What makes Goldsmiths unique? 

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About the Department

This is your chance to be part of modern, successful, people focused library service. Joining us, you’ll get the chance to learn new skills, explore your interests, and get involved in exciting new projects. Our Library at Goldsmiths is at the heart of academic life and the student experience on campus. We have a strong culture of delivering reliable, high quality services, resources and support to all our academic schools and visitors and we are passionate about continually innovating, developing and improving our offer. Our Special Collections and Archives bring these distinctive Goldsmiths strengths together, with collections that are open to all and reflect Goldsmiths’influential position in the creative and performing arts, with collections including the Goldsmiths Textile Collection & Constance Howard Gallery, the Daphne Oram Collection and the Women’s Art Library. We are proud of our highly skilled, collaborative staff and of our unique resources, which enable us to support our community in their learning, teaching, scholarship and research.

About the role

The Senior Library Assistant role is key to student and staff experience of Library services at Goldsmiths, delivering an exemplary service to Library customers. This role is based within Special Collections and Archives, while working collaboratively across the Library with the support, leadership and supervision of Library Supervisors and specialist staff to carry out a range of processes including collection and stock management, circulation, space management, interlending, data entry and Library membership. This role is the first point of contact for first-line and more complex enquiries and support, working independently to resolve issues and support library customers to ensure our physical and online spaces operate smoothly.

About the candidate 

You will be a collaborative and adaptable professional with experience in archives, libraries, information services, or customer service environments. You will bring the ability to take responsibility for day-to-day service supervision, ensuring smooth and effective operations. Your exemplary communication skills will enable you to work successfully across teams, support colleagues, resolve complex enquiries, and build strong working relationships to help deliver high-quality services. Confident in administration, you will be highly organised, detail-oriented, and bring strong data handling and analysis capabilities.

Benefits 

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 22 days’ annual leave plus six paid closure days (four at Christmas and two at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club, staff networks and creative writing classes.

Closing Date: 28 Sep 2026

Department: Professional Services

Salary: £34,925 to £39,297 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting

What makes Goldsmiths unique?

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About the department 

The Faculty Directorate provides strategic and operational leadership across Goldsmiths’ academic schools, supporting Executive Deans, Heads of School and academic staff. It supports planning, finance, HR and estates functions, ensuring effective resource management, policy implementation and service delivery while enabling the faculties to achieve their academic and institutional objectives.

About the role

As Director of Faculty Operations, you will play a pivotal leadership role at Goldsmiths, working closely with senior academic and professional services leaders to shape strategy, drive operational excellence and lead organisational change. You'll oversee planning, finance, governance, estates and people management across our two dynamic faculties

About the candidate

 You are an experienced and influential leader with a track record of delivering strategic and operational success in complex organisations. Collaborative, analytical and solutions-focused, you excel at leading teams, managing change and building strong stakeholder relationships. You bring the confidence, judgement and vision to drive improvement and support organisational excellence.

Benefits

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 28 days’ annual leave plus six paid closure days (four at Christmas and two at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club, staff networks and creative writing classes.

Closing Date: 23 Sep 2026

Department: Professional Services

Salary: £73,177 to £75,255

What makes Goldsmiths unique?

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About the department

Goldsmiths Library is at the heart of our New Cross campus and plays a central role in our distinctive learning and research environment. Open 24/7, the Library provides access to around 259,000 print items and over 38,000 ebooks and welcomes around 187,000 visitors each year.

Through our collections, spaces, literacies and skills development and specialist expertise, we support students, researchers and the public to explore, create and think critically. Our approach reflects Goldsmiths’ wider commitment to creativity, collaboration, social justice and positive change, with our open and radically inclusive Library rooted in critical library practice and anti-racism.

Our Special Collections and Archives bring these distinctive Goldsmiths strengths together, with collections that are open to all and reflect Goldsmiths’ influential position in the creative and performing arts, with collections including the Goldsmiths Textile Collection & Constance Howard Gallery, the Daphne Oram Collection and the Women’s Art Library.

Find out more on the Goldsmiths Library website: https://www.gold.ac.uk/library/

Read the Library Framework, our strategic roadmap: https://www.gold.ac.uk/library/framework-2025/

About the role

The Collections and Discovery Manager provides operational management and oversight across the content management lifecycle for all types of resources and learning materials.

The role is based in our Systems and Content team and is responsible for managing staff, budgets, supplier relationships and operational processes that ensure Goldsmith’s students, researchers and staff can efficiently find, access and use the resources they need to support teaching and learning and research.

The Systems and Content team is key to student and academic experience at Goldsmiths, delivering an efficient, effective service in our provision of appropriate resources available at the customer's point of need.

About the candidate

You’ll be an experienced and adaptable professional with strong knowledge of collections, discovery and content lifecycle management. You’ll bring experience of managing budgets, suppliers, contracts and staff, alongside excellent communication and relationship-building skills. You’ll be proactive, collaborative and user-focused, with a commitment to inclusive, accessible and evidence-informed library services.

Benefits

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 28 days’ annual leave plus six paid closure days (four at Christmas and two at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club, staff networks and creative writing classes.

Closing Date: 23 Sep 2026

Department: Professional Services

Salary: £44,753 to £49,738 per annum, inclusive of London Weighting