Assistant Librarian, Collections and Content

The Role The National Art Library (NAL) at the V&A is Britain’s foremost research and reference library on art and design, open to all. It also holds the V&A’s curatorial collections of the art and design of the book. We are seeking a suitably qualified Assistant Librarian to cover maternity leave. The post is based in the NAL’s Collections and Content team where the core duties are the selection, processing and cataloguing of new acquisitions. Specific duties of this post will include the training and supervision of volunteers and non-professional staff adding records to the library catalogue. All Assistant Librarians contribute to the delivery of onsite and online services and regular public outreach activities.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrable interest in and knowledge of the subjects covered by the Museum’s and the Library’s collections. They will be an efficient, results-oriented individual, meticulous, with a keen attention to detail. They will be able to demonstrate an aptitude for MARC cataloguing as well as excellent inter-personal and customer services skills, including public presentation. They should also be confident working in a digital environment and have an interest in the application of library management systems.

The National Art Library is part of the V&A Research Institute (VARI) alongside the V&A Archive and extensive archive collections on art and design and theatre and performance.

The V&A The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.

Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, and to enrich people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience.

Benefits Generous pension scheme 29 days plus bank holidays Flexible working Tickets to V&A exhibitions Subsidised staff canteen 25% discount in V&A shops Give as you earn scheme Bicycle loan Interest-free season ticket Interest-free rental deposit loan Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike Wide range of training and professional development opportunities Employee Assistance Programme Staff diversity networks

ED&I at The V&A At the V&A, we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for all and strive to go above and beyond public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010.