Part of a worldwide French network, the Institut français du Royaume-Uni has been promoting French language and culture in the UK since 1910, as well as encouraging cross-cultural cooperation. Based in South Kensington, it comprises a language centre, two cinemas, a multi-media library and a children’s library. The Institut welcomes 200,000 people each year, thanks to an exciting program of cultural events and activities extending from film screenings, debates, festivals, concerts, exhibitions, digital workshops, and events for children.
Key Responsibilities
Supporting the Director of La Médiathèque
- Supporting the Director in the running of La Médiathèque and the development of its projects.
- Deputising for the Director in his absence or at his request.
- Planning and monitoring the library’s budget.
- Providing administrative support.
- Managing the reception and services of the adult & children’s libraries, schedules and shifts coordination, ensuring optimal service quality in the reception area and the efficient running of the library by all staff members.
- Ensuring the good visibility of the membership and its evolution.
- Participating in programming and coordinating cultural events: the reading groups season, festivals (Night of Ideas, Beyond Words, South Ken Kids), Open House, etc.
Managing the Cinema, Graphic Novels, Arts, Religions and Linguistics collections
- Monitoring, selecting, and purchasing content relating to the cultural news and programming of the Institute.
- Cataloguing, weeding and classifying items.
- Promotion of collections.
Public service and common tasks
- Reception of the public 9h minimum per week.
- Support for school visits: taking responsibility for presentations to groups.
- Supervising Saturday morning activities when needed.
- Participation in cultural activities at the Institute.
- Training and orientation of library staff.
Other tasks
- In charge of signage, information to users and organizing the presentation of documents in the multimedia library.
Necessary Qualifications
- Qualification (degree level or higher) in Library and Information management, Arts and culture management or significant experience in these fields.
- Professional experience in a similar function.
Skills
- Aptitude for communication, negotiation, listening and mediation techniques.
- Capacity to galvanise partners and team members.
- Methodical, able to demonstrate a high level of organization with the ability to follow procedure.
- Ability to anticipate issues and report.
- Sense of public service, good interpersonal and pedagogical skills.
- Strong IT skills.
- Punctuality, availability, versatility.
Languages
- Fluent French and English
One year renewable contract: 35 hours / week, from Tuesday to Saturday, occasional evenings and very rarely on Sundays
Monthly gross salary: £2,517
30 days paid holidays and 11 public holidays
Transport, pension and health insurance package.
Workplace: La Médiathèque, 17 Queensberry Place, SW7 2DT, London
To apply, please submit your CV and covering letter here:
guillaume.perissol@institut-francais.org.uk
and
ludovic.rose@institut-francais.org.uk
Important
Only applicants with existing right to work in the UK will be considered.