Senior Librarian, City Campus

Position Details

• Continuing | Full-Time
• Higher Education Officer 7 | $100,233 - $110,954 p.a.
• Location: Flinders City Campus / Kaurna Country
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About the Role

The Senior Librarian, City Campus leads the daily operation and maintenance of the City Campus Library. This position oversees front-line services, supervises staff, manages facilities and resources, and ensures high-quality service delivery in a dynamic student environment.

As part of the Patron Engagement team, the Senior Librarian supports library engagement projects and represents the Library at City Campus, strengthening connections across library locations and enhancing the student experience.

Some key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the Library's City Campus service and resource offerings, in collaboration with Associate Director, Engagement & Scholarly Communication, Academic Engagement Lead and the Library Coordinator (Patron Engagement) and in consultation with the Associate Director, City Campus.
• Ensuring City Campus service offerings are consistent with Library operations at other locations and align with Library and University strategic priorities.
• Supporting the delivery of training, presentations, and group tours for staff and students at the City Campus.

About You

As the Senior Librarian, City Campus, you will bring practical leadership skills and a commitment to providing effective library services in a busy academic environment. You have experience supporting staff, managing resources, and working collaboratively to deliver quality outcomes for students and staff.

You will be organised, approachable, and able to communicate clearly with a range of people. You will use your sound judgement and data to inform decisions and contribute positively to team goals.

In addition to the above, you will also demonstrate:

• The ability to apply critical thinking and data analysis to make informed recommendations regarding services, and to take responsibility for achieving outcomes.
• High level written and verbal communication skills including the ability to develop reports and project documentation and liaise and negotiate with a variety of clients.
• Experience taking initiative and working collaboratively in a complex environment.

About Flinders City Campus

Located at the heart of Adelaide's most vibrant and connected cultural hub, Flinders City Campus at Festival Plaza is a collaborative, state-of-the-art campus delivering the optimal learning experience. Our campus provides greater connection for education and research partnerships and innovative curriculum opportunities that extend far beyond traditional study.

We are passionate about collaborating with staff and students across the University to develop, improve, and implement communication, orientation, engagement, and retention activities that help students achieve success at Flinders. Our mission is to help students feel welcomed, supported, and empowered with confidence to succeed at University. To learn more about why Flinders is a great place to work, please click here. Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

How to Apply and Information

• To apply online, please visit the website via the job portal: JR Senior Librarian, City Campus
• You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 2 pages, addressing the below four Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
• Demonstrated high level organisation and administrative skills and the capacity and capability to work with disparate groups across campuses through collegial work practices.
• Demonstrated experience taking initiative and working collaboratively in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage collaborative partnerships in an academic environment.
• Ability to apply critical thinking and data analysis to make informed recommendations regarding services, and to take responsibility for achieving outcomes.
• For further instructions on how to complete a Suitability Statement, please click
• For more information regarding this position, we strongly encourage you to contact Celine Grinham.

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) Sunday, 9 November 2025

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.