Archivist

30.4 hours per week, ongoing role
- Based in Docklands
- World’s largest Humanitarian movement

About Red Cross
Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.
About the role
The Archivist oversees the management, preservation, and accessibility of the Australian Red Cross Humanitarian Services archival collections, ensuring compliance with professional standards and ethical practices. This role supports the protection of the organisation's 110 years of heritage, including culturally significant materials, and enables access to records that inform strategic, operational, and historical needs.
Day to Day you will
- Manage the heritage archives service to ensure the effective preservation and accessibility of the heritage collection for current and future use.
- Provide authoritative specialist advice to senior management, the organisation as whole and external parties.
- Maintain appropriate systems and documentation for collection management, including appraisal, sentencing, and archiving of both physical and born-digital materials.
- Provide archival reference services to internal and external stakeholders, supporting Redress Scheme inquiries, research, exhibitions, and public engagement.
- Recruit, manage and support a team of volunteers around Australia ensuring access to training and resources while maintaining work health and safety standards.
- Promote access to the collection via digital platforms and social media, increasing visibility and engagement with Red Cross heritage.

What you will bring
- Significant knowledge of archival/record keeping concepts, principles and theory including digital archiving
- Strong general administration and project management skills
- Demonstrated experience in adhering to privacy, confidentiality, copyright, and restricted access requirements across collection activities.
- Proven ability to develop or introduce enhancements to practices, systems, procedures or services
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite including Excel

Benefits that act for you, while you act for humanity
**Financial wellbeing**: In addition to your salary, you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay - and get more from your salary. You can salary package up to $15,900 for living expenses (such as rent, groceries, utility bills); up to $2,650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation and purchase additional annual leave.
**Health & Wellbeing**: You can tap into specialist advice for nutrition, sleep, resilience and mindfulness, as well as access to guided meditation and other wellbeing programs.
**Work/Life Flexibility**: You can access flexible working arrangements, paid ‘Me’ day just for you and a wide range of other paid leave options
**Career development**: Access to ongoing learning, training, and development courses
Further information
This role is covered by the Social, Community, Housing and Disability Award - Level 4.
**Applications close**: 9am Wednesday5 February
Thank you for considering a career at Red Cross. We also have great opportunities to volunteer. Click here to find out more.
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Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations. We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
Thank you for considering a career at Red Cross. We also have great opportunities to volunteer. Click here to find out more.