Abi Indexer

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ABI Indexer

APS Level 5

Ongoing Full-Time

$70,960 to $75,739

This is an Identified position

Who we are
We are Australia’s only national institution focused exclusively on the diverse history,
cultures, and heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia. We house the
world’s most important and extensive collection of cultural information and material and
we provide leadership, publish and promote greater understanding and appreciation of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We create opportunities for people the
world over to engage with and be transformed by the knowledge, the culture and the
story of Australia’s Indigenous peoples. We are Australia’s national institution for
leadership in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research.

What we do

We care for a priceless collection, including films, photographs, video and audio
recordings as well as the world’s largest collection of printed and other resource
materials for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies. We undertake and encourage
scholarly, ethical, community-based research in a variety of sectors, including health,
native title, languages and education. Our publishing house, Aboriginal Studies Press,
regularly publishes outstanding writing that promotes Australian Indigenous cultures.
Our activities affirm and raise awareness of the richness and diversity of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories.

Our functions are established under the_ Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres _
- Strait Islander Studies Act 1989_.

These functions are to:
develop, preserve and provide access to a national collection of Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage;
use that national collection to strengthen and promote knowledge and
understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage;
provide leadership in the fields of:

- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research; and
- ethics and protocols for research, and other activities relating to
collections, related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and
use (including use for research) of that national collection and other
collections containing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and
heritage;
lead and promote collaborations and partnerships among the academic, research,
non-government, business and government sectors and Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples in support of the other functions of the Institute;
provide advice to the Commonwealth on the situation and status of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage.

We are an Australian Government statutory authority. The Minister responsible for
AIATSIS is the Hon Linda Burney MP, Minister for Indigenous Australians, and it sits
within the portfolio of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

About the Partnerships and Engagement Group

The Collection Access and Family History Unit is part of the Partnerships and
Engagement Group. The Unit manage services and policies for culturally appropriate
access to the AIATSIS collection and Indigenous family history research.

The Collection Access Unit provides reference services and culturally appropriate access
to the AIATSIS collections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as well as
non-Indigenous researchers and commercial clients. Staff in the Collection Access Unit
also conduct community access visits and tours and provide training to clients in how to
access the collection, support collection exhibition, publications and research.

The Family History Unit is involved in the provision of Indigenous family history research
and training to Stolen Generation survivors and their families and works closely with Link
Up services throughout Australia to support survivors of the Stolen Generations. The
services are delivered within the program’s framework and funding agreement with the
National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA). The Family History Unit is responsible
for the management and delivery of the non-accredited training course - Certificate IV in
Stolen Generations Family Research and Case management and the delivery of non
- accredited training and presentations to individuals, groups and community
organisations. The Team comprises a Research Coordinator, two family history officers
and a part-time Indexer for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Biographical Index.
In addition, a panel of expert researchers are contracted as required to undertake family
history research.

About the Role
You will work closely with the Family History Unit Manager undertaking indexing
activities for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Biographical Index (ABI). You will
be responsible for selecting, evaluating and indexing materials in the AIATSIS collections
AIATSIS thesauri and following ABI policy and procedures. You will also establish
Indigenous personal and family names where applicable following AIATSIS nam