Head of Public Library Services and Director of the Media Library Network

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🇫🇷 France – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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👔 Director

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Entre Bièvre et Rhône Communauté de communes

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2019

🏗️ Construction

🏥 Healthcare

✈️ Travel

Construction • Healthcare • Travel

Entre Bièvre et Rhône Communauté de communes is an inter-municipal public authority in southeastern France that manages shared local services and territorial development for a group of communes. It provides waste and water management, public transport coordination, economic development and support for local businesses, urban planning and housing assistance, cultural and sports programs, social and health services, tourism and leisure facilities, and environmental and energy transition initiatives. The community also runs local administrative services, public amenities like aquatic centers and marinas, and projects such as climate/energy planning and flood prevention.

📋 Description

• Lead Entre Bièvre et Rhône’s public library policy and direct the ÉCuME network • Develop, implement and evaluate the local public library development plan • Build and formalize the service plan for the public library network • Translate the authority’s strategic priorities into action plans and operational projects • Lead the network’s collection development, cultural programming and service strategies • Support the network dynamic among the 23 media libraries • Promote resource sharing, cooperation and experience-sharing among teams • Develop forward-looking thinking on the evolution of services, user practices and facilities • Establish and monitor activity evaluation tools and contribute to assessments and reports • Organize activities and allocate responsibilities within the team • Supervise the network’s cross-functional areas: events, cultural initiatives, digital development and the interlibrary delivery service • Support organizational change and implementation of the service plan • Ensure information flows and coordination across all levels of the network • Identify staffing and skills requirements, and participate in recruitment and onboarding • Monitor individual employee situations and work organization matters • Support employees’ professional development and the evolution of their responsibilities • Contribute to monitoring training needs and the professionalization of teams • Prepare and monitor the service budget and budget execution • Anticipate changes in expenditure and revenue requirements • Prepare the information required for budget decisions • Monitor public funding programs and calls for proposals • Prepare grant application files and monitor grants awarded • Ensure compliance with deadlines and obligations arising from agreements • Prepare the reports and supporting documents required for the payment of grants • Maintain relationships with institutional and funding partners • Prepare and facilitate the network’s governance bodies • Support municipalities in implementing the public library development plan’s strategic priorities • Prepare decision-support materials for elected officials and senior management • Present the service’s projects, assessments and future plans • Work cross-functionally with arts education, cinema and other public policy areas • Develop projects and partnerships with other intermunicipal public policy areas • Contribute to cross-disciplinary cultural programming • Participate in the territory-wide cultural plan and discussions on cultural cooperation • Develop and maintain relationships with local partners and public library stakeholders • Represent the network to municipalities, institutional stakeholders, professional networks, booksellers, suppliers, and cultural, artistic, sociocultural and educational organizations

🎯 Requirements

• Strong knowledge of public library policy and library operations • Strong knowledge of the local government environment and how public authorities operate • Knowledge of current issues and developments in the library and public library sectors • Team management and change management skills • Project management and networking skills • Administrative and budget management skills • Knowledge of public grant funding and institutional partnerships • Proficiency in territorial analysis and assessment methods • Knowledge of audience development and the evolution of services for residents • Knowledge of cultural policy and territorial cooperation • Ability to translate political and strategic priorities into operational projects • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and monitor their progress • Ability to supervise and unite a professional team • Ability to organize work and support service developments • Ability to build and monitor a budget • Ability to prepare grant applications and monitor them through to completion • Ability to develop monitoring, evaluation and decision-support tools • Ability to facilitate meetings and working groups • Ability to work with elected officials, administrative departments and institutional partners • Ability to develop cooperation initiatives and maintain a professional network • Ability to report on activities and formulate development proposals • Strong management skills, organizational ability and attention to detail • Strong analytical, synthesis and forward-planning skills • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders • Ability to make decisions and resolve competing priorities • Initiative and autonomy • Ability to work in a cross-functional and partnership-based environment • Strong commitment to public service • Interest in developments in cultural, collection-related and digital practices • Full-time position, 35 hours per week • Regular travel throughout the Entre Bièvre et Rhône area • One Saturday in four • Occasional evening or weekend work • Category A+, cultural services track • Remote work permitted

🏖️ Benefits

• Commuter support plan (75% contribution toward public transport subscription costs) • Meal vouchers (€8 face value, with 60% paid by the employer) • Social Benefits Committee (COS38) • Health insurance (50% employer contribution) • Income protection insurance (employer contribution depending on the options selected) • Sports activities offered during the lunch break • Remote work