August 21, 2024 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is the national voice of Canada’s twenty-nine largest university libraries and two federal institutions. A bilingual not-for-profit organization, CARL coordinates national initiatives across its member institutions and promotes their causes to achieve excellence in research and higher education.
CARL invites applications for a Visiting Program Officer (VPO) focused in the area of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). The position will entail working for CARL for the equivalent of one day per week for a period of at least one year. The deadline to apply is September 16, 2024.
Visiting Program Officer positions are an arrangement between CARL and the individual’s home institution, normally for a minimum period of one year at a minimum of 20% of their time. There is no salary remuneration from CARL associated with this position; the home institution continues to pay the Visiting Program Officer’s salary. Benefits arising from this experience for the incumbent and the home institution include broadened experience and knowledge gained from leadership engagement in national initiatives; while for CARL and its members, the position helps advance a common priority.
Since 2019, the CARL VPO for EDI and the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Working Group (EDIWG) have supported the planning and delivery of initiatives in the areas of recruitment and Retention, staff professional development, services and spaces and collections (See work to date).
Responsibility
- In collaboration with CARL’s EDIWG, the Chair of the working group, and CARL’s full-time Program Officer supporting the Strengthening Capacity Committee’s initiatives, the VPO will take a leading role in advancing CARL’s strategic goals by planning and delivering CARL’s evolving program of EDI initiatives.
- The VPO is invited to attend CARL Strengthening Capacity Committee meetings and works in collaboration with a CARL Senior Program Officer under the direction of CARL’s Executive Director.
- For the 2024-2025 term, this will include supporting an EDI visioning exercise by CARL member library directors, assessing the need for a second Diversity and Inclusion Study, and advancing other relevant EDI initiatives.
Requirements
- Must be based at a Canadian post-secondary institution;
- Must have obtained library director’s agreement for the arrangement with CARL as described;
- Possesses excellent communication skills, both verbal and written;
- Has project management experience;
- Has significant experience and expertise in the areas of EDI;
- The ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in French and English will be deemed an asset.
If there are multiple candidates who fulfill the criteria above, selection will be based on demonstrated leadership, prior involvement, and level of institutional support; and may involve an interview.
To apply, please send a copy of your CV, and an introductory letter outlining your suitability for this role and confirming your library director’s support for the nomination and the proposed arrangement to .
