This is an exciting full-time position with a permanent contract, requiring 36 hours per week. The role is based at St Pancras in London.

You will be joining an established Research Development Team that oversees the British Library’s role as an Independent Research Organisation (IRO). The team manages a wide range of projects, fellowships, and a collaborative doctoral program. As a member of this dynamic team, you will contribute to all aspects of the library’s research strategy, including governance and administration.

Your responsibilities will include providing professional advice and support for research collaboration, partnership development, bid preparation, and research management across various disciplines. You will also play a role in staff skills development and the sharing of best practices. By building and managing relationships with higher education institutions, funders, and other organizations, both nationally and internationally, you will help increase the opportunities and impact of British Library research.

In addition to supporting and being supported by colleagues on the Research Development Team, you will also contribute to communication, strategic planning, and engagement activities aimed at library staff, higher education institutions, funders, research organizations, and other stakeholders. These activities will align with the library’s collaborative research priorities.

The ideal candidate for this role is someone who is passionate about research and knowledge exchange and enjoys working with colleagues from various backgrounds. Strong communication skills and attention to detail are essential. Experience in research management or research funding, including bid preparation and submission processes, is required.

For more information about our research collaborations, please visit our website: https://www.bl.uk/research-collaboration.

The British Library is a world-renowned institution dedicated to preserving the nation’s intellectual memory and making it accessible to all for research, inspiration, and enjoyment. With over 170 million items in our collection, we continue to acquire three million new items each year. Our collections include manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, prints, drawings, music scores, and patents. We make these resources and programs available to people from all walks of life. Additionally, we provide a document delivery service that fulfills millions of requests globally each year. Our mission is to preserve the national memory and enable knowledge creation for anyone, anywhere, both now and in the future.

In return for your contributions, we offer a competitive salary and a range of excellent benefits. Our pension scheme is highly valuable, with the library contributing a minimum of 26.6% (possibly higher depending on grade) to the Alpha Pension Scheme. Another significant benefit is our flexible working hours scheme, which allows you to work your hours flexibly throughout the week and take up to 5 days of flexi leave in a 3-month period. Additionally, you will receive 25 days of holiday from the start, as well as public and privilege holidays.

The closing date for applications is August 6, 2023, and interviews will be conducted on August 30, 2023