Library Bibliographic Services Lead Procurement Specialist

Birmingham City Council; Birmingham; Sur place; GBP 30 000 - 38 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Holiday entitlement 30 days

West Midlands Pension Fund

My Rewards Scheme

Wellbeing support

Résumé du poste

Birmingham City Council is seeking a Bibliographic Services Co-ordinator for The Library of Birmingham. You will lead a small team, manage stock budgets, and oversee acquisitions and cataloguing standards to support efficient library operations.

The role involves liaising with internal teams and external partners, improving processes, and occasionally supporting frontline services as Duty Manager. DBS checks and right-to-work verification apply.

Qualifications

• Experience leading bibliographic services.
• Experience in procurement, acquisitions, and inventory management.
• Knowledge of cataloguing and classification standards.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage priorities.
• Ability to build effective partnerships with internal teams and external partners.

Responsabilités

• Lead and coordinate bibliographic services across Birmingham Library Services.
• Manage library stock budgets, expenditure monitoring, and reporting.
• Oversee procurement and acquisition of library stock and electronic resources.
• Develop and maintain cataloguing and classification standards.
• Monitor and support library acquisition systems, databases, and interfaces.
• Review working practices and implement service improvements and efficiencies.
• Supervise and support staff and volunteers, providing guidance and specialist advice.
• Provide frontline support as needed, including Duty Manager duties.

Connaissances

Team leadership

Procurement

Inventory management

Financial systems

Cataloguing standards

Stakeholder liaison

Decision making

Customer service

Problem solving

Outils

Spydus LMS

Procurement systems

Cataloguing databases

Description du poste

Birmingham City Council is seeking a Bibliographic Services Co-ordinator for The Library of Birmingham. You will lead a small team, manage stock budgets, and oversee acquisitions and cataloguing standards to support efficient library operations.

The role involves liaising with internal teams and external partners, improving processes, and occasionally supporting frontline services as Duty Manager. DBS checks and right-to-work verification apply.