A.S. Holmes Librarian

• Play an important role in supporting the Bank to achieve economic research and policy objectives

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and lead a highly collaborative team

• Permanent opportunity based in the Sydney CBD with hybrid working arrangements

Economic Research plays a pivotal role in deepening the RBA and Board’s understanding of the economy and the evolving impact of monetary policy. Our mission is to deliver rigorous analysis that drives meaningful outcomes, challenges groupthink, fosters intellectual diversity, and promotes evidence-based debate to inform policy and strengthen decision-making.

Your team

The department brings together economists and researchers specialising in macroeconomic, microeconomic, econometrics and data science. It is also home to the RBA Library, a critical resource for a research-driven institution. The Library ensures seamless access to trusted journals, data, and information by managing over 140 subscriptions, providing expert research support, guiding resource choices through a cost–value-driven strategy, and building staff capability to find, evaluate, and use data effectively while ensuring copyright and licensing compliance.

The role

As a manager, you will lead the Library team in delivering high-quality information services that support the Bank’s research and policy objectives, while ensuring the Library remains agile, innovative, and fit for purpose.

In addition to this, your key responsibilities will see you:

• Lead and manage the Library team to deliver exceptional information services that support the Bank’s research and policy objectives.

• Provide expert advice and solutions that enable high-quality research outcomes for the Bank.

• Ensure operational accountability across people management, budgets, and processes.

• Drive continuous improvement and innovation across Library functions, ensuring solutions remain resilient to changes in technology and operating environments.

• Champion an RBA values-aligned culture, fostering high levels of engagement, achievement, and professional growth within the team.

• Enable and recognise workforce performance in a way that encourages continuous improvement and capability development.

• Contribute to the broader strategic direction and leadership of the Economic Research Department, sharing accountability for overall performance and outcomes.

• Oversee policies, systems, and processes to maintain integrity and compliance.

• Identify and respond proactively to issues, risks, and opportunities, ensuring robust governance and risk management.

• Build and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships.

We're seeking an experienced people leader who has:

• Proven experience representing a small library team within a large organisation.

• Strong risk and issue management skills.

• Demonstrated commitment to health, safety, and wellbeing.

• Deep understanding of organisational policies and ability to influence compliance.

• Technical expertise in information and knowledge management.

• Extensive experience leading and motivating teams to implement strategic initiatives. 

• Experience in leading and implementing change management initiatives to drive adoption of new processes and technologies

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience. MBA, MIS or comparable is advantageous.

Be More
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
Why RBA?
The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

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