وظيفة أخصائي تطوير مجموعات المكتبة والاستحواذ لدى The Happiness Factory في العلا

We are looking for a Library Collection Development & Acquisition Specialist to develop and curate a diverse collection of 400 books, aligned with the audience, cultural context, educational objectives, programming needs, and multilingual requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Review the existing collection and Loaning System to identify gaps, duplication, and collection development opportunities.

• Develop a structured Book Selection Methodology and selection criteria.

• Research and recommend titles across different subjects, age groups, and languages, including Arabic, English, French, and Chinese.

• Identify books that support workshops, reading programmes, school visits, and community events.

• Build relationships with publishers, authors, distributors, bookstores, and cultural institutions locally and internationally.

• Source books and negotiate availability, pricing, editions, delivery, and discounts.

• Review and verify proposed titles, including author, publisher, language, publication date, ISBN, target age group, availability, and price.

• Ensure selected titles comply with Saudi regulations and acquisition requirements.

• Develop the final Book Acquisition List and provide recommendations for future collection updates.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Library & Information Science, Library Management, Literature, Publishing, Cultural Management, or a related field.

• Strong knowledge of collection development and library acquisition practices.

• Knowledge of regional and international publishing markets.

• Existing relationships with publishers, authors, distributors, bookstores, or cultural institutions.

• Strong understanding of children's, young adult, and adult literature.

• Strong research, analytical, bibliographic, communication, and negotiation skills.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their updated CV for consideration

hr@thehappinessfactory.com