Description

Tulsa City-County Library, a valued partner in the Tulsa County community since 1961, is seeking a dynamic South Regional Manager who is forward-thinking, creative, and has proven results of sustaining customer engagement through pioneering programs, activities, and collections for people of all ages and backgrounds. Creating an environment where excellence, high performance, and innovation thrive, this work requires initiative, considerable independence of judgment, and the ability to make sound decisions within broad general policies and procedures.

As a member of the Customer Experience Team, Regional Managers are responsible for the direct management of their assigned regional library location and the oversight, direction and execution of strategic plans for the other library locations/sections in their region as applicable. The South Regional Manager will oversee the Hardesty Regional Library, Bixby Library, Broken Arrow and South Broken Arrow Libraries, Glenpool Library and Peggy Helmerich Library

 Qualified individuals must have an MLIS and ten or more years of proven progressive operations experience and strategic responsibility in a large library system.  Strong analytic skills and a proven ability to remain flexible and engaged is required.  Must also have a strong understanding of:           

• branch operations
• project management
• emerging technology
• change management
  
  

 Hardesty Regional Library is a two-story library located in South Tulsa. Opened in 2003, Hardesty is the busiest branch library in Tulsa City-County Library with a monthly average circulation of 20,824 and over 17,000 visitors each month. Hardesty’s service area includes approximately 85,000 people and includes four school districts (Union, Jenks, Broken Arrow, and Bixby). 

Hardesty is home to several unique services: Connor’s Cove Children’s Theater, added in 2008, a 420-seat theater hosting family-friendly programming year-round; Lead Build a Reader Center location, offering specialized programming, parenting collections, and learning resources for families based on the “playing is learning” concept; and the Genealogy Resource Center, featuring one of the largest genealogy collections in Oklahoma.

Requirements

• MLIS required;
• Eight or more years progressive management experience in a large library system;
• Knowledgeable in current policies and practices as well as future trends, technology, and information in the library profession;
• Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and market creative and effective public library programs, events, collections, and services;
• Strong knowledge of the principles and practices of public library collection development, maintenance, marketing, and display;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop effective working relationships with supervisors, staff, the community, and members of the public;
• Displays good judgment in analyzing and promoting ideas to benefits customer base and communities served;
• Proven ability to remain flexible and engaged during peak periods of organizational transformation:
• Ability to effectively present information in a variety of settings;
• Proven success in managing change through both short- and long-range planning;
• Strong understanding and support of organizational culture;
• Solid understanding of budget and an overall business mindset;
• Ability to think strategically and make good decisions under pressure;
• Superior analytical skills and knowledge of performance metrics;