a large

number are professionally accredited,

making our students ready for the real

world.

Enterprise

While our head is full of ambition, our

feet are planted in the world around

us. We pride ourselves on being as

enterprising as we are innovative and

nurture those qualities in our students.

Our entrepreneurial excellence was

once again nationally recognised when

we won the Duke of York Award for

University Entrepreneurship at the

Lloyds Bank National Business Awards

2016.

Enthusiasm

Our sheer can-do attitude sets us apart

from others. We find that enthusiasm is

infectious, letting the results speak for

themselves and being the only UK

university to be named a global 'rising

star'.

Developing our expertise

Courses

Our early expertise in the arts and

education has broadened, and today

we offer courses in computing and

technology, engineering, law, business,

economics, life sciences and more.

We’ve been a leader in the field of

health and social care since 1992, when

nursing training was transferred from

local health authorities to Anglia

Ruskin. As well as our three highly

regarded nursing courses, we train

midwives, operating department

practitioners and social workers.

Of course, the arts and education are

still important to us. We train early

years’ professionals on our Chelmsford

campus, and at our partner college in

Peterborough. Our MA Children’s Book

Illustration is a world-renowned

course that builds on the long

tradition of the Cambridge School of

Art. We’ve embraced 21st-century

variations on our more traditional arts

courses too – including computer

games art and creative music

technology.

Research

In the last decade, we’ve forged ahead

with our research work. We have

research-active staff across the

university, and a growing reputation

in this area.

You’ll now find six high-profile research

institutes here. The first of these was

our Postgraduate Medical Institute, set

up in 2008, which carries out ground-

breaking medical research and trains

healthcare professionals in a range of

sophisticated techniques. The Cultures

of the Digital Economy (CoDE)

Research Institute followed in 2010,

exploring the effects of the digital

economy on art, culture and society.

In 2011, we established the Global

Sustainability Institute. It focuses on

issues surrounding climate change

and sustainability and has quickly

gained a reputation for its topical,

high-impact research and reports.

Next came the Veterans and Families

Institute in 2014, which is carrying out

valuable research into the impact of

military experience on veterans and their

loved ones; and the Anglia Ruskin IT

Research Institute, which enhances IT

systems through intelligent modelling

and visualisation.

Finally, our newest research institute

was set up in 2016. The Policing

Institute for the Eastern Region focuses

on research, professional development

and knowledge exchange that will

improve policing practice in the East of

England.

Alongside these six institutes is a range

of research units, dedicated to subjects

as diverse as music therapy, eye

diseases, children’s book studies, and

political history.

In 2014, 12 of our research areas were

ranked as ‘world-leading’ in the

Government’s Research Excellence

Framework (REF).

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Our vision

Transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research.

Our values

Ambition

We are determined to achieve our goals and

continually strive to enhance our University for the

benefit of all.

Innovation

We will apply our collective and individual creativity to

conceive and develop new ideas, implementing them for

the benefit of the communities we serve.

Courage

We are bold in taking the decisions we feel are right, even

when it is difficult to do so.

Community

We greatly value working collaboratively, supporting each

other and helping everyone to achieve their potential.

Integrity

We do what we say we will do and are fair and transparent in

our decision-making and actions.

Responsibility

We take decisions and act in a way which respects environ-

mental, societal and economic considerations, and which

best supports those who study and work with us.

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The University Library at Anglia

Ruskin University supports the

University’s academic aims and

objectives by ensuring that our

students and staff have seamless and

timely access to a wide range of

library services, excellent learning

support and high quality information

resources.

Our primary concern is to provide a

high quality learning experience for

the diverse range of students

studying at Anglia Ruskin both on

and off campus and we monitor our

success through the National

Student Survey, the International

Student Barometer and the LibQual

survey undertaken every two years.

We are increasingly developing our

role in supporting research and

managing the institutional

repository, Anglia Ruskin Research

Online (ARRO).

Our Libraries

We have three, geographically spread

libraries: two larger, multidisciplinary

libraries at Cambridge and

Chelmsford and one smaller library

at Peterborough, supporting the

Faculty of Health, Social Care and

Education. Overall the University

Library has a collection of

approximately 290,000 print books,

315,000 e-books, 39,000

e-journals, and 190 database

subscriptions.

In terms of library systems

supporting service delivery, we went

live with Ex Libris’s Alma library

management system in August 2014

and use Talis Aspire Reading List and

Talis Aspire Digital Content software.

The library is also contributing to the

University’s selection of a new

Learning Management System

launched in September 2017.

The libraries at Cambridge and

Chelmsford provide the main open

access IT facilities for students and

both libraries are open extensively,

including 24 hour access during

semesters. We have recently

installed a number of laptop loan

outlets to supplement our provision

of PCs within the libraries.

Over 91 staff support the delivery of

services at the sites with

considerable emphasis being placed

on ensuring excellent customer

support.

Our Structure

Our University Library is organised into three Divisions which operate across all sites – Academic Services, Central Services and

Customer Services, each managed by an

Assistant Director.

Academic Services is responsible for

liaising with the Faculties, information

and digital literacy skills, collections,

research and learner support. Central

Services is responsible for library

systems, digital services, student IT

support, purchasing and content

(bibliographic) services. Customer

Services is responsible for enquiry

services, self-service points, circulation

services and the management of

learning spaces and related facilities.

The University Librarian has overall

responsibility for setting the strategic

direction of the service and for

ensuring the quality of services

delivered. The Library Management

Team, comprising of three Assistant

Directors and direct reports, guides

strategy and policy development,

monitors the annual operational plan

and is responsible for ensuring a

coordinated approach to service

delivery and effective

communication between divisions,

teams and across sites.

