About the Role Are you passionate about delivering high-quality library and archive services that support community wellbeing, learning, and cultural engagement? Bury Council is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to lead the operational delivery of its Libraries and Archives Service. This pivotal role supports the Service Manager in implementing strategic objectives, ensuring service excellence, and maintaining compliance across buildings and health and safety standards. The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day operations, manage a diverse team, and contribute to the transformational development of the service in alignment with corporate priorities and the Universal Library Offers. Key Responsibilities Lead and supervise the Libraries and Archives workforce. Support strategic planning and service transformation initiatives. Ensure Health & Safety and building compliance across sites Represent the service in meetings and on local/regional bodies. Manage budgets and contribute to funding bids and monitoring. Support partnership working across public, private, and voluntary sectors What we re looking for We re looking for someone with: Proven experience in operational management within a library, archive, or similar public service. Strong leadership and staff management skills. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities. Experience in partnership working across public, private, or voluntary sectors. Experience in managing projects and coordinating projects between different disciplines Ability to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends, and travel as required. About Bury The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service. In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted. Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time. As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way Benefits of working for Bury Council To hear about the benefits for working with Bury Council, please visit Bury - Home | greater.jobs We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements. We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria. If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the About You or Supporting Statement section of your application. Next steps For an informal chat regarding the role please contact David Fielding d.j.fielding@bury.gov.uk Please provide a supporting document that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria for the role