ID 215 – Librarian


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Details

Reference number

316510

Salary

£26,900 – £30,610

Job grade

Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

Chief Operating Officer’s Group

Type of role

Library

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

Cathays, Cardiff

Job summary

The Welsh Government’s Library provides information and research services to policy and legal teams based in multiple locations. The library collection comprises print and digital information supporting the development of policy and legislation in Wales and includes the official publications archive.  The Library’s print collection is held in Cardiff although many services such as training, literature searching and enquiries are provided remotely. 

We are seeking a librarian to fill a permanent vacancy created by staff moves within the team. 

Job description

You’ll be part of a team providing a high quality fast paced research service as well as other services to all Welsh Government staff.  You’ll use your professional skills and knowledge to:

  • Carry out literature searches working with our customers to define requirements and deliver information to support policy and legal teams within Welsh Government.
  • Cataloguing of digital and print publications, including the capture of publications for the Welsh Government’s publications archive.
  • Support the development of the library management system.
  • Respond to customer enquiries.
  • Provide training: information literacy, induction and the use of the internet & electronic resources (online database) training.
  • Engage with customers and stakeholders as an advocate of library services.

Person specification

  • Answer a wide range of research enquiries (literature searches) from Legal & Policy staff, WG divisions and other government departments using open source information.
  • Cataloguing & Resource management including collection development, cataloguing, LMS support and maintaining the archive of official publications.
  • Enquiry desk duties, including handling queries, issues and complaints about our products and services by listening to our customers and improving our products and processes as a result.
  • Training activities (information literacy), the use of the internet & electronic resources (online database) training.
  • Advice & guidance on information management matters.
  • Marketing & promotion and of our products and services.

Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

All Welsh Government staff are members of the Civil Service, and as a result are eligible for:

  • Civil Service Pension Scheme
  • 31 days annual leave (pro-rated for part time)
  • training and development opportunities
  • Cycle2Work Scheme
  • Smart Working flexible working arrangement
  • Green Car Scheme (subject to availability)

If you are an active Civil Service Pension member you can continue your membership throughout your employment with us.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours.

Welsh Government, like all other Government Departments use Success Profiles when we recruit. For each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job. It raises performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

The selection process and stages are:

Number of Stages: 2 stage process
Stage 1 Application Form
Stage 2 Interview

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : Information, Library and Archive Services
  • Email : library-enquiries@gov.wales

Recruitment team

  • Email : sharedservicehelpdesk@gov.wales
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