Location: Boston Spa
Contract: Fixed term (24 months)
Hours: Full time (36 hours)
Grade: D
Salary: £25,179 per annum
This is the starting salary for this role, unless the successful candidate is able to evidence being in receipt of a higher salary, in which case this may be reviewed.
About the role
The British Library is seeking to recruit four people to join the Acquisition Processing teams based at our Boston Spa site. The teams are responsible for acquiring and processing print and/or digital content in accordance with the British Library’s content development strategy. You will be working within a team-based environment, and the main duties include ordering of monograph and serial titles, the accurate recording of items to be added to the collections, as well as dealing with enquiries from suppliers/publishers with regards to the acquisition/ingest of material.
Therefore, we are looking for someone with the following essential skills:
- Strong service delivery and customer focus with proven ability to meet deadlines/targets;
- Computer literate, good working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel, and proven ability at working with PCs to retrieve or create data;
- Displays initiative in problem solving and prioritising duties;
- Ability to display a flexible approach and work as part of a team;
- Good oral and written communication skills in order to liaise with both internal and external parties.
Due to the nature of the role, the day-to-day handling of collection items, and related workflows, successful candidates would be required to work predominantly on site.
For more information, please refer to the Job Profile.
About us
We are the national library of the UK and we are here for everyone. Our shelves hold over 170 million items – a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we aim to collect everything published in the UK today, tomorrow and far into the future. Our trusted experts care for this collection and open it up for everyone to spark new discoveries, ideas and to help people do incredible things.
What we can offer you
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Access to a defined-benefit Civil Service pension scheme.
- Flexible working arrangements, including flexi-time.
- 25 days' holiday plus 2.5 privilege days.
- Full details of employee benefits can be found on our Careers: Benefits
Things you need to know
We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role.- Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check (DBS check).
- Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn.
- We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and disabled candidates. Creating an inclusive workplace is the core of our business and a way to engage the diversity of thought that is essential to achieve our aims.
Closing date: 23:59 on 08 June 2026
