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Assistant Curator, Official Records
1 month ago
Ongoing - Full Time - BB5
- $71,560 - $87,572
- Campbell, ACT
**The Role**
The Memorial’s Research Centre manages the Memorial’s library and archive of the written records of war, both published and unpublished, providing access and delivering reference services about Australian military history, the Memorial, and its collections. Integral to the fulfilment of the Memorial’s purpose, the Research Centre’s Official Records collection is a key primary resource for historical studies. Primarily an archive of official records created by the Australian armed forces and related agencies during wartime and peacekeeping operations, the collection includes operational and planning records, the papers of the official historians and corporate records created by the Memorial itself.
Under general direction, the Assistant Curator, Official Records works within the Official Records team to appraise, accession, document, house, arrange and describe, and access examine the Official Records collection, in physical and digital form. The Assistant Curator, Official Records also contributes to communicating the collection to wider audiences via the Memorial’s website, exhibitions and public programs in support of the Memorial’s aim of helping Australians understand our wartime experience, including by contributing to the Memorial’s current major development project.
This position entails working with potentially distressing and culturally sensitive material.
An ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance at Negative Vetting 2 is essential
**Core Responsibilities**
Under the general direction of the Curator and in support of Official Records team outcomes:
- Document the collection in National Archives of Australia and the Australian War Memorial’s collection management systems.
- Conduct and arrange conservation treatments to appropriate standards.
- Provide timely advice to internal and external stakeholders, including by answering queries, liaising with donors and/or government agencies regarding acquisitions, and keeping and monitoring statistics for productive analysis.
- Communicate the collection to the wider community by undertaking research and contributing to the Memorial’s gallery development, public programs, website, and social media.
- Perform safe manual handling techniques and move a variety of collection material, including but not limited to files and boxes.
- Provide support as necessary for other priorities and projects as identified in the Memorial’s Corporate Plan, including the Memorial’s Reference Service.
**Contact Information**:
- For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please contact: Margaret Farmer, (02) 6243 4466
**Closing Date**:
Applications close at 11:30pm, Monday, 27 May 2024
For more details about the position and how to apply, please view the information pack.
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