Senior Manager, Special Collections and Archives

Job description

Be Challenged and Imagine With Us As the Senior Manager, Special Collections and Archives, you will lead the responsible care, governance and professional practice shaping how the University Library’s archives, rare books and special collections are cared for, accessed and understood. Working closely with the Associate Director, Collections & Experience, you will lead the Special Collections and Archives team to deliver their work in line with the strategic direction of the University Library, providing authoritative leadership in collection management governance, ethical practice and professional judgement. The University Library is evolving how its distinctive collections are experienced, engaged with and embedded in teaching and research. This role will play a key part in guiding that evolution, working with colleagues to explore new and imaginative ways of connecting students, researchers and communities with archives, rare books and special collections, and sharing their value more widely across the University. It’s an exciting time to join the Collections & Experience portfolio and help shape how these collections are understood, used and celebrated. This is a role for a thou...