Location
Brighton
Hours
Full-time considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE (37.5 hours). Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Salary
Grade 8 starting at £46,485 to £55,295 per annum, pro rata if part time.
Contract Type
Permanent
About the role
The Content and Discovery Senior Manager leads the Acquisition, Reading List, and Metadata teams, driving the future of how knowledge is accessed and delivered in both digital and physical formats. This is an essential role for the Library; you’ll be shaping our content journey, ensuring seamless integration of innovative technology and user-centred experiences. By building strong relationships with a diverse range of content providers and other stakeholders, you’ll deliver effective licensing, discovery, and access to a wide variety of scholarly materials.
You’ll play a vital role in transforming how content is curated and consumed, ensuring the Library remains at the forefront of emerging trends in academic publishing, open access, and the evolving expectations of users. Leading a talented team of approximately 15 FTE, you’ll inspire continuous improvement and innovation making bold strides to enhance the Library’s impact.
Operating with a multi-million-pound content budget, you’ll collaborate with colleagues in Procurement and across the University to secure a sustainable financial future, all while navigating the exciting challenges of an ever-changing information landscape. You’ll work with the Library Management Team to deliver on a Library vision that aligns with broader institutional strategy and shape the future of Library services.
About you
You're a skilled and knowledgeable professional with strong management abilities, you excel in organising projects, delegating tasks, and communicating complex information clearly to diverse audiences. Analytical and data-driven, you make informed decisions that add real value. A natural collaborator, you build relationships easily and have the influence and negotiation skills to drive results. You bring a customer-focused approach to information services, along with knowledge of copyright, licensing, and trends in library content management.
About our Division
Founded in 1961, the University Library is an important research facility with exceptional services and internationally significant collections. Today the Library is far more than a building and a collection of printed materials. Now, as part of the Division of Library, Culture and Heritage, it plays a central role in the creation, publication, application and preservation of knowledge and research at our thriving University.
As a crucial partner in the University’s learning and research agendas, the Library constantly seeks ways to be as closely connected as possible to the changing nature of the work of Schools to contribute fully to the enrichment of the lives of their students and the advancement of their research. It also plays a key role in civic engagement, particularly through the Keep, an archive service managed in partnership with East Sussex County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council.
Why work here
Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme.
Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.
Further Key Information
Please contact Bethany Logan, Associate Director, Library (B.C.Logan@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.
The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK.
Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role may be eligible for sponsorship. Please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page for further information about Visa Sponsorship.
Expected Interview Date
To Be Confirmed
Expected Start Date
January 2025
Fixed Term Contract Duration
Not Applicable
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