Acting Librarian Manager 50% to 60%

The Haute École Pédagogique BEJUNE trains teachers from the cantons of Berne (French-speaking part), Jura, and Neuchâtel. It carries out its activities across three sites, located in Bienne, Delémont, and La Chaux-de-Fonds.

The HEP-BEJUNE is recruiting, for the media library of the Bienne site, the following position:

Acting Librarian Manager 50% to 60%

Your main missions:

• Guarantee the smooth functioning of the media library
• Lead and coordinate the media library team
• Contribute to the development of the media library and its services, in collaboration with the other site managers and the media library manager
• Implement the documentary policy and contribute to the promotion of physical and electronic resources
• Support the enhancement of media library activities and guarantee support for users regarding information literacy skills
• Manage various projects related to the media libraries and participate in working groups
• Participate in the daily tasks of the media library

Your profile:

• Degree from a higher education institution (Bachelor or Master in information science) or a title deemed equivalent
• Proven experience in an academic library, with team management

Expected skills:

• Leadership and excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability in leading a team
• Interest and knowledge of the training world
• Autonomy, spirit of initiative, dynamism, creativity
• Rigor, sense of organization
• Coordination, adaptation, teamwork
• Mastery of the Alma software and the swisscovery platform
• Ease with digital tools, databases, etc.
• Strong interest in open science and issues related to AI

We offer:

• A manager position within a motivated team
• Varied work in a stimulating environment
• Possibilities for professional development
• Great freedom of action in an evolving environment

Employment conditions:

• Fixed-term contract of one year, renewable
• Start date: 1st January 2027 or to be agreed
• Place of work: Bienne

Procedure:

We look forward to receiving your complete application file until 22 November 2026, on our portal https://recrutement.hep-bejune.ch. For any additional information, Mme Mélanie Reiter, media library manager, is at your disposal by email (melanie.reiter@hep-bejune.ch).