Job Description

Salary

25,733 to 27,644 per annum pro rata

Contractual hours

18.5

Basis

Part time

Job category/type

Administration

Date posted

30/06/2025

Job reference

REQ05626

Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Background of department

Are you passionate about creating an outstanding university experience? Do you thrive in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to be part of a newly designed Student and Academic Services (SAS) Directorate at Canterbury Christ Church University.



As part of the Resources and Digital Resources team, you will work closely with colleagues to ensure the efficient and timely acquisition and discovery of learning and research resources. The Resources and Digital Discovery team manages the development and discovery of our physical and digital collections and the underpinning digital infrastructure. The team looks after the library management system, discovery system, reading list system and associated technology; manages the procurement of information resources in both print and digital form and advises on copyright and the licencing of resources. The team also provides the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) Scanning Services, Document Delivery Service and manages the CCCU Research Repository.

Role

As an

Acquisitions and Metadata Specialist

, your role is to contribute to the efficient and timely acquisition of learning resources (print, digital, artefacts and subscriptions) to agreed standards and processes. You will support resource provision services, including reading lists, CLA scanning and assist with research repository submissions. In addition, you will create and enhance metadata records to established standards, conducting quality checks on catalogue entries, repository records, and reading list materials to improve discoverability and the overall user experience.

You will have experience of library acquisitions activities and working with library management systems and/or discovery platforms ideally gained from working in an academic library setting. Skilled in customer service, you will be an effective communicator and produce clear written material. You will have strong IT and numeracy skills and a proven ability to collaborate effectively within teams. You work well under pressure, adapt to changing demands, and use initiative to solve problems. You are highly organised, detail-oriented, and take a methodical approach to tasks, working independently within set guidelines.

How will you work?

We are committed to supporting

flexible methods of working

wherever possible. For this role attendance will vary on a day-to-day basis and across the year but must purposefully align to the service being delivered and to the needs of our students, staff, and stakeholders. It is expected that the majority of your working time will be spent on campus.

How to apply

Start date for applications: 30th June 2025

Closing date for applications: 14th July 2025

Interviews are to be held: 24th July 2025



If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Theresa Thurston theresa.thurston@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ05626.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received.

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you. #yourCCCU

Our University is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work

Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.

Please ensure you include contact details of two

employment

referees in your application, one of which must be your current/ most recent line manager.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University's redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.



For more information about this role, please view the job description via the attachments link above.