Assistant Director; Library Development Manager

Overview

Are you searching a role that blends high-level coordination with hands-on impact? Join the Department of Education as an Assistant Director with the Bureau of Library Development to help oversee key operational units, strengthen internal workflows, and ensure clear, consistent communication with stakeholders across the Commonwealth. This leadership role offers a unique opportunity to shape statewide library services through strategic planning, policy implementation, and program oversight.

If you are a collaborative and detail-oriented professional, we want you to play this central part on our team!

As Assistant Director, you will support the Director of the Bureau of Library Development with long-range planning, program oversight, and the implementation of regulatory and policy directives that guide statewide library development programs. This includes supervising and coordinating the work of two operational units to help ensure successful implementation of these programs and related services, in addition to representing the Bureau in various internal and external engagements.

You will interpret and apply current library law and policy, and develop policy, procedure, and workflow recommendations to ensure and improve program effectiveness, consistency, and alignment with strategic goals.

You will also manage external and internal communications. This includes maintaining routine communication with the Office of Commonwealth Libraries administrative team and the Bureau of the State Library, as well as serving as the primary editor and proofreader for all outgoing, public-facing materials to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with policy and Bureau messaging.

If you are ready to write the next chapter of your career by fostering coordination and collaboration, ensuring clear communication, and creating meaningful partnerships that support innovation, consistency, and excellence in library service delivery, this is the role for you!

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Worksite Address:
  The selected candidate will have the option to report to either the Harrisburg or Pittsburgh headquarters office.
  • 607 South Drive, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
  • 301 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to three days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.
  
  Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary:
  In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience as a Library Development Supervisor (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Six years of professional experience in public or state library development work including one year of administrative or supervisory experience and a master’s degree in Library Science or Library Services; or
• Seven years of professional experience in public, college, university, or institutional library work including two years of administrative or supervisory experience and a master’s degree in Library Science or Library Service.
• Graduate coursework in Library Science or Library Services beyond the master’s degree in Library Science or Library Service may be substituted for non-administrative and non-supervisory professional library experience on a year for year basis.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency…