Acquisitions Co-ordinator

Libraries & Academic Enhancement

Our Information and Library Services Directorate delivers award winning IT services and support, library, academic and digital skills and learning enhancement to staff and students across the university. Our digital mission is to ensure everyone in our community is equipped to effectively use digital services, data and technology with confidence, efficiency and creativity in their learning, teaching, research and organisational support.

This post will facilitate the smooth running of library acquisitions. You will co-ordinate acquisitions processes for the entire lifecycle of library materials (including books, journals and other resources, in all formats), from raising purchase orders, receipting and ordering, to payment of invoices, managing budgets through to MARC record editing and online activation.  

Ensuring that our acquisition processes provide timely and seamless access to information resources, will be a key part of the role. 

You will have experience of working in a library environment, have a high level of numeracy and attention to detail, be enthusiastic about working with people and collections, and have a flexible approach to your work with a willingness to learn new tools and to develop new skills.

To find out more about our team, visit our Digital Recruitment webpage.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Nadine Edwards on N.C.Edwards@greenwich.ac.uk or via ils-admin@greenwich.ac.uk 

Should you have any queries please contact the People Directorate Team on peopleoperationsils@greenwich.ac.uk    

We operate a hybrid working policy, as set out in the University’s Working Principles and Guidelines.

Further details of the fantastic benefits and what we offer can be found here: Our benefits - what we offer | Jobs and careers | University of Greenwich

To apply, please visit the University of Greenwich vacancies page and complete all details, including the supporting statements (please note attached CVs and personal statements will not be seen by the recruitment panel at the application stage). Current Vacancies - Jobs at Greenwich 

You don’t meet all the requirements?
Studies show that women and Black, Asian and minority ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every criteria. So if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we’d love you to still apply. You might just be the person we’re looking for.

We are looking for people who can help us achieve our Strategic Plan, through the values we expect for our whole university community, of being Inclusive, Collaborative and Impactful.

The university welcomes people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help the university to achieve its mission. 

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff, and removing barriers to improve inclusion. 

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form. 

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Further details:
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