Special Collections Librarian (Maternity Cover) London, England
Job description
About Us
We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.
Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.
We employ 900 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.
Diversity and inclusion matter to us.
Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.
We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.
About the role
The post holder will join the Special Collections and Archives Division within the Department of Library and Archives at the Natural History Museum. The purpose of the role is to curate, develop, promote and support innovative engagement with the Special Collections held in the Library and Archives.
The role covers a broad range of collection responsibilities including the day-to-day collections management for the Library Special Collections and assisting in their collection development and promotion. The role will also provide support for their digital development to increase their discoverability and accessibility for researchers, students and visitors to the Library and Archives and driving our commitment to world-class collections and services for research, teaching and learning.
About you
The successful candidate should hold a postgraduate qualification in Library and Information Science or Archives recognised by CILIP or ARA (or equivalent). Experience of working in a customer-focused research environment, collections access and promotion as well as creating and amending catalogue records to national and international standards with knowledge and/or experience of RDA, MARC 21, and ISAD(G). Experience of collections management, researching and working with special collection materials, including photographic materials and mixed media archival collections their handling and care, conservation and preservation considerations.
You should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to quickly establish effective working relationships with colleagues and users and have a positive attitude. The ideal candidate will also work independently as well as in a team to deliver agreed objectives and customer-facing services and activities.
Thriving at the Museum: the way we work
We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. This sits alongside the Museum’s values and forms the framework for the way we work.
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What we offer
· 27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)
· Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)
· Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan
· Life insurance
· Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.
· Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes
· We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.
· Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 English Heritage sitesand other national treasures. For more details, visit https://www.cssc.co.uk
· Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi
How to apply
If that sounds like you, please apply online on the Natural History Museum’s careers portal,
at https://careers.nhm.ac.uk/
Closing date: 9am, Monday 1st May 2023
Interviews expected end of w/c 8th May 2023
Salary: £32,112 per annum - Fixed Term Contract until 21st April 2024, Full-time 36 hrs p/w
Please note that this role does not qualify for Museum sponsorship so the successful postholder will need to have a valid right to work in the UK at the point of offer.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £32,112.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Gym membership
- On-site gym
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Flexitime
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London, SW7 5BD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London, SW7 5BD
Application deadline: 01/05/2023
Reference ID: Natural History Museum
