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Dear List members, I would like to draw your attention to the following opportunity:
Librarian
Part-time, 24 hours per week
£19,200 per annum (FTE £32,000 per annum)
Permanent
The National Portrait Gallery houses a unique collection of portraits of the men and women who have helped shape British history and culture. Now numbering over 12,000 portraits the primary collection embraces every medium - oil paintings, drawings, miniatures, photographs, mixed/new media and sculpture. Besides this the Gallery has a photographs collection of 250,000 images and a reference collection of 80,000 prints. The Gallery has had an increasingly high public profile and now attracts over 2 million visitors to its galleries and regional partnerships.
We are currently seeking a Librarian to join our Archive and Library team on a part-time basis.
Reporting to the Senior Archive and Library Manager, the Librarian is responsible for developing, cataloguing and caring for the library stock of books, exhibition and collection catalogues and periodicals, including rare materials.
Additionally, the Librarian has day-to-day contact with the public and other Gallery staff, and is responsible for providing them with an efficient and friendly information service.
The successful candidate will have a degree in a relevant subject and a recognised qualification in librarianship or information management. They will be able to demonstrate experience and skills gained within a research environment, using electronic library management systems and implementing professional cataloguing standards. In addition to possessing excellent communication and interpersonal skills, they will demonstrate high IT proficiency and excellent attention to detail.
Full details of this role and how to apply are available at http://www.npg.org.uk/about/jobs/current-vacancies/vacancy-details?AdvertReference=NOV20172731
Closing date for returned applications is 9.00am on Thursday, 7th December 2017. Interviews will be held on Thursday, 14th December 2017. Please indicate on your application form if you will be unable to make this particular date.
The Gallery is committed to equality and diversity.
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