Collections Access Coordinator

This role is only open to current Library staff only employed at the University of Leeds

This role will be based on the university campus. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Cultural Collections is the home of hundreds of thousands of rare books, manuscripts, archives, artworks and objects. Our collections offer a rich resource for staff, students and the wider research community.

The Brotherton Research Centre & Galleries offer facilities for engagement, teaching, learning, research and events using our unique and distinctive collections.

As a Collections Access Coordinator you will provide a high quality customer service across the Research Centre & Galleries, liaising with researchers, academics, visitors and Cultural Collections colleagues regarding Research Centre & Galleries activities. You will invigilate the Research Centre & Galleries- ensuring the security and preservation of the collections in our care and assist with the day-to-day supervision of Collections Access Assistants.

You will allocate team tasks and act as an initial reference point for day-to-day frontline queries, working closely with curatorial colleagues on collection documentation and housekeeping and to improve efficiency in collections accessibility.

• 26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Health and Wellbeing:
  Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development:
  Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!