Contractual hours
36
Basis
Full time
Job category/type
Customer Services, Education & Learning, Project Management & Business Development
Date posted
21/08/2025
Job reference
R
Location: St Pancras
Contract: Fixed Term for 18 months
Hours: Full time (36 hours)
Grade: C
Salary: £28,119 per annum
About the role
The British Library's International Team is seeking an International Skills Exchange and Governance Coordinator to support our international skills exchange projects and coordinate the day-to-day activities relating to the governance of the international office strategy.
About the International Team
Over the past 8 years, the British Library's International Office has worked with partners around the world to advance knowledge and mutual understanding in a spirit of mutually beneficial reciprocity. This work includes multiple collaborations, projects and relationships to deliver skills and knowledge exchanges with international partners. You can find more information about our work via our website:
We will consider candidates who would prefer a job share.
You will act as a focal point of co-ordination for international skills exchange activities run through the International Office, both at the British Library and at partner organisations in the UK and abroad. You will coordinate a number of annual special events with international networks, such as seminars, webinars and conferences.
You will also provide high quality administrative and co-ordination services for the International Strategy group and regional programme boards, and manage all organisation and correspondence in relation to these.
You will report to the Head of the International Office and will be part of a small team of people who are passionate about international relationships and cultural heritage, and who can develop and implement impactful international projects.
So, if you want to make a meaningful impact, creating skills and knowledge exchanges that support libraries and archives across the world, we want to hear from you
About you
We are looking for a proactive, highly organised candidate, with diplomatic skills. Crucial to this role will be your ability to connect with people, to think on your feet and to work with a variety of people both internally and with international partners. Organisation will come naturally to you and you will be adept at juggling multiple projects. You will also have good experience in minute-and note taking, as well as writing well-structured documentation, such as briefing papers. We are particularly keen to hear from people with a good experience of communicating across different cultures and good understanding of diversity.
About us
We are the national library of the UK and we are here for everyone. Our shelves hold over 170 million items – a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we aim to collect everything published in the UK today, tomorrow and far into the future. Our trusted experts care for this collection and open it up for everyone to spark new discoveries, ideas and to help people do incredible things.
What we can offer you
* A competitive salary.
* A fantastic pension scheme with minimum employer contributions of 28.97% (this may be higher dependent on grade).
* Flexible working hours, with the ability to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3-month period.
* 25 days holiday.
* Full details of employee benefits can be found on our Careers: Benefits
Closing date: 21 September 2025
Prospective interview date: 8 & 10 October 2025
We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and disabled candidates. We would like to increase the representation of these groups within The British Library to ensure our workforce is as diverse as the public that we serve. Creating an inclusive workplace is the core of our business and a way to engage the diversity of thought that is essential to achieve our aims.