Content Team Lead (Acquisition and Innovation)

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research. 

We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee.  

Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively, and individually, make a real difference.  

The Role

We are seeking to appoint a Content Team Lead (Acquisition and Innovation) to work in our Library Content and Open Research team.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing specialist day to day lifecycle management support to the library’s subscription and open licensed collections.

You will also play a key role in maintaining strong relationships with our suppliers to ensure the timely and cost-effective acquisition and access of library materials in both physical and digital format (including but not limited to subscription material, one off acquisition of books, Inter Library Loans, and Digitised Content).

You will play a significant role in shaping and transforming how our content is curated and consumed by our users, ensuring the use of innovative technology is fully embedded and meets the evolving expectations of our users

About you

We are looking for a confident individual with experience managing teams and budgets. You will have experience to support effective decision making and are motivated to explore and experiment with solutions that make data gathering and reporting more efficient. You will have experience of multi-tasking while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail in a busy service

Ideally, you will have some experience working with library content and understand the role that a library plays within a university . You will have an excellent understanding of the latest challenges and opportunities around acquisition of Library content and digital innovation (including AI) in the academic library context.

There is an expectation that the post holder will work some days on campus and that they will be able to support colleagues across the team as needed.

How to apply

To apply, please upload a CV and cover letter along with your application to the University website. You will also be asked some brief questions to help us understand your suitability for the role. 

For more information or an informal conversation, please contact Eleonora Gandolfi, Associate Director (Research and Innovation), E.Gandolfi@surrey.ac.uk  

Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 5th May.

We appreciate that sometimes people can be put off applying if they don't match every requirement. However, if you're excited about the role and think you can do what we've described we welcome your application. If you're not sure quite who we are looking for, do contact us with any questions.

The University of Surrey reserves the right to close this vacancy early based on Volume and Calibre of applications.

Further details

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