Electoral Registers Assistant

Location: St Pancras

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time for 18 hours

Grade: D

Salary: £13,853 per anum (£27,706 per annum FTE)

This is the starting salary for this role unless the successful candidate is able to evidence being in receipt of a higher salary in which case this may be reviewed

About the role

The Government and Official Information Team at the British Library manages and promotes a unique national collection of print electoral registers, which dates back to 1832, and data versions from 2007. We receive print copies of the revised full electoral register annually in December as thousands of separate polling districts from 350 councils. We check these for completeness and sort them into constituencies for binding. Once bound they are shelved ready for consultation by researchers. The data copies come in at the same time as CSV files via a secure email system and are downloaded and stored.

We are looking for a highly organised Electoral Registers Assistant to liaise with local authorities; organise and manage the receipt of print and data versions of the annual register, prepare the print version for binding; and download the data files to secure storage.

If you have good organisational skills, the ability to work to agreed standards and deadlines, and are an effective communicator orally and in writing we would love 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

• 25 days' holiday plus 2.5 privilege days.
• Access to a defined benefit Civil Service pension scheme.
• Flexible working arrangements, including flexi-time.
• Full details of employee benefits can be found on our Careers: Benefits page.

Things you need to know

• We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role.
• Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check (DBS check).
• Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn.
• We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and disabled candidates. 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.

Closing at 23:59 on Sunday 9 August 2026