PRSO (CILIP NE Regional Member Network)

This role profile is also available as a video on the CILIP NE RMN YouTube channel.

Purpose of role: 

A voluntary position providing consistent and well-informed training and advice to CILIP members who are working towards Professional Registration (PR).

Knowledge, Experience and Attributes

Essential:

• Member of CILIP who has achieved ACLIP, MCLIP or FCLIP
• Evidence of recent work (last 3 years) in a library, KM or related area
• Evidence of recent continuing professional development (CPD)
• Evidence of good communication skills
• Evidence of excellent networking skills

Desirable:

• Evidence of delivering training to others
• Experience of planning and delivering events

Responsibilities:

• Providing consistent and well-informed training and advice to those working towards PR.
• Training and supporting new PRSOs.
• Working with the CILIP Sector Development Team and Professional Registration Panel (PRP) to maintain the currency and relevance of learning materials to support PR.
• Delivering portfolio building sessions in their region for candidates (or providing training and support for other facilitators).
• Working as part of a national PRSO network, delivering online drop-in surgeries for PR for any candidate seeking guidance from a PRSO, irrespective of region.
• Attending meetings of North East Regional Member Network and participating in discussions and activities inside and outside of meetings 

Time Commitment

• As a member of your CILIP Regional Members Network the PRSO will be expected to attend relevant meetings and provide written activity reports to the Chair. Travel expenses are met.
• For regional portfolio building sessions and national online surgeries, the PRSO will be expected to deliver (or support) at least two sessions of each per year, depending on demand. The facilitator should expect to allow half a day for preparation and one day for the training, plus travel time per session if in person.
• Ad hoc support for candidates by email and telephone is difficult to quantify but usually does not exceed an hour per week.
• A PRSO will be appointed for two years. At the end of the period a PRSO can, subject to having met the required standards during their period of office, renew or resign their post.
• PRSOs are expected to meet once a year with their fellow PRSOs to agree and share training materials, preferably tied into a PRP meeting.

Benefits to joining the committee

• Discount on CILIP membership for Regional Member Network Committee Members
• Flexible working and online meetings
• Travel expenses for committee business
• Social opportunities with fellow committee members
• Evidence for Professional Registration and CV 

How to Apply

Please contact us by email chair.ne@cilip.org.uk. We accept applications in written, video or audio format.

Applications should include:

• A short statement or video/audio demonstrating how you meet the knowledge, experience and attributes for the role
• Written submissions should be no more than 500 words. Video submissions should be less than 5 minutes?
• There are no interviews for this role - the panel will review submissions and select based on the applications that we receive.

CILIP is committed to championing diversity, inclusion and representation. We particularly welcome applications from BAME, disabled, LGBTQ+ and male candidates, who have historically been under-represented on our committees.

We’d also like to encourage colleagues from public, school, prison, corporate and government libraries to apply to develop the representation of the North East Committee.