Senior Information Assistant (Academic Services)

Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location. City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% postgraduate level) from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries. In the last decade, City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research. During this period, City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realizing its vision of being a leading global university. The culture at City is built on our shared core values, which means that all employees are expected to behave according to our values: “We care, We learn, We act.” Background Library Services provides a dedicated, professional and responsive service across the three campuses of City, University of London. Our collections of print and online resources support the teaching and research activities of the institution. Our printed collections consist of around 250,000 books with over 25,000 online journals and over 1600 study spaces available in our libraries. Responsibilities The Senior Information Assistant will support the Head of Academic Services and the Academic Services team in the development, delivery and promotion of services in support of the learning, teaching and research objectives of City, University of London. They will assist in projects undertaken by Library Services and will support delivery of student inductions and workshops. Person Specification The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a commitment to delivering customer focused services in an academic library. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to supervise and motivate team members and be capable of working in a team environment without close supervision. Familiarity with a range of library, information and office software as well as the capacity to work with accuracy and attention to detail is expected. Additional Information City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development. Closing date: 4th February 2024 at 11:59pm. City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors. We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants. The University of business, practice and the professions.