International Office Co-ordinator

Location: St Pancras

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (36 hours)

Grade: C

Salary: £28,119 per annum

The British Library's International Team is seeking an International Office Co-ordinator to work with our partners across the world and coordinate the day-to-day activities in our International Office.

About the role

This role will act as a focal point of co-ordination for all International Office run activities, such as professional and diplomatic visits, tours, private views and events. Crucial to this role will be your great administrative skills, ability to connect with people, to think on your feet and to work with a variety of people both internally at the British Library and with international partners. Organisation will come naturally to you, and you will be adept at juggling multiple projects and deadlines. We are particularly keen to hear from people with a good experience of communicating across different cultures and good understanding of diversity.

About the International Team
Over the past 8 years, the British Library’s International Office has worked with partners around the world to advance knowledge and mutual understanding in a spirit of mutually beneficial reciprocity. This work includes multiple collaborations, projects and relationships with international partners. You can find more information about our work via our website: .

You will report to the Head of the International Office and will be part of a small team of people who are passionate about international relationships and cultural heritage, and who can develop and implement impactful international projects.

So, if you want to contribute to connecting libraries and librarians across the world, we want to hear from you!

About us

We are the national library of the UK and we are here for everyone. Our shelves hold over 170 million items – a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we aim to collect everything published in the UK today, tomorrow and far into the future. Our trusted experts care for this collection and open it up for everyone to spark new discoveries, ideas and to help people do incredible things.

What we can offer you

• A competitive salary.
• A fantastic pension scheme with minimum employer contributions of 28.97% (this may be higher dependent on grade).
• Flexible working hours, with the ability to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3-month period.
• 25 days holiday.
• Full details of employee benefits can be found on our Careers: Benefits page.

Closing date: 8 October 2025

Proposed interview date: 4 and 6 November 2025

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]

We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and disabled candidates. We would like to increase the representation of these groups within The British Library to ensure our workforce is as diverse as the public that we serve. Creating an inclusive workplace is the core of our business and a way to engage the diversity of thought that is essential to achieve our aims.