Senior Library Assistant (Finance & Administration) (Part Time, Fixed Term)

University of Cambridge; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Annual leave 36 days

Parental leave

Discounts

Job summary

The Squire Law Library invites applications for a Senior Library Assistant (Finance and Administration). This fixed-term 18-month post supports financial administration, inquiries, and desk service across the Squire Law and Radzinowicz Criminology Libraries.

You will process invoices, expenses, purchase orders, and support visitors. You will work as part of a team at Cambridge's largest libraries, with flexible hours and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Extremely customer-focused individual.
• Team-player with collaborative spirit.
• Experience in financial and library/administrative tasks.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial administration: invoices, expenses, purchase orders, and financial reports.
• Serve as a contact point for visitors conducting legal research.
• Staff the enquiry desk in the Squire Law and Radzinowicz Criminology Libraries.

Skills

Customer focus

Team player

Financial administration

Attention to detail

Job description

Ever wanted to work in an institution that is home to one of the world's great collections of cultural treasures and research materials?

Spanning thousands of years of human thought and discovery, Cambridge University Libraries and Archives house unique treasures and research materials made up of nearly ten million books, maps, manuscripts, photographs and priceless objects.

The role

The Squire Law Library is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and customer-focused library colleague to the role of Senior Library Assistant (Finance and Administration). This is an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated team and to play an important part in the operation of one of the largest libraries in the University and one of the leading academic law collections in the UK.

This post is fixed term for 18 months in the first instance. Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

As Senior Library Assistant (Finance and Administration) you will

• Oversee the financial administration of the Squire Law Library such as processing invoices, expenses, purchase orders and monitoring financial reports.
• Be a point of contact for visitors who come to the library to conduct legal research.
• As part of a team, staff the enquiry desk in both the Squire Law and Radzinowicz Criminology Libraries.

What we are looking for

• An extremely customer-focused individual.
• A team-player.
• Someone with financial and library/administrative experience.
• And has attention to detail and accuracy.

What we offer

• Flexible opportunities such as part-time hours, job shares, and staggered hours.
• Generous annual leave allowance of 36 days - if working across 5 days.
• Exceptional parental leave (including maternity, paternity / co-parent, adoption and shared parental leave).
• Discounts on major retailers.
• Professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships and access to a variety of training courses.

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates from a BME background for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level in our department.

For informal enquiries please contact Kate Faulkner, Acting Squire Law Librarian at [e-mail] or 01223 330064

Application closing date: Sunday 15th November 2026. Interview date: w/c 30th November.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.