Copyright and Compliance Support Officer

Copyright and Compliance Support Officer

Location: St Pancras

Contract: Fixed Term until 31 December 2026

Hours: Full time (36 hours)

Grade: C

Salary: £31,244 per annum

This is the starting salary for this role unless the successful candidate is able to evidence being in receipt of a higher salary in which case this may be reviewed.

About the role

The British Library is working in partnership with the Qatar Foundation and the Qatar National Library to digitise material from the Library’s collections relating to the history of the Gulf and Arabic science. Material is selected principally from the India Office Records and Private Papers, Arabic manuscripts relating to science, maps and audio material. The Partnership is in its Fourth Phase, aiming to deliver 675,000 fully searchable and contextualised digital images to the Qatar Digital Library by the end of 2026.

The post-holder will be involved in the programme-wide effort to determine the IPR for these fascinating collections and contribute hands on to improving the user experience of accessing them digitally.

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

• 25 days’ holiday plus 2.5 privilege days.
• Access to a defined benefit Civil Service pension scheme.
• Flexible working arrangements, including flexi-time.
• Full details of employee benefits can be found on our Careers:
  Benefits page.

Things you need to know

• We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role.
• Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check (DBS check).
• Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn.
• We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and disabled candidates. 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.

Closing at 23:59 on Sunday 21 June 2026

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