Job Opportunity: Head Librarian (6 months, fixed-term)
The Scottish Poetry Library is offering a six months, fixed-term opportunity for the role of Head Librarian. This role may suit a librarian seeking a career development break (sabbatical).
- Salary: £25,000 per annum
- Closing date for expressions of interest: Friday, 18th January 2019
- Interview date: Monday, 28th January 2019
The Scottish Poetry Library is seeking a motivated and innovative individual to join its small but dedicated team as our temporary Head Librarian to manage and develop our physical and digital collections, and library service staff. The successful candidate will be a professionally qualified librarian. A commitment to providing high-quality customer services to develop a welcoming environment is important. Candidates should be able to demonstrate an affinity for and understanding of the cultural, social and wellbeing benefits brought about by public engagement and participation with poetry and poets.
The SPL has recently undertaken a review of its library service, and the role and tasks of library staff in particular. As a result, the successful candidate will be able to help shape how the library service will deliver to the ambitions of our business plan and support our values of being welcoming, being compassionate and transforming lives through poetry. We have recently launched a new website and will be seeking to further promote our collections and resources digitally.
To apply: Please send your CV with a covering letter to Asif Khan, SPL Director at asif.khan@spl.org.uk
If required, please have permission of your line manager before expressing an interest in the role.
For further details, please click here.
Job Opportunity: Assistant Librarian (6 months, fixed-term)
The Scottish Poetry Library is offering a six months, fixed-term opportunity for the role of Assistant Librarian. This role may suit a librarian seeking a career development break (sabbatical).
- Salary: £18,500 per annum
- Closing date for expressions of interest: Friday, 18th January 2019
- Interview date: Tuesday, 29th January 2019
The Scottish Poetry Library is seeking a motivated individual to join its small but dedicated team as our temporary Assistant Librarian to support the Head Librarian to deliver a high quality, customer-focused and welcoming environment. Candidates should be able to demonstrate an affinity for and understanding of the cultural, social and wellbeing benefits brought about by public engagement and participation with poetry and poets.
The SPL has recently undertaken a review of its library service, and the role and tasks of library staff in particular. As a result, the successful candidate will be able to help shape how the library service will deliver to the ambitions of our business plan and support our values of being welcoming, being compassionate and transforming lives through poetry. We have recently launched a new website and will be seeking to further promote our collections and resources digitally.
To apply: Please send your CV with a covering letter to Asif Khan, SPL Director at asif.khan@spl.org.uk
If required, please have permission of your line manager before expressing an interest in the role.
For further details of the post, click here.
Job Opportunity: Edwin Morgan Centenary Coordinator
Reporting to: Steering Committee (Edwin Morgan Trust plus other stakeholders)
Salary: £27,000 (pro rata)
2020 will see the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Edwin Morgan. The Edwin Morgan Trust aims to mark this centenary by bringing together curators, creative artists and academics to celebrate the poet’s range of interests and ongoing creative impact, and to provide opportunities for public engagement, scholarship, knowledge exchange and new work.
The Trust is looking to appoint an experienced part-time coordinator. This post will be 3 days/week over eight months, based in Glasgow, with a start date as soon as possible after interview.
Purpose:
1. To function as point of contact between stakeholders involved in the celebrations, scheduled to run from April 2020 to March 2021.
2. To coordinate communication, scheduling, and planning of all partners’ events and activities.
3. To assist in strategy building, administrative support, fundraising, programme management, the developing of new and existing collaborations and relationships, and to provide support where required in all tasks relating to the preparation and facilitation of stakeholders’ centenary plans.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Act as point-of-contact to liaise and meet regularly with all partners, taking responsibility for communication and sharing of information, and provide feedback on progress;
• Create, manage, and disseminate a rolling update of proposed and ongoing activities to all stakeholders; tracking the progress of such plans to best harness resources, publicity, audience awareness, and development opportunities;
• Help identify partners to produce a programme of events, including activities planned by non-stakeholders, and across the wider cultural sector;
• Work with steering group to identify potential relationships, connections, funding opportunities, and collaborations across the arts sector and beyond;
• Ensure all information is shared with sensitivity. Demonstrate awareness of data protection and copyright legislation;
• Work with artists and organisations to commission new creative responses to Edwin Morgan material;
• Assist with administration, publicity, permission and copyright clearance for the proposed Morgan exhibition;
• Work closely with the steering group to establish goals and ensure they are achieved.
• Establish and maintain agreed timetables and budgets.
Location: Glasgow City
For further information, please contact EMTMorgan100@gmail.com (EMTMorgan100@gmail.com), or visit http://www.edwinmorganaward.com/
The deadline is Monday 28 January 2019 at 09:00.
