UCFB are looking to appoint a Librarian to join the Wembley Campus.
The role of the Library and Learning Development Department is key, working in tandem with the academic departments to support and enhance the experience and learning outcomes of UCFB students.
The Librarian will be expected to utilise their skills and expertise to manage both the day to day library provision and continuously develop and enhance the Institution’s library services provision, in support of student academic success and the Institution’s strategic development plans.
Key Tasks
- Line Management of the Library team including the Assistant Librarian and Study Skills Advisors.
- Represent the Institution Library Service at Academic Briefings, other appropriate internal and external working groups, committees and external professional events and forums.
- Actively develop and promote the services on offer from the Library and the wider department to internal stakeholders
- Content creation and management of the Library’s Moodle pages, liaising with the IT team as appropriate to ensure that Library content is kept up to date, accessible and engaging
- Work in collaboration with the Deputy Dean, Learning & Development to expand the range of traditional and innovative Library, Academic and Study Skills orientated support programmes and materials available to the student community
- Support as required the delivery of Departmental milestone activities/events e.g. Open days, outreach events, enrolment, inductions, library and study skills workshops and drop-ins
Please see job description below for further details and person specification
University Campus of Football Business (UCFB) is a world first in sports education. Proudly the UK’s fastest-growing higher education institution since our launch in 2011, UCFB’s campuses are based at the iconic Wembley Stadium and Etihad Stadium.
In 2020, UCFB launched the Global Institute of Sport (GIS), the new home of our Master’s degrees and executive education in the UK, online and at inspirational stadiums including at Inter Miami CF Stadium, the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia, New York’s Red Bull Arena and Toronto’s BMO Field.
Our collaborations with elite sports organisations allow us to lead the field in producing the next generation of graduates. Partners include The Football Association, Kick It Out, the League Managers Association, the National League and the Rugby Football League domestically, as well as our global hub partners in the USA, Canada and Australia.
