Job Summary

We are looking for a Programme Support Officer to join the Living Knowledge Network team at the British Library.

Job Description

The Living Knowledge Network (LKN) is a UK-wide partnership of over 30 national and public libraries created by the British Library, which supports libraries to meaningfully connect with their communities by sharing the UK’s national heritage and through cultural programming.

In your role as Programme Support Officer,

• you’ll help deliver cultural programmes for public libraries, including events, exhibitions and training through providing organisational assistance and feeding into programme planning.
• You will support the planning, design, delivery and evaluation of the annual LKN panel exhibition, particularly sourcing and securing copyright clearance for images, creating additional exhibition resources for partner libraries, overseeing the logistics of exhibition panel delivery to all LKN partners and tracking activities organised by LKN partner libraries.
• Working closely with the Live Screening Producer, you will provide partner libraries with key information, support materials and marketing assets ahead of LKN events including live streaming events.
• For the skill sharing and professional development programme you will research new speakers, analyse participant feedback and market the webinar programme.
• You will support the promotion of nationwide cultural events and exhibition seasons internally and externally through regularly updating the LKN website, creating content for blogs, contributing to social media channel posts and unearthing content for newsletters.
• You will report to the LKN Programmes Lead and will be part of a small team of people who are passionate about public libraries and their impact on people’s lives.

Please review the full advert on the British Library website for further information