Reading Lists Librarian (Maternity Cover)

About King's:

The King’s community is dedicated to the service of society. King’s Strategic Vision 2029 sets out our vision for the future, shaped around five priority areas: educate to inspire and improve; research to inform and innovate; serve to shape and transform; a civic university at the heart of London; and an international community that services the world. Our ambitious Education Strategy sets out the actions that we must take to transform how we teach, how and where our students learn and how we support them during their time with us.

Libraries & Collections comprises four departments: Education & Learning, Research & Impact, Service Design & Delivery, along with Business Operations. We are part of the Students & Education Directorate, which manages the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond.

The Collections Design & Delivery team, based in Education & Learning, is responsible for developing our collections through impactful liaison with faculty staff, students, and publishers. The team delivers several key services, including Accessible Formats, Reading Lists, Digitisations and Collections Development. This work is accomplished and informed by building and maintaining relationships with the university community and key stakeholders beyond this.

About the role:

The purpose of the Reading Lists Librarian role is to build expert knowledge of reading lists systems and services, working with stakeholders to ensure high quality reading lists services for the university community. You will develop in-depth understanding of the impact of our reading lists service on learner experience and outcomes. You will gather insight and data, from stakeholders and systems, around how our teaching collections are used and use your knowledge to support inclusive education initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates looking to utilise managerial experience and technical skills in advancing the capabilities of our systems whilst ensuring operational effectiveness and efficiency. This is an opportunity to grow your skills in project management, partnership work, stakeholder engagement, and to develop a strategic approach to your work and the work of the team.

All Libraries & Collections staff are encouraged to take responsibility for their own performance and development, through agreeing clear objectives, maintaining professional awareness, participating in professional networks and reflecting on own performance. We expect all managers to role-model a positive, proactive, flexible and committed approach that inspires others.

You will be required to participate in frontline services as required, including contributing towards a Manager on Duty rota for evening and weekend working.

This is a full time (35 Hours per week, Mon-Fri 9-7, Sat & Sun 10-6), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 1st May 2026.

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