Curator, Latin American Published Collections - England

Location: Burnley BB11
Company Name: British Library

Full Time, Permanent

The British Library holds one of the largest collections of Latin American printed books in Europe. The collections range from early printed to contemporary publications, including small press and artists’ books, and digital resources. As part of the Americas and Australasian Collections team, you will participate in the development and management of the Library’s Latin American printed collections, selecting and acquiring published material, and reviewing processes relating to collection management, including preservation. Working with other teams across the Library, you will help promote the Latin American collections through online resources, engagement with different audiences, research collaboration with academic partners, events, exhibitions and the Library’s public programme.

You will have good knowledge of Latin American history and culture, and an awareness of publishing trends in Latin America. Degree-level knowledge of Spanish and English and the ability to acquire a suitable level of Portuguese are essential requirements for this role. You will have relevant work experience in an academic library or research environment, and ideally a degree in Library and Information Studies or a subject relevant to the role. An ability to work both independently and as part of a team is crucial to this role.

As one of the world’s great libraries, our duty is to preserve the nation’s intellectual memory for the future. At present we have well over 150 million items, in most known languages, with three million new items added every year. We have manuscripts, maps, newspapers, magazines, prints and drawings, music scores, and patents. We operate the world’s largest document delivery service providing millions of items a year to customers all over the world. What matters to us is that we preserve the national memory and enable knowledge to be created both now and in the future.

In return we offer a competitive salary and a number of excellent benefits. Our pension scheme is one of the most valuable benefits we offer, as our staff can become members of the Alpha Pension Scheme where the Library contributes 26.6% (this may be higher dependant on grade) . Another significant benefit the Library provides is the provision of a flexible working hours scheme which could allow you to work your hours flexibly over the week and to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3 month period. This is on top of 25 days holiday from entry and public and privilege holidays.

For further information and to apply, please visit www.bl.uk/careers quoting vacancy ref: 03008

Closing date: 10 November 2019

Interview date: 2 December 2019

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident employer, and make a commitment to recruit and support disabled people. We guarantee an interview for disabled candidates who meet the minimum (essential) requirements for a vacancy.