Lead Curator, Digital Mapping

Location: Boston Spa / St Pancras
Hours: Permanent – Full time
Grade: A
Salary: £37,538 (BPS) / £40,950 (STP) per annum

In this role, you will lead in managing the collections and services for born-digital maps and mappable data created from our collections. You will take a leading role in developing the national collection of contemporary digital maps, and in the continuing development of tools, methods and policies to ensure that these collections are used for research now and available for research and consultation by future generations.

This post is located within the Contemporary British Collections team, and you will work closely with a wide variety of collections, including the UK Web Archive, News, Emerging Formats (e.g. publications delivered as apps), as well as our world-class collections of Maps, Plans and Topographical Views. Innovation is a significant element of this role, and you will work with our Digital Scholarship team, map curators in other Legal Deposit Libraries, and research teams and cultural organisations in the UK and internationally to support new services and research using our data.

You will have a sound knowledge of contemporary cartography, in particular as related to digital maps. Experience of use of digital maps and/or mappable data at first degree level is required. You should have strong skills and experience in managing change, influencing and persuading and in motivating teams across disciplines and organisational structures. Contemporary British Collections represents the diverse range of experience and culture in the UK, and we welcome applications from candidates that help us broaden our own experience within the team.

In return, we offer a competitive salary and a number of excellent benefits. Our pension scheme is one of the most valuable benefits we offer, as our staff can become members of the Alpha Pension Scheme where the Library contributes a minimum of 28.97% (this may be higher dependant on grade). Another significant benefit the Library provides is the provision of a flexible working hours scheme which could allow you to work your hours flexibly over the week and to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3 month period. This is on top of 25 days holiday from entry and public and privilege holidays. This role qualifies for a digital allowance.

Closing date: 06 January 2025
Interview date: TBC

We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role, as it does not meet the eligibility criteria required for this immigration route.