Collections & Discovery Services Librarian
- Greenwich, South East London
- £38,784-44,746 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Salary: £38,784 to £44,746 plus £5476 London weighting per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Release Date: Thursday 04 September 2025
Closing Date: Sunday 21 September 2025
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 5117Our Information and Library Services Directorate delivers award winning IT services and support, library, academic and digital skills and learning enhancement to staff and students across the university. Our digital mission is to ensure everyone in our community is equipped to effectively use digital services, data and technology with confidence, efficiency and creativity in their learning, teaching, research and organisational support.A fantastic opportunity to join a Collections team delivering a first-rate service to library users and supporting the University of Greenwich to deliver Education without Borders.Greenwich has three libraries, one on each of our three campuses: at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich (a World Heritage Site), Avery Hill in South East London, and at Chatham Maritime in the Medway towns. This post will be based in the Stockwell Street Library at Greenwich.This post is a key role in our Collections team within Library Operations, delivering innovative and flexible learning resources in a rapidly changing landscape. You will need to work with our Academic & Digital Skills team, frontline library teams, publishers and suppliers, and use our systems to do this successfully, using your skills with metadata, financial analysis, and supplier management.You will have experience of working in a library environment and of managing people, be looking to work in an ambitious team and be flexible, creative and forward thinking.Candidates must hold a First degree and Postgraduate qualification in Librarianship / Information Science or related discipline.To find out more about our team, visit our webpage.For an informal discussion about the post please contact Dave Puplett onShould you have any queries please contact the People Directorate Team onThe university is a brilliant place to work. We aim to become the top modern university in the UK by 2030 and our people are truly at the heart of what we want to achieve. We offer a great set of including an excellent pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, flexible working options including and a genuine commitment to development.We are looking for people who can help us achieve our , through the values we expect for our whole university community, of being Inclusive, Collaborative and Impactful.Discover why the university of Greenwich is the perfect place to shape your future – watch our Vice-Chancellor & Chief Executive's inspiring message on why you should join us .To apply, please visit the University of Greenwich vacancies page and complete all details, including the supporting statements (please note attached CVs and personal statements will not be seen by the recruitment panel at the application stage).Employment Visa: Under the UK Government Points Based System scheme this role does meet the criteria to be sponsored for a Skilled Worker Route application.You don’t meet all the requirements? Studies show that women and Black, Asian and minority ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every criteria. So if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we’d love you to still apply. You might just be the person we’re looking for.We are committed to building a strong, diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to / , we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form.We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience, and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent managementFurther details: