Location: St Pancras Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time (36 hours) Grade: SB4 Salary: £52,724 per annum About the role The British Library is the United Kingdom''s national library and one of the world''s most significant centres of knowledge. Its collections - over 170 million items and continually expanding - span every era of written civilisation. Among its treasures are the earliest surviving copy of Beowulf, Shakespeare''s folios, the Magna Carta, early maps of the New World and handwritten Beatles lyrics. Alongside these iconic works sits a living archive of books, manuscripts, newspapers, sound recordings, and digital materials collected from every format and every corner of the globe. Philanthropy plays a vital role in enabling us to care for our collections, expand digital access, support ground-breaking research and deliver ambitious public programmes. We are seeking an exceptional Head of Research and Operations to play a pivotal leadership role within our Development team. This is a strategic and highly collaborative position, responsible for driving the research, prospect development and operational infrastructure that underpins successful fundraising across major gifts, trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships and campaigns. Reporting to the Director of Development, the postholder will lead a high-performing team to deliver robust prospect research, insightful data analysis and effective systems management. You will oversee the optimisation of CRM and re