Academic Liaison & Collection Development Manager
Professional Services

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

 

 

Library

 

Academic Liaison & Collection Development Manager

 

 

Salary from £43,173 to £49,986 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £56,205 pa inclusive

 

 

 

LSE Library is at the heart of one of the world’s greatest social science universities, serving a vibrant community of students and staff in central London. It is the custodian of extensive collections of international importance and has an established reputation for its involvement in innovative projects and high quality services. We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic manager to lead our talented team of Academic Support Librarians. The role involves working closely with colleagues across the Library and the School to develop and promote library services to support academic departments and to coordinate the selection of information resources to support research and teaching and would suit a creative library professional passionate about quality and excellence.

 

This is an exciting period in the Library’s development as we implement a new strategy which focuses on collections, spaces and people and as member of the Library’s Operational Team you will have a crucial role in delivering the strategy, managing our relationships with academic colleagues and communicating our vision to the School.

 

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent with a professional qualification in librarianship or information science and have experience of academic liaison and collection development. You should be an excellent communicator with a proven ability to relate to a wide range of users and academic colleagues. You will be able to work under pressure and initiate service developments as well as having the ability to lead and motivate teams. Knowledge of research libraries and social science information sources would be an advantage. 

 

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.

 

For further information about the post, please see the job description and the person specification.

 

If you have any queries about applying on the online system, or require an alternative format for the application, please call: 020 7955 3794.

 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9th April 2017 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

 

 

Library

 

Academic Liaison & Collection Development Manager

 

 

Salary from £43,173 to £49,986 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £56,205 pa inclusive

 

 

 

LSE Library is at the heart of one of the world’s greatest social science universities, serving a vibrant community of students and staff in central London. It is the custodian of extensive collections of international importance and has an established reputation for its involvement in innovative projects and high quality services. We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic manager to lead our talented team of Academic Support Librarians. The role involves working closely with colleagues across the Library and the School to develop and promote library services to support academic departments and to coordinate the selection of information resources to support research and teaching and would suit a creative library professional passionate about quality and excellence.

 

This is an exciting period in the Library’s development as we implement a new strategy which focuses on collections, spaces and people and as member of the Library’s Operational Team you will have a crucial role in delivering the strategy, managing our relationships with academic colleagues and communicating our vision to the School.

 

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent with a professional qualification in librarianship or information science and have experience of academic liaison and collection development. You should be an excellent communicator with a proven ability to relate to a wide range of users and academic colleagues. You will be able to work under pressure and initiate service developments as well as having the ability to lead and motivate teams. Knowledge of research libraries and social science information sources would be an advantage. 

 

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.

 

For further information about the post, please see the job description and the person specification.

 

If you have any queries about applying on the online system, or require an alternative format for the application, please call: 020 7955 3794.

 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9th April 2017 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.