Collection Officer

Division: Courts Tribunals and Service Delivery- Location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000- Req ID: 69675
- Location - Sydney Hyde Park
- Employment type - Temporary Part-Time - with a view to ongoing (8 days per fortnight), 8 hours per day
- Salary - Clerk Grade 5/6 - $93,295 - $102,941 (pro rata), + Super and annual leave loading

**Your role**

Working with the Curatorial and Collection team, you will assist in the management of the Anzac Memorial’s object collection. Working in most areas of collection management you will be contributing to documenting, organising and providing access to a collection of close to 8,000 objects. The successful applicant will work using the Anzac Memorial’s Vernon Collection Management System to catalogue the collection. The role reports to the Collection Manager.

**What you’ll do**
- Administer and catalogue the Memorial’s collection including reporting and documenting acquisitions, de-accessions and loans.
- Participate in the access of object information for public use including participating in the development of exhibitions and online resources.
- Examine and document the Memorial’s collection including assistance with programming and implementation of preventative conservation measures.
- Assist with risk management, security and care to safeguard the collection.
- Undertake annual stocktakes and contribute to the coordination of insurance, valuations, copyright and legal matters relating to the collection.
- Assist in operational planning and policy development.
- Provide exceptional internal and external customer service, responding to collection enquiries.

**What we’re looking for**
- Extensive experience and knowledge working with museum or gallery collections, including military history collections.
- Specific knowledge of collection management policies and procedures.
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience using the Vernon CMS with additional Vernon Browser module experience.

**Essential requirements**
- Degree in History or related discipline, Museum Studies and relevant collections management experience.

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**What We Offer**

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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**We do work that really matters**

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

**Are you ready to join us?**

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).
- Briefly describe a recent project you have worked on using the Vernon Collection Management System with a cultural collection.
- What issues have you identified when cataloguing collections with mínimal documentation and how have you resolved these issues?

**Applications close**:11.59pm AEST - Thursