Vacancy for Library Services Manager at STFC

Digital Preservation Coalition; Warrington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in the field of open science is looking for a Library Services Manager. This role involves transforming library services to meet the evolving needs of researchers, overseeing a distributed team, and ensuring the delivery of user-focused library services. The successful candidate will collaborate with diverse stakeholders to enhance research support across the National Laboratories, contributing to the development of a modern research library.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in library services management.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage and develop multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational delivery of library services at National Laboratories.
• Develop and coordinate library services for RAL and DL.
• Lead a distributed team while collaborating across functions.

Skills

User-focused service delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Collaborative work

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Vacancy for Library Services Manager at STFC

12 November 2023

Oxfordshire or Warrington, UK

£40,543 to £45,049 per annum

Full-Time

About Us

We are transforming our library services and developing our services to support open science and the needs of scientists working in the STFC National Laboratories.

The STFC National Laboratories provide research facilities and capabilities that are operated as a national research resource, supporting groundbreaking science in biology, chemistry, physics, materials, and engineering.

About the role

You will be responsible for the operational delivery of library services essential for supporting research processes at the National Laboratories. As we transform our services, you will facilitate the creation and development of new services that will form an innovative and modern research library.

You will develop and coordinate the library services for RAL and DL, managing a portfolio of information resources and their delivery to support research, innovation, and learning across the organization. You will provide high-quality, consistent library services that are flexible and efficient, establishing relationships with library stakeholders to ensure services are user-focused. The team also provides services to Diamond Light Source at the Harwell site. The post holder will have the opportunity to explore extending services to other Institutes at the National Science and Innovation Campuses at Harwell and SciTech Daresbury.

Current functions include content acquisition, development and management, library systems (management system, discovery services), interlibrary loan, document delivery, reading rooms, and enquiry services.

You will work collaboratively across teams and hierarchies. There is line management responsibility for a distributed team of staff (currently 3 direct reports at 2 sites), but you will also work in a matrix approach, leading and contributing to activities with staff outside your direct reports.

You will develop internal and external contacts to achieve the objectives of the library service, including working closely with the Open Access and Publishing Support Specialist on read and publish agreements, and engaging with researchers and other stakeholders within the National Laboratories to understand and meet user needs. External relationships will include suppliers and colleagues in other Research Council libraries.