Librarian Branch

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job title

faculty

department

cape peninsula university of technology -> cput libraries

campus/ location

job type

permanent

occupational function

support / admin

number of positions

1

annual salary package (incl. Medical aid rate based on principal member only)

to be confirmed

advert closing date

4/3/2026

we are seeking the service of a self-motivated and proactive librarian to work as part of the bellville team. Managing daily branch operations and supervising library staff including after hours staff, overseeing circulation services, information provision, and user engagement, coordinating library events and programmes, ensuring compliance with she (safety, health, and environment) requirements, participating in collection development and maintenance, collaborating with faculty and students across disciplines, supporting information literacy training and student orientation in partnership with the faculty librarian on the bellville campus.

The librarian would be expected to provide a wide range of services at this site and, when needed, at other sites of cput.

this position requires the librarian to work on saturdays and after-hours shifts when required and needed.
you will need to be flexible and adapt to the constant changes that librarians face within the workplace, and that may occur within cput.

• bachelor of library and information science (hons) or equivalent 4-year library and information science qualification; bachelor of information science (hons); or post graduate diploma in library and information science (pgdip lis)

and

• 3 years relevant experience in a higher education library environment, which includes staff supervision and training of students and staff.
• the person must be able and willing to work across different campuses of cput and on the after-hours shift roster when required.

recommendations:

• postgraduate qualifications in library and information science
• experience in supervising branch activities in a higher education library environment
• paid-up member of library and information association of south africa

• branch operations and service delivery
• collections management & access
• staff leadership and development
• facilities, safety and risk management
• programmes, community and outreach
• compliance, policy & records governance
• equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility
• operational & administrative management
• customer service & relationship management
• communication and interpersonal skills
• problem‑solving and critical thinking
• planning and organising
• professional knowledge and ethical practice
• innovation, improvement and change management staff supervisory skills

closing date:04 march 2026

for enquiries and assistance with your online application
, please email mr odwa siza, (human capital department) email: sizaod.zaor .

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the cape peninsula university of technology is committed to employment equity and aims to attract and retain talented individuals to achieve our equity objectives and therefore, people from the designated groups, including those with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to applicants whose appointment contributes towards the achievement of demographic representation. We reserve the right not to make an appointment.

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we are a university in cape town, south africa and the only university of technology in the western cape province.
we are also the largest university in the province.