Job Reference: 128872157

• Ongoing full time opportunity
• $88,184 - $100,056 per annum (Librarian Grade 2), plus employers contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• NSW Parliament, Sydney CBD

About us
The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) is a specialist service department working to support the operation of NSW Parliament by providing logistical support and advice to members, the Departments of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly and the people of New South Wales.

The Parliamentary Library provides high quality, independent and client-focused information services to Members of Parliament and their staff.

Enabling the Parliament, serving New South Wales: We demonstrate and foster in others a commitment to the five values of the Department of Parliamentary Services: collaboration, innovation, excellence, integrity and service.

Our commitment to diversity: We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI+, people with disability, mature-age people, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.

Our commitment to flexibility: While this role is advertised as full time, we will consider requests to undertake the work on a flexible part-time or job-share basis.


About the position
We are seeking an experienced Reference Librarian to join our Reference Services team. In this role you will provide reference and information services to Members of the Parliament and other Parliamentary Library clients. You will answer complex inquiries across a broad range of disciplines requiring considerable research and apolitical evaluation of materials with a high degree of accuracy.

On a rotational basis, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining a comprehensive, indexed newspaper database by analysing, selecting, archiving and indexing articles from major newspapers.

Note: To be considered for this role you must hold qualifications acceptable for associate membership of Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).

Further information to assist you with applying for this position:
• Position Description
• Department of Parliamentary Services website
• NSW Parliament pre-employment requirements

How to apply
To apply for this position please attach to your application:
• Your up-to-date resume (maximum five pages) which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this position, and
• Your response (maximum two pages) to the targeted questions below.

Your resume and response to the following targeted questions will be the initial assessment method used to determine your suitability for this position compared to other applicants. Applications that do not include a response to the targeted questions cannot be comparatively assessed and are unlikely to progress to the next stage of assessment.

Targeted questions
1. The Reference Services team of the Parliamentary Library delivers timely, accurate and authoritative responses to complex information requests across a range of disciplines. Outline the relevant reference and research skills, knowledge and experience you would bring to the team and this role.

2. This role requires you to work independently, applying your own judgment in the development and maintenance of an in-house database. At the same time, you must be an effective team player. Provide recent examples of how you have managed to balance these two requirements in your previous roles.


Electronic attachments must be MS Word compatible or in pdf format.

Technical assistance: Should you encounter any technical problems, please contact ‘I work for NSW’ helpdesk 1800 562 679 (Monday - Friday).

Applications must be lodged online through http://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/

Job Reference: 00007MLU

CLOSING DATE: Wednesday, 11 March 2020 (11.59pm)