Academic Liaison & Collection Development Manager

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Salary from £53,949 to £62,160 per annum inclusive with potential to progress to £69,073 pa inclusive of London allowance

Within the Collections and Academic Services Group, the Academic Liaison & Collection Development (ALCD) Team (currently 6.4FTE) leads on the Library’s liaison activities and in developing our teaching, learning and research collections.  

The ALCD Manager is responsible for leading and co-ordinating our liaison with academic departments and working across the Library to develop and promote library services. The post holder also develops and maintains the Library’s Collection Development Policy in support of the School’s information resources needs.

Candidates should have experience of working in an academic library and of liaison work with academic departments. They should also have experience of building library collections, selecting material and developing in-depth knowledge of research collections. Candidates should be educated to degree level or equivalent and hold a qualification in librarianship or information science.

This role is primarily based on site and is designed to support a user-focused working environment, with effective in-person collaboration, visible team leadership, and active liaison with colleagues, students, and the academic community.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk.

If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page.

Should you have any queries about the role, please email:

Nancy Graham, Associate Director (Collections & Academic Services) n.graham1@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 14 June 2026 (23.59 UK time).

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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