Project Library Assistant

Project Library Assistant

House of Lords – Library

BELONG HERE. TOGETHER, WE MAKE PARLIAMENT HAPPEN.

As a Project Library Assistant, you’ll play an important role in supporting the UK’s parliamentary democracy. Your work will help Members carry out their responsibilities effectively — contributing to something bigger than any one role.

You’ll be part of a collaborative community, working alongside colleagues from a wide range of professions. Together, we make Parliament happen.

You’ll be based on the Parliamentary Estate in Westminster – a unique working environment shaped by history and powered by the people who work here today.

You'll help safeguard and enhance one of Parliament's most significant collections, supporting a project that will improve how historic and contemporary resources are managed for future generations. Working within a unique organisation that combines centuries of heritage with modern ways of working, you'll contribute to ensuring the House of Lords Library remains an effective, accessible and trusted resource at the heart of parliamentary democracy.

This is an opportunity to develop specialist skills while collaborating with librarians, collections specialists, researchers and project professionals across the Parliamentary Estate. You'll be part of a supportive and inclusive team where different perspectives are valued, with the chance to contribute ideas, improve processes and make a visible impact on an important collection review project. Whether you're building on existing library experience or looking to grow your career in a heritage environment, you'll find a place where you can belong, develop and thrive.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you’ll:

• Support the review of Library collections by carrying out records appraisal, updating catalogue information, capturing data, and maintaining inventory records. This will involve working with a range of systems and tools, including the Koha Library Management System, SharePoint, Excel, Word, and other applications as required.
• Work collaboratively as part of a project team, contributing to shared goals, sharing knowledge, and raising questions or issues promptly to help ensure the project progresses smoothly.
• Assist with collection management activities, including identifying, retrieving, relocating, and processing items as part of collection moves and disposal projects.
• Help prepare collections for relocation in line with established collection care standards. This includes activities such as packing, labelling, transporting materials, and keeping movement records up to date.
• Retrieve and reshelve books from the Library's collections, including materials arranged according to the Library's historic classification system and, on occasion, the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme. Some of this work will involve using access equipment and working at height.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Ready to apply?

If you’re looking for an employer where you can belong, grow and thrive, we’d love to hear from you.

Please complete your online application by 23:59 on Sunday, 6th September 2026.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.