Legal Deposit Serials/Newspaper Processing Team Manager

Location: Boston Spa

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (36 hours)

Grade: C

Salary: £28,152 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

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Content Acquisition Processing. We are seeking to recruit a team manager with proven people management skills. You will be managing a team of twelve staff responsible for the ordering, claiming and receipting of print Serials/Newspaper content acquired under the Legal Deposit legislation. The successful candidate will work with an experienced and supportive management team to deliver a high level of service that supports the British Library’s content strategy.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• Strong people management skills, including the ability to motivate and develop staff.

• Good communication skills, able to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels.

• Ability to manage resources and workloads, and good time management to meet deadlines.

• Ability to respond proactively and constructively to departmental change management processes.

• Some evidence of analytical skills.

• Computer literate, with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel, with proven ability of working with databases to retrieve or create data.

Due to the nature of the role, the day-to-day management of staff and related workflows, the successful candidate 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

• 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 04 October 2026

If you have any questions, please contact: BL-recruitment@bl.uk