In this role, with your Job Share partner, you will lead the Bibliographic Services team, responsible for acquiring and cataloguing the Library’s electronic and print content, and for managing and providing access to this content, whether purchased, licensed or open.
This is a part-time permanent role, working in a job share capacity at 18.5 hours per week.
About the person:
The essential qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience required for the post are as follows:
- A degree level qualification in any discipline or substantial relevant experience in a similar role.
- Significant recent and relevant experience in an academic or research library.
- Experience of managing and developing staff.
- Excellent information, IT and web skills and significant work-based experience of using a wide range of technologies.
- Detailed knowledge of a range of academic/research library operations and an understanding of trends in information management and delivery.
- High level of specialist/professional engagement with current practice and developing knowledge in the area of bibliographic services.
- Detailed knowledge of Library Services Platforms.
- Ability to travel as required across the UK/Ireland to attend regional/national meetings and/or conferences.
- Ability to perform regular evening work.
An ideal candidate would also have:
- A degree level qualification in library/information science or related area.
- Experience of managing and controlling budgets and an understanding of financial management procedures.
- Experience of bibliographic and stock management issues.
Please note the full list of criteria can be found in the Candidate Information.
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at
Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit
Skills:
Library Manager Electronic Resources
