Salary: £38,900

Closing date: Sunday, 10 August 2025

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract until December 2026

Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library exploring health and human experience, where you can enjoy exhibitions, museum and library collections, public events, and a vibrant shop and café. We also publish books and online stories.

This is a great time to join Wellcome Collection as we embark on an exciting period of change. Wellcome Collection has recently introduced a new ten-year strategy, and this role will play an important part in bringing to life our vision of a world where everyone’s experience of health matters.

Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome Trust, a global charitable foundation that supports science to build a healthier future for everyone. Wellcome Trust plans to spend £16bn over the next ten years, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease and climate and health.

We are looking for a Librarian to join our team of Librarians, Archivists, and Collections Information Officers on a full-time, 18-month basis.

Where in Wellcome will I be working?

You will be working as part of the Collections Information team, which is part of the Collections & Digital department at Wellcome Collection, reporting to the Collections Information Lead (Cataloguing).

What will I be doing?

The Collections Information team creates and maintains a diverse range of descriptive, bibliographic and management information about Wellcome’s collections. We want to maximise access and use of our collections by taking an audience-focused approach whenever we create collection information.

As a Librarian, you will be:

• Joining a multidisciplinary team that undertakes a mix of cataloguing, inventory, sensitivity review and metadata enhancement, working in partnership to ensure that access to the collections is always lawful, ethical, and responsible.
• Cataloguing and classifying across a wide range of collections, both analogue and digital, with a focus on our printed and published, AV and visual materials collections
• Supporting the team with data clean-up and other tasks in preparation for changing Library systems as part of the Wellcome Collection Systems Transformation programme
• Working systematically to ensure that all collections are documented to at least the minimal viable level required to maintain Museum and Archive Service accredited status
• Contributing to the development and documentation of collection information and procedural guidelines
• Contributing, developing and testing potential new approaches to cataloguing, metadata and catalogue record enhancements to improve accuracy, consistency, interoperability or accessibility of our collections information
• Handling personal and other sensitive data in accordance with UK Data Protection legislation and Wellcome Collection policy and procedures, carrying out reviews of collection material as required.
• Engaging with colleagues and external audiences to raise awareness of collections and professional practice

Is this job for me?  

We are looking for a candidate who has strong experience in cataloguing printed and published library materials, including print and e-journals, and who is passionate about making collection materials available for a wide range of audiences. You will have excellent teamwork skills, with experience of working collaboratively to meet objectives.

To apply for this role, please submit an updated CV and answer 2 application questions to demonstrate that you meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Minimum Criteria

• Sound experience of cataloguing printed/published library materials, including print and e-journals
• Excellent knowledge of RDA, AACR2 and MARC 21
• Knowledge and experience of using widely accepted descriptive standards and schema; of organising information; and of subject indexing

You can view the full job description on our website.

You can read more about the benefits we offer our employees on our website. 

Our Hybrid Way of Working 

We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work, and we strive to build a flexible working environment in which people can perform at their best. We are currently working 3 days per week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays) from our Euston Road offices (as part of our hybrid Ways of Working) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.  

Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do

Diversity and Inclusion are a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. Please visit our website for more information on adjustments and accessibility, or contact us at jobs@wellcome.org.

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