Your career at University of Leeds Libraries

Leading libraries

University of Leeds Libraries are one of the major academic research libraries of the UK, with globally significant collections and a strong service ethos. We believe knowledge grows when shared and that it’s our responsibility to preserve this knowledge for future generations.

We support our students to develop their academic and digital literacies, to become global citizens and reach their full potential. We are an active partner in research and education initiatives across the University; we engage in policy discussions and provide support to implement open research and education. Our curators, archivists, learning developers and other colleagues help to shape new forms of research and scholarship drawn from their rich expertise and our extensive collections.

Through our collections, galleries, exhibitions and public art, our cultural offer captures the imagination of our communities and brings them closer to the University’s civic mission.

Our ambition is to become one of the greatest libraries in the world.

Recruitment ethos

We are committed to providing a culture of inclusion, openness, respect and equality of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains the best students and staff from all backgrounds and from across the world.

Whatever role we recruit for we are always striving to increase the diversity of our community, which each individual helps enrich and cultivate. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, Black, Asian, people who belong to a minority ethnic community; people who identify as LGBTQ+; and people with disabilities. Candidates will always be selected based on merit and ability.

Roles available

We are recruiting to the following role(s):

Visitor Services Manager

Salary: £39,105 - £46,485
Post type: Full time 
Closing date: Sunday 24 November 2024 

Are you committed to developing our world-class cultural collections and to supporting the needs of a diverse range of visitors? Can you provide an outstanding service delivery? Can you lead and inspire staff to deliver a high quality service in a research collections and gallery environment? 

This is an opportunity to work in our two on-campus galleries, the Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery and The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, as well as the Brotherton Research Centre. Recent major investments in these physical spaces have created an outstanding environment for research access, education and community engagement. You will manage the team of staff responsible for daily operation of these spaces. You will be a vital link between our visitor services and curatorial operations.

You are an experienced manager with substantial experience of working in a library, cultural or heritage collections environment. You can demonstrate excellent customer service with a focus on continuous improvement. Your strong communication and stakeholder management skills create a positive and supportive team culture.

Does this sound like your dream job?

Manager (Collections Management Team)

Salary: Grade 7 (£39,105 - £46,485, per annum pro-rata)
Post type: Full time (A minimum of 3 days per week on campus is anticipated)
Closing date: Wednesday 27 November 2024 
Interview date: Tuesday 17 December 2024

Do you have expertise in the practicalities and challenges of library stock management ? Are you an experienced people manager with an ability to lead and motivate others to achieve key objectives? Could you make a positive contribution to our collections development and management strategy and operational practices?

The role involves leading our Collections Management Team based within the Collections Development and Management section of the Libraries. The team is responsible for the systematic editing and management of our printed texts, processing new items for use including binding and subscriptions, analysis of information resources usage and in-house book repairs. The team also leads the annual stock inventory and conducts other discrete stock management projects including works related to categorisation, preservation and the selection for retention of all resource media. Data analysis is a particularly new and developmental part of this role investigating usage of both print and electronic stock and understanding predicted future demand to inform the systematic editing and acquisition of content in all formats. 

For this role, we are seeking a candidate with proven knowledge and expertise of library collections management practices along with experience of motivating, leading and developing staff effectively. You'll possess strong communication, interpersonal and influencing skills. You'll also be able to work collaboratively with others and demonstrate experience of building effective relationships with key stakeholders.

Does this sound like the right job for you?