Content Development and Co-ordination Manager
Location: Boston Spa
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (36 hours)
Grade: A
Salary: £38,665 per annum
About the role
We are looking for a proactive and organised individual with experience of working in a library or similar publishing/content environment. In your role as Content Development and Coordination Manager you will lead, develop and implement effective centralised support services related to curatorial support, content selection and procurement, and acquisition budget management and invoice payment. Managing a small team, you will lead on the planning, co-ordination and delivery of content analysis and value for money reviews to ensure acquisition expenditure on contemporary material aligns with the British Library's collecting principles and priorities.
You should possess strong financial management, IT and data analysis skills and be an effective communicator with excellent written, verbal, and presentation abilities. You will play a key role collaborating with teams across the organisation involved in the development and implementation of the British Library Content Strategy in line with available funding. You should feel confident collaborating with individuals at all levels and have demonstrable project and change management experience and a track record of delivery.
You will join a small enthusiastic team dedicated to supporting the development of the British Library collection and the effective management of acquisition funds.
For more information, please refer to the Job Profile
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: 22 June 2025
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