Collections Engagement Principal Library Assistant

Organisation
University of Southampton
Contact Email
pjcm@soton.ac.uk
Mission group (if applicable)
Russell Group
FTE staff per library service
100 - 149
Sector
Higher Education
Job role area
archives and special collections
content and cataloguing
customer experience
business and/or management support
engagement and/or communications
Last uploaded
12/08/2026
Last reviewed
3 Year
Summary

Collections Engagement Principal Library Assistant provides comprehensive support in the areas of collections engagement, specialist collections, and communications. This will be primarily in the areas of law and maritime law.

This role involves administrative support, answering queries, cataloguing specialist collections, liaising with Acquisitions, planning and organizing events, conducting research, providing mentoring, contributing to special projects, and other duties as assigned. The ideal candidate should have skills equivalent to the achievement of HNC, A-Level, NVQ3 with relevant work experience, understanding of relevant University systems, and ability to accurately analyze and interpret complex data. The job requires occasional work outside normal working hours and may require working at different campus locations.