Head of Library Engagement

(2200005T)

**Position Details**

Library Services

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £42,149 to £50,296, with potential progression once in post to £56,587

Grade 8

Part time, FTE 50%, 18.5 hours per week

Closing date:
**Our Offer To You**

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

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**Role Summary**

The Library Engagement Team is responsible for providing an engagement service to all Colleges and their constituent Schools, as well as key professional services. Directly supporting the overall University strategy of effective and efficient use of resource, the ethos of the team focuses on collaborative working to ensure that all Schools receive a consistent and high level of service from across Library Services at all times. The Library Engagement Team will support the objectives of all divisions within Library Services: Library Customer Support; Collection Management & Development; Teaching and Learning Spaces; Academic and Digital Skills and Special Collections. Collaborative working across teams is expected.

The Head of Library Engagement will actively develop the vision, values and strategic objectives of Library Services through the management of the Engagement Team, and in close collaboration with other Heads of Service and their teams. The primary purpose of the role is to ensure the delivery of an effective, consistent and sustainable academic engagement service to all Colleges through the management of an Engagement Team. The focus of the service is on developing proactive relationships with an extensive number of stakeholders, including senior College staff, Heads of Schools and Departments, those with key research and teaching responsibilities, and School library representatives. Engagement with key stakeholders in Professional Services and affiliated organisations is also required, including those in priority areas for engagement and those working in parallel engagement roles.

Reporting to the Assistant Director for Library Customer Support, the post-holder will be expected to lead on the strategic development of engagement and relationship building. A broad understanding of processes and services across both Library Services and the University is essential. The post holder is expected to ensure the provision of a high quality, user-focussed service to departments and centres across the University. This remit includes engagement to inform the development and management of both collections and services. It also includes promoting relevant services and collections, negotiating ways for Library Services to support College and School strategic priorities within resource limitations, and ensuring, as far as possible, an equitable delivery of services.

**Main Duties**

To contribute to strategic development of Library Engagement Services through:

- Developing knowledge and understanding of the University