Job Description

Ref Number

B25-00201

Professional Expertise

Libraries, museums, theatres and open science

Department

Vice-Provost (Faculties) (B25)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Part time

Salary

35,930-41,255

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

02-Jul-2025

About us

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UCL is London's global university. LCCOS - Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science - provides outstanding staff, services and resources to support the world-class research, education and enterprise that is undertaken in UCL, and connects the world with UCL through innovative programming and engagement activities. LCCOS is acknowledged as an international leader in Open Science and Scholarship.



The LCCOS family comprises 4 museums and allied object collections, 14 libraries, the UCL Student Centre, Special Collections facilities, multiple additional learning spaces, the Bloomsbury Theatre and a substantial off-site storage facility. We also provide comprehensive services to healthcare staff through our partnerships with 6 NHS Trusts. LCCOS holds the UK Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Award, The National Archives (TNA) Archives Service Accreditation, and Arts Council England Museum Accreditation. The combined staff in UCL LCCOS totals around 440.

About the role

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UCL's Open Access Team delivers green and gold open access services for all UCL academics, including facilitating compliance with funders' open access policies, and managing open access budgets and publisher agreements. The Open Access Advisors are responsible for the day-to-day running of key open access services.




Working in a small team, the postholder will advise academics on gold open access and research funders' policies (including UKRI, Wellcome, CRUK and BHF), implement workflows for publisher agreements, organise gold open access payments, advise on rights retention and contribute to service developments.



This is a grade 6 role. The salary is 35,930 per annum, including London Allowance, pro-rated (i.e. 17,965).



This role is an open-ended contract with an initial funding end date of 31 Mar 2026, with the possibility of extension beyond that date.



This role is eligible for hybrid working with a minimum of one day per fortnight on site.



This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.



This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require the right to work in the UK to carry out this role.

About you

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We are looking for candidates who in particular have the following experience and skills: a thorough understanding of open access issues; practical experience of delivering open access services; and experience of organising team processes and processing financial information electronically.




The work pattern for the role will be agreed with the line manager.

Further details

The advert will close on the published date at 23:59 GMT. Interviews will be carried out online.



A job description and person specification can be accessed from the link at the bottom of this page.



To apply, please provide:


An up-to-date CV, including as a minimum detail of your current employment, salary and notice period, details of any former employment and your education history. A supporting statement, showing how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria marked 'Application' in the Person Specification found within the for this post. Your statement should be provided using the free text box under 'Questionnaire'.

If you have any queries about the role or have any queries about the application process, please contact lccos-jobs@ucl.ac.uk, quoting the job title and reference number.



Further information about UCL LCCOS can be found on our website https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/



The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work - please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.

What we offer

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Annual leave & Work life balance


27 days annual leave + 6 closure days (Christmas and Easter) as well as statutory holidays Hybrid and flexible working Ability to buy 5 additional annual leave days

Children & Family


Enhanced maternity, adoption, paternity leave Carer's leave Workplace nursery

Other benefits



We also offer some great benefits some of which are defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE); cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan; on-site gym etc. As part of the UCL community you can access free lunch hour lectures, exhibitions and museums and collections. On campus UCL has the Bloomsbury theatre hosting a range of performances and a series of bars, cafes and other facilities, which UCL staff can use.



Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department is working towards an Athena SWAN award. We are committed to advancing gender equality within our department.



You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/