Management + Business Acumen

COMPETENCIES + SKILLS

Use generally accepted accounting principles.
Monitor budget allocations, expenditures, fund balances, and related financial activities.
Perform cost analyses and return on investment (ROI) calculations to determine resource allocation.
Track national cost and spending trends related to library and information resources.
Establish efficient and legally compliant procurement guidelines.
Demonstrate bargaining and contract negotiation skills.

Maintain knowledge of and pursue internal and external funding opportunities.
Compile annual budget requests using past financial records, detailed rationales, future needs, and economic indices.
Advocate for institutional support to ensure maintenance and growth of the library.
Establish effective networks and partnerships for resource sharing, collaboration, and consortial purchases.
Monitor national trends in library funding and market price fluctuations.

Deliver key metrics of business operations, user analytics, and ROI to stakeholders.
Select and use appropriate data analysis tools and methods including visualization, text analysis, and statistical modeling.
Identify and apply analytics to business issues.
Create and communicate effective analytical and benchmarking reports.

Develop hiring expertise including recruitment tactics and interview skills.
Implement policies and procedures that comply with federal and state employment law.
Create training programs that empower employees to fulfill daily job functions, advance to other positions, and adapt to institutional changes and industry shifts.
Demonstrate supervisory best practices including fostering teamwork and clearly communicating goals and expectations.
Evaluate organizational structure and workflows to maximize efficiency and job performance.
Design a staffing succession plan.

Describe fundamental project management processes, methodologies, and tools.
Analyze project requirements and develop a clear statement of the project鈥檚 scope.
Plan, organize, and manage resources to successfully complete specific project objectives within a specified time frame.
Establish effective team structure and delegate areas of responsibility appropriately.
Monitor project progress, control risks, and realign project parameters if needed.
Communicate project information to stakeholders in clear written and verbal formats.

Apply industry standards for design, facilities, and space management.
Implement inventory control policies and procedures.
Evaluate and monitor building infrastructure systems.
Develop emergency preparedness and business continuity plans.
Establish security policies that align with those of the parent organization.
Monitor national trends in library facilities, emergency preparedness, and security.