Collection Officer

**Collection Officer - Barcoding**

Be a part of barcoding our diverse collections. As a Collection Officer - Barcoding, you'll use your expertise in object handling and attention to detail to improve the management and care of our objects. Working with a dedicated team, you'll play a key role in enhancing efficiency and accuracy while supporting the goals of the barcoding project.

**What the opportunity is**:

- Employment with Museums of History NSW.
- Assistant Registrar Grade 1. Remuneration package includes salary ($67,006 - $82,184 full-time equivalent) employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
- Temporary part-time at 21 hours per week until 30 June 2025.
- The role will work across Sydney.

**What we do**
MHNSW brings together the museums, historic houses and associated collections previously in the care of Sydney Living Museums with the vast collection of more than 13 million items held by the former NSW State Archives. This includes one of the world’s most complete and important collections documenting colonisation.

**What you’ll do with us**
This role will support the implementation of a barcoding solution for MHNSW Collections at various locations to improve collection stocktake, tracking, valuation, and data management outcomes.

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**What you need to do to apply**
- A one-to-two-page cover letter outlining how your skills and experiences meet the essential requirements for this role,
- A current resume listing two referees, and

**What you need to tell us - Targeted questions**:

- With examples from your experience, please identify what you believe are the most significant challenges for handling museum collections. How did you address these challenges, and what best practices did you implement to ensure the safety and care of the objects? (300 words maximum)
- Describe a time from your previous experience when you used technology to make complex tasks more simple. (300 words maximum)

**Essential requirements of the role**
- Experience working in a museum or collections-based environment and a relevant qualification in museum studies, heritage or related field.
- Knowledge of appropriate techniques/procedures for handling, display, transportation and storage of museum objects.
- Ability to manage lifting, carrying, standing, kneeling and moving around heritage sites, both internal and external environments is a genuine occupational requirement.
- Flexibility to adapt to and learn new technologies in a changing work environment.
- NSW Drivers licence and willingness to travel between collection locations is desirable.

**Also note**:

- To be eligible for an ongoing role in the NSW Public Sector you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. For temporary and casual roles, you need to hold a valid visa giving you permission to work in Australia as required by the role.
- A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

**Diversity and Flexible Working**
We are expert keepers and tellers of history, and its many stories, peoples, and cultures. We want to create a team and workplace that reflects this diversity as well as the diversity in the communities we serve. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better, more inclusive results and connects our people to our communities, to our history, and to each other.

Our vision is to support and empower First Nations people, communities and culture, and across the sites that we care for, we are committed to shifting perspectives, truth telling and delivering honest reflections on history.

We understand that flexibility means different things to different people and are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where and when possible.

Our team can provide alternative formats to apply, make adjustments to the recruitment process and offer information about workplace adjustments and support networks.

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