Librarian

Core responsibilities:

• Administer and develop the Library Management System (Soutron) and resource discovery service (EBSCO Discovery)
• Catalog print and online resources and manage the repository for the Institute's publications
• Provide user education, training and support for online resources
• Staff the Enquiry Desk and answer enquiries using a range of resources

This role helps maintain an internationally important collection and archive that draws scholars from around the world, supporting research and knowledge dissemination on global issues.

Required qualifications:

• Professional qualification in librarianship
• Experience administering library management systems, discovery services and working with online resources
• Excellent IT skills, including database searching and Excel
• Working knowledge of cataloguing
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience answering enquiries using a range of resources

Benefits include approximately 37 days annual leave (including public holidays and Chatham House closure days), pension salary exchange, employee assistance programme, parental leave, flexible working and other benefits designed to suit your lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging and intellectually stimulating environment.

Salary: £33,000 - £37,000 per year (Dependent on experience).

Chatham House is an international affairs think tank with a library and information service over 100 years old that holds an internationally important collection and archive drawing scholars from around the world.