Senior Library Assistant (Middle East)

Location: Osney One Building, Osney Mead, Oxford, 0X2 0EW

About the role

The Bodleian Library is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic individual to join the Asian and Middle Eastern Technical Services Team based at the Bodleian Osney One Building as Senior Library Assistant (Middle East).  The role will involve all aspects of technical services work (acquisitions, resource description, classification) relating to Middle Eastern Material.

You will be responsible for ordering, receiving, claiming and  invoicing and cataloguing of Middle Eastern Materials in all formats. You will also liaise with the relevant subject librarians, the Asian and Middle Eastern Technical Services Manager and also with vendors and other staff.

This is a permanent, part-time position, working 21.9 hours per week. Some remote working may be possible after training, up to equivalent of 1 day per week by agreement with line manager. During peak times working onsite is essential.

This role requires some regular manual handling – full training will be given.

About You

You will have a good reading and writing knowledge  of Arabic/Persian and ideally another Middle Eastern language as well as good written and oral communication skills in English. You will have good IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office (especially word, excel, outlook, teams). You will also have experience of structured data entry in an online environment (preferably Alma).

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting evidence form using the attached template as part of your online application. Your supporting evidence form should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. Both documents listed above must be submitted to be considered for this position.

We aim to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss training and professional development opportunities. The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Angela Arnold, Asian and Middle Eastern Technical Services Manager, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (angela.arnold@bodleian.ox.ac.uk). General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk).

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (BST) on Wednesday 28 August 2024 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 1 October 2024.

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