Permanent, full-time post based in Central London, WC1

Responsible to: The Director

The Wiener Library is Britain’s largest archive on the Holocaust and Nazi era and modern genocide. Founded in 1933 in Amsterdam the Library’s holdings span all types of resources, focusing on the Holocaust, its causes and consequences. The collections are continuing to grow through donations and acquisitions. In the past five years the Library has undergone major transformation and expansion. Our digital collections have grown dramatically and our outreach and research activities have also expanded. The Head of Collections will provide a strategic vision in a role where digital technology, digitised archive materials, web and social media marketing and outreach and research activities are closely integrated with collections work. The strategic goal of The Wiener Library is to serve as Britain’s Holocaust Archive. This means that the collections of the Library must be developed in such a way as to promote the institution’s reputation as the nation’s premier specialist collection for research and learning about the Holocaust and other genocides. The Library’s Head of Collections will need to support, sustain and shape the growth of the Library’s collections accordingly, both physical and digital.

For more information please visit the Wiener Library website.

How to Apply  

Please send your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience to:   Ben Barkow The Wiener Library, 29 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DP or bbarkow@wienerlibrary.co.uk.  

The closing date for applications is Friday, 30 June 2017. Applications must be received by 5.30pm.  

For an informal talk about this position, please contact Ben Barkow, on 020 7636 7247 or bbarkow@wienerlibrary.co.uk.