Stellenausschreibung: Library Consultant, UN Secretariat, Bonn

[Dorothee Reinke <dreinke _at__ uno.de>]

Das UNO-Sekretariat der Konvention zur Bekämpfung der Wüstenbildung (UNCCD)
in Bonn sucht kurzfristig einen "Library Consultant" fuer 3-4 Monate.

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Library Consultant

TERMS OF REFERENCE (Reference Unit/Library)


Project: Planning and establishment of the UNCCD Reference Unit to organise
all the stored and incoming documentation in such a way to make them
accessible to staff and outside general researchers. 

Duration: 4 months

Language: Fluent in English and French. A working knowledge of Spanish would
be an asset. 

Description of the project:

1. Due to the budget constraints, since the relocation of the Secretariat to
its permanent Headquarters the library has not received the level of
attention it certainly requires. Official documents, magazines, specialised
books, audio-visual materials and other information in different formats
have accumulated without a real rational organisational system. This
situation makes the consultation of the documents by the staff and external
professionals very difficult and hampers the potential out reach capacity of
the Secretariat.

2. It is therefor suggested to create an information centre that can be used
by the Secretariat staff, consultants and researchers in the elaboration of
projects or other Desertification related initiatives. All the relevant
documentation that the Secretariat is receiving will be filed and catalogued
with the help of an electronic database for easy consultation. A regular
member of staff will then be assigned with the responsibility of the daily
management of the reference. 

3. The consultant, under the direct supervision of the ERPI Unit
Co-ordinator will cover the following tasks:
a) Arranging and defining a future system for filing information that could
be taken on by staff of the Secretariat. 
b) Cataloguing and filing all the documents from the library 
c) Establishing a suitable filing system for the audio-visual materials and
the information stored in a format other than paper. 
d) Preparing a database of available documents that can be consulted
electronically and eventually through the web page
e) Setting up of a lending system
f) Organisation of the specialised magazines / news papers that the
Secretariat is receiving regularly

4. In the preparation of the filing system the consultant should have
periodic consultations with the different units for the purpose of defining
keywords and identifying relevant subjects. 

5. Once the system has been defined and the same is fully operational the
consultant will organise a general presentation to the staff of the
Secretariat and provide specific training to the person who will be in
charge of the information centre maintenance.

6. The consultant should have a degree in Library and Information Management
Studies or similar academic background. Taking into consideration the
special characteristics of the project, he would require working experience
in the setting up of a new library. In addition, the consultant should have
computer skills and working knowledge on databases. 

7. The consultant will be hired for a period of three months. He/She will be
paid a monthly sum depending on his/her experience. 

apply to:

UNCCD
Personnel Administration
Martin-Luther-King-Str. 8
53175 Bonn
Tel: 0228 / 815-2800
Fax: 0228 / 815-2898/99
E-mail: secretariat _at__ unccd.int 
Internet: http://www.unccd.int