Manager, Image Collections

APS 5 - $78,548 - $86,168 per annum plus superannuation
- Parks Australia Division
- Canberra, ACT
- Opportunity to work independently, managing a large and diverse collection of plant images.
- Interact with a wide range of clients and colleagues, from research scientists to students.
- Work close to nature at the Australian National Botanic Gardens site.

**Who we are**
Australia’s natural and cultural heritage is unique. Our land and seascapes are distinctive, home to plants and animals found nowhere else in the world, and to some of the oldest living cultures on earth. These environments and cultures are an essential part of our national identity, and visitors travel from across the country and the world to experience them. The Director of National Parks (the Director) is responsible for six national parks, the Australian National Botanic Gardens, 60 Australian Marine Parks and the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve established under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Parks Australia is the federal park agency that supports the Director, and they are a division of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (the Department). We work to showcase these natural and cultural wonders to the world, demonstrating to all why these places are so special, and inspiring communities to become more invested in their care and future.

Australia’s National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) is the nation’s largest living collection of Australian native plants. It’s a tranquil setting for walking and spending time with family and friends, and a living classroom for visitors of all ages. The Gardens play a significant role in the conservation and propagation of rare and threatened plants. Our biodiversity science programs-the Australian Biological Resources Study, the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, the National Seed Bank - and Biodiversity Informatics-are partnerships for research, for management of physical and digital biological collections, and for management of fundamental national biodiversity data and information and are accessed nationally and internationally.

The image collections at the Australian National Botanic Gardens site and the available role are managed within the Biodiversity Informatics team, forming one part of the Biodiversity Conservation and Knowledge section. The BCK section provides botanical information through integrated databases, as well as the Australian Biological Resources Study and the Bush Blitz species discovery program. The section also manages the botanical collections and associated data of the National Seed Bank and the Australian National Herbarium (ANH) in partnership with CSIRO.

**The Job**
- Curate the image collections housed at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG), including the acquisition and addition of images from a range of sources including prints, slides, digital and artwork. Capture metadata relating to these images and maintain quality control.
- Manage the scientific and commercial use of images from the collections in response to requests from users.
- Operate and maintain computer equipment, scanning equipment, digital photographic equipment and associated software for image capture and management under both Windows and Macintosh environments.
- Maintain appropriate links with the Australian National Herbarium and with other parts of the Biodiversity Conservation & Knowledge Section and ANBG to ensure taxonomic currency of the image collection data.
- Liaise with photographers and other data providers to ensure appropriate and complete metadata accompanies all images added to the collections and that appropriate permissions for re-use are secured.
- Participate in the redevelopment of the image management system by providing advice on requirements to the project team, supporting data cleaning and migration tasks, and undertaking user acceptance testing.
- Assist with the administrative work of the unit including the supervision of volunteers, reporting, and management of the image collection web pages.

**Please note** that this position is available for a period of up to 6 months.

**What we are looking for**

**Knowledge and experience**
- Demonstrated ability to manage and curate an image collection, including skills in data-entry, and use of digital image capture and digitisation (scanning) equipment, image manipulation software and colour management tools.
- Experience or a capacity to work with relational databases, as well as experience and/or training in modern records or metadata management.
- Horticultural/botanical experience, biological image management experience and/or an interest in the Australian flora would be an advantage.

**Skills and capabilities**
- Good communication skills and the ability to liaise effectively with colleagues and clients in both the government and non-government sectors, supervise support staff and volunteers, and work indiv