Legal Deposit Serials/Newspaper Processing Team Manager

Legal Deposit Serials/Newspaper Processing Team Manager

The British Library Closing date: Sun, 04 Oct 2026

Artform: Libraries
Role: Customer Service
Contract: Permanent
Yorkshire

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 "> published -

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Content Acquisition Processing. We are seeking to recruit a team manager with proven people management skills.

Job Description

You will be managing a team of twelve staff responsible for the ordering, claiming and receipting of print Serials/Newspaper content acquired under the Legal Deposit legislation. The successful candidate will work with an experienced and supportive management team to deliver a high level of service that supports the British Library's content strategy.

Job Requirements

Due to the nature of the role, the day-to-day management of staff and related workflows, the successful candidate would be required to work predominantly on site.

Job Responsibilities

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

- Strong people management skills, including the ability to motivate and develop staff.
- Good communication skills, able to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels.
- Ability to manage resources and workloads, and good time management to meet deadlines.
- Ability to respond proactively and constructively to departmental change management processes.
- Some evidence of analytical skills.
- Computer literate, with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel, with proven ability of working with databases to retrieve or create data.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Legal Deposit Serials/Newspaper Processing Team Manager
  • Salary: £25k-£30k
  • Hours: Full time
  • Artform: Libraries
  • Role: Customer Service
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Sun, 04 Oct 2026
  • Location:
    Yorkshire