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Mission

We contribute to our University's success by providing excellent library services, information resources, and learning,

teaching and research support.

We achieve this by:

Providing high quality,

welcoming library spaces that

meet the need for individual

learning, research and

collaborative study and that

are safe and secure.

Supporting, assisting and

coaching users in the use of

our information resources and

services.

Engaging with our students

and the wider academic

community to ensure we meet

their needs and expectations.

Championing the delivery

of information, research

and digital literacy skills.

Innovating, improving and

extending the range of

services and resources we

deliver, exploiting the

opportunities offered by

emerging technologies.

Ensuring our staff have the

skills and competencies to

provide an effective service in a

complex and changing

environment.

Our Values

Our customers are central to everything we do:

We provide a welcoming and professional service that

exceeds expectations.

We are positive about change,

challenges, innovation and

creativity.

We achieve success through teamwork, collaboration

and individual effort.

We value openness, integrity and

fairness in all our undertakings.

We are committed to investing in

the development of our staff.

We ensure accessibility,

equality and diversity in all of

our services.

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Job Title: University Librarian

Grade: SMG

Work Base: Chelmsford or Cambridge (with travel to other sites as required)

Hours of Work: Full time Responsible to: Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education)

Responsible for: All staff within the University Library

Relationships & Contacts: Vice Chancellor’s Group (VCG) Corporate Management Team (CMT)

Internal management and employees

Other external bodies as appropriate

Job Purpose: To provide strategic and operational leadership for all of the functions of the

University Library service, which results in the provision of a vision that optimally

supports knowledge management for our students and staff. To play an active role in

the development and achievement of University policy as a member of the Corporate

Management Team.

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Develop and deliver an innovative strategy which

sees transformational change in our library services,

particularly in relation to digital and blended

provision.

2. In accordance with the University strategy,

develop and implement the delivery of effective

services Including digital resources and

infrastructure.

3. Build strong relationships and partnerships with

academic leaders and professional leaders to

improve the student and staff experience.

4. Review the overall look and feel of our library and

learning spaces to ensure that they support learning,

teaching and research strategies within the

University.

5. Work with key stakeholders to ensure the

viability, currency, recognition and reputation of

our library service.

6. Provide strong leadership to the library staff,

empowering and motivating them to deliver

the highest standards of service.

7. Lead library services staff through change,

innovation and service development.

8. Ensure that the financial, human and physical

resources of the Library are deployed effectively in

support of its agreed objectives.

9. Effective management of the library budget,

monitoring cost-effectiveness and ensure

the provision of value for money.

10. Use qualitative and quantitative data to produce

management information to monitor and

evaluate library services.

11. As part of the Corporate Management Team,

contribute to the leadership and management of

the University as a whole.

12. Participate and represent the University on

internal and external committees and groups.

13. Work in collegial and corporate manner in

partnership with local, regional and international

partners and in co-operation with all faculties and

professional services.

14. Take a proactive role in ensuring that all HR policies

are followed and that appropriate developmental

activities are agreed for and with Library Services

staff, taking into account the outcomes of appraisal.

15. Be responsible for health and safety matters and for

the pro-active promotion and implementation of all

the relevant equality and diversity statutory

requirements and data protection issues within the

Library.

16. Such other duties temporarily or on a continuing

basis, as may reasonably be required,

commensurate with your grade.

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Education/Qualifications

First degree

Higher degree and/or postgraduate qualification

in librarianship/information

Chartered member of CILIP

Experience

Demonstrable experience in a senior management role

within a library environment with a strong academic

standing

Demonstrable experience of strategic planning

Leading staff and large teams through change,

innovation and service development

Experience of managing resources, including large budgets, business plans and major change processes

Experience of implementing robust quality assurance

processes

Library design, space planning and provision of a range

and variety of study facilities

Experience of modernising library services and resources

Experience of successful project management

Understanding of knowledge management and digital

technologies relative to teaching, learning and research

Knowledge/Skills

Understands digital developments and the impact that

new and emerging technologies might have on HE

library services

Strong leadership, management and decision making skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,

with the ability to persuade, influence and negotiate

with others

Commands the respect of senior colleagues across

a range of disciplines

Works collaboratively and collegially and willing to play

a full role as a member of the wider university and

Corporate Management Team

Thinks analytically and strategically, and responds

creatively to challenges

Combines entrepreneurial skills with the ability to

develop a commercially sound strategic/business plan

for the service

Personal Qualities/Disposition

Pro-active and flexible approach

Skilled negotiator, tactful, persuasive and assertive

when appropriate

Confident in challenging colleagues and peers

Customer focussed approach

Commitment to own continuing professional development

Other

Committed to equality and diversity

Committed to our Health and Safety policies and

procedures

Willing and able to travel between sites as required

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An executive search exercise is being undertaken by Dixon Walter. Dixon Walter will support the University in helping to identify the widest possible field of qualified candidates and assisting in the assessment of candidates against the requirements for the role.

Questions can be directed to Alan Walter via alan@dixonwalter.co.uk or Tel 0191 500 5500

Further information can be found at www.dixonwalter.co.uk/vacancies/ angliaruskin

Applications should consist of a full CV detailing academic and professional qualifications, full

employment history and experience as well as the names and contact details of three referees.

This should be accompanied by a covering letter describing in three A4 pages or fewer how candidates meet the criteria in the Person specification, why the appointment is of interest to them and what they believe they can bring to the role.

The closing date for applications is Friday 3rd November.

Dixon Walter Interviews will take place in the middle of November

Final interviews will take place on Wednesday 13th December.