Digital Development Librarian

About the Role  We are seeking a Digital Development Librarian to join our Library Innovation and Planning Team.  It is intended that the post holder will spend most their time focusing on our digital offering and working across teams to ensure we have a roadmap for improvements and projects to upgrade our offering and be future ready.   The team is responsible for supporting the cross-service working groups and Library teams with the prioritisation, planning, financial management, workforce management and operational implementation of a diverse range of projects and service improvements related to the digital and physical infrastructures supporting Library Services.  About You  You will have experience of working with specialist systems, evaluating their functionality and identifying areas for improvement. You will have previously developed specialist systems and trained colleagues to feel confident and well versed in using them. This includes, but is not limited to a range of digital platforms/software for holding and/or making available physical and digital library assets such as the Library Services Platform (LSP), collections and e-resources management platforms, and digital asset preservation systems  You will possess analytical skills alongside excellent interpersonal skills, such as negotiation, influencing and liaison.   About the Department  Library Services is a major part of the Student Experience Directorate, with libraries and study spaces located at three of Queen Mary’s campuses, responsibility for the university archives, and with a strong online presence.  Library Services is rapidly evolving and building a culture of diversity, service excellence and continuous improvement commensurate with the vision and mission of an ambitious and rapidly growing university which excels in teaching, learning and research, while retaining strong links to the local community in the East End of London.  About Queen Mary At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable. Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers. We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form. Benefits We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus. Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability.