Assistant or Associate Dean for Operations and Strategy at Another Source in Claremont, California

Job Description:

Please read full-length job description with external application link.

Another Source’s client, The Claremont Colleges Library is recruiting an Associate Dean of Operations and Strategy to join their team on-site in Claremont, CA. This is a great opportunity to join the Library—the principal academic support unit of the highly respected Claremont Colleges Services--in a unique role that will make an impact across seven prestigious campuses.   

Here’s a little about the Claremont Colleges and the position they are recruiting for:  

The Claremont Colleges includes five undergraduate liberal arts colleges and two graduate institutions: Pomona College, Claremont Graduate University, Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College and Keck Graduate Institute. Located on contiguous campuses in the Southern California city of Claremont, each institution has its own student body, faculty, governance, curricular emphasis, culture, and mission. Intercollegiate cooperation provides university-scale services and facilities. 

The Claremont Colleges Library partners with faculty, students, and staff to provide content and services in support of all forms of intellectual engagement and inquiry across The Claremont Colleges consortium. We are focused on creating a dynamic, equitable and welcoming presence for our users, honoring the diverse voices–and varied lived experiences–of our community and constituencies.  We have a strong regional and national presence as a member institution of the Oberlin Group of Libraries, the Greater Western Library Alliance, the Center for Research Libraries, the HathiTrust and SCELC. 

Learn more about the The Claremont Colleges Library. 

What you can expect to be doing: 

As the Associate Dean for Operations and Strategy you will engage in a broad range of senior administrative leadership, strategic and management functions that support The Claremont Colleges Library: A vibrant, innovative and inclusive center for research, teaching, learning, and scholarship serving students, faculty and staff of The Claremont Colleges (TCC) as part of The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS).  

You will bring a deep understanding of the major challenges and trends facing academic libraries today, including rapid changes in: technology and scholarly communication; information literacy and instructional methodologies; collection management and the delivery of analog and digital information; data curation and digital scholarship; creative and efficient use of physical spaces; budget assessment and proof of ROI; issues of open access and diversity, equity, and inclusion; staff retention and succession planning; organizational theory and practice; and the academic library’s role as a campus partner and facilitator of student well-being.  The position requires a capacity to thrive, communicate and respond effectively to the changing, and individual, needs of a unique consortium of five undergraduate colleges and two graduate institutions.  

You will have the opportunity to demonstrate managerial experience—including a leadership role in the management of financial, human, and physical resources in a complex academic or research library setting. Serving as a member of the Library’s senior Library Leadership Team (LLT) this position will need to demonstrate the ability to be a team collaborator and communicator throughout the organization. In addition, part of the position’s portfolio will be focused on working with the Dean on assessment of services to the Claremont Colleges community.  You will oversee two direct reports, Library Building Coordinator and Library Technology Coordinator.  

How you will be spending your time: 

Functional Oversight  

Library Operations Budget 

Library Facilities, Technology and Access 

Organizational Strategy and Assessment 

Supervisory Responsibility  

Required Qualifications:  

• ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS (Library Sciences Masters Program) or equivalent graduate degree.  

• Minimum of five years of experience in an academic library, research library or other academically-focused organization and demonstrated evidence of a progressively increasing scope of responsibility. 

• Demonstrated experience in budget preparation including the creation of financial reports, summaries and spreadsheets 

• Experience in organizational development and programmatic assessment and evaluation 

• Experience in strategic and facilities planning, including public-facing technology 

• Proficiency with supervising others, including organizing workloads, delegating responsibility, providing guidance and direction, monitoring and evaluating performance, and coaching 

• Involvement in managing change in complex environments 

• Experience with outreach to academic faculty and academic program leaders 

What’s in it for you: 

The Claremont Colleges offers a comprehensive benefits package for fulltime staff. Learn more about the benefits here: https://services.claremont.edu/benefits-administration/benefit-plan-information/  

Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination: 

TCCS makes employment decisions on the basis of merit, with the aim of having the best available person in every job. TCCS prohibits discrimination based on all characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law or ordinance or regulation. TCCS also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of these characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of these characteristics. 

Another Source works with their clients, on a retained project basis.  We are committed to building inclusive candidate pools as we partner with hiring teams. Veterans, women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As you read through the job posting and review the list of qualifications (required and/or preferred), please do not self-select out if you feel you do not meet every qualification. No one is 100% qualified. We encourage you to apply and share your story with us.