Library Engagement Advisor - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
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Birmingham, United Kingdom

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Position Details
Library Services

Location:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974

Grade: 7

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 11th April 2024


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.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham


Background
Library Engagement Advisors are responsible for providing an engagement service to designated Schools and 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 Libraries and Learning Resources at all times.

As a member of the Library Engagement Team, Advisors will support the objectives of all divisions within the service:
Library Customer Support; Collections, Discovery, and Research Communications; Learning Resources Accommodation and Special Collections. Collaborative working across teams is expected.


Role Summary


The primary purpose of the role is to develop proactive relationships with an extensive number of stakeholders within Schools and Departments, including those with key research and teaching responsibilities, and School library representatives.

Engagement with key stakeholders in designated Professional Services and affiliated organisations is also required, including those in priority areas for engagement and those working in engagement roles.


Main Duties

To contribute to the development of Library Academic Engagement Services through, for example:

  • Developing knowledge and understanding of the strategies and corporate plans of designated Schools relating to Education and Research and considering their impact on the needs of Libraries and Learning Resources users.
  • Monitoring service demand and quality, and planning for sustainable service development accordingly.
  • Maintaining an excellent knowledge of curricula, learning & research developments within designated Schools, and how they impact on the needs of Library users.
  • Contributing to, and where appropriate to role, leading approved projects, to time and within budget.
  • Maintaining knowledge and understanding of good practice and service developments nationally in library and academic skills services, through membership of appropriate professional bodies and networks, and contributing this awareness to planning within The University of Birmingham's Libraries and Learning Resources

To provide expert engagement services across designated Schools through, for example

  • Supporting the efficient and effective management of Libraries and Learning Resources budgets assigned to designated Schools, as required.
  • Building credible, successful, and productive relationships, alliances and partnerships within Libraries and Learning Resources, and
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