"A centre of excellence in digital information management, providing advice and services to the library, information and cultural heritage communities."

UKOLN is based at the University of Bath.

Person Specification

1. The post

The post holder will work within the Resource and Administration Team at UKOLN.

2. Attributes and skills

You will be happy working as part of a small team, be able to work independently and prioritise tasks and be confident in dealing with a range of external contacts. The following attributes and skills will be assessed at application and interview stages of the recruitment process.

Criteria	Essential	Desirable	Assessed by
			A/F	I/T	R
Qualifications:
Previous Experience in Finance	X		X	X
Good level of general education	X		X
Experience/Knowledge:
The ability to organise and prioritise workload with minimum supervision	X		X	X
Previous experience of working with financial software	X		X	X
Previous experience of working with Agresso financial system		X
Previous experience of managing paper and computer based records and maintaining efficient systems	X		X	X
Skills:
Good organisational skills	X		X	X
Good inter-personal skills and a proven ability to work with a small team	X		X	X
Accurate keyboard skills	X		X
Ability to use spreadsheet, word processing and  e-mail applications		X	X
Attributes
Ability to work effectively and flexibly with good time management skills	X		X	X
Ability to work independently and to prioritise, organise, analyse and solve problems effectively	X		X	X
Code: A/F - Application form, I/T - Interview/Test, R - References

3. Further details

UKOLN is a centre of expertise in digital information management, providing advice and services to the library, information, education and cultural heritage communities by:

• Influencing policy and informing practice
• Promoting community-building and consensus-making by actively raising awareness
• Advancing knowledge through research and development
• Building innovative systems and services based on Web technologies
• Acting as an agent for knowledge transfer

UKOLN is based at the University of Bath, directed by Dr Liz Lyon and currently has a staff of thirty-one. UKOLN is funded by the Council for Museums, Libraries & Archives (MLA); the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the funding bodies for higher and further education in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland; as well as by project funding from the JISC and the European Community. UKOLN also receives support from the University of Bath where it is based.

UKOLN aims to inform practice and influence policy in the areas of: digital libraries, metadata and resource discovery, distributed library and information systems, bibliographic management, and web technologies. It provides network information services, including the Ariadne magazine, and runs workshops and conferences.