Librarian (3 Days per week)

Please apply via the CMS Website: https://churchmissionsociety.org/jobs/librarian/

Since its foundation in 1799, CMS has been a significant actor in the history of Christian mission in the UK, and in the process has generated a huge body of literature and archive material, which is of interest to many researchers around the world.

CMS aims to be a learning organisation that facilitates the interchange of ideas, resources and learning concerning mission engagement within CMS, the Anglican church and beyond.  To this end CMS has established Crowther Centre for Mission Education (CCME) that brings together our resources of people in mission, the library and archives in a friendly learning space with accessible technology.  The CCME will coordinate the mission education strategy of CMS.  It offers resources for teaching and research in missiology and partners with both Regent’s Park College and Wycliffe Hall in order to promote missiology within a university context.  The CCME will also coordinate a range of other approaches to mission education within the European context and beyond.

The Library/Learning Resource Centre is an integral part of the Crowther Centre for Mission Education.  The purpose of the Centre is to promote God’s mission though the sharing of knowledge and learning resources in order to foster active Christian discipleship and to promote the development of contextually appropriate mission and evangelism around the world.  The Library/LRC is a key resource in this as it makes available mission resources, both paper and electronic.

The role of the Librarian is to care for, develop and promote the library resources of the CMS and the Pioneer Centre in such a way that they are available for all present and likely future needs of the Society’s staff, members and supporters, overseas partner churches and members of the public with identified research interests.

The librarian will be responsible for:

• maintaining and developing the library collection – both paper and electronic.
• making the resources accessible to all users – both internal to CMS and to external users.
• developing links with other libraries within Oxford and mission libraries within UK and overseas.
• supporting the increasing importance of e-learning within CMS.

Candidates for all UK roles must already be eligible to work in the UK, with a valid visa and work permit if required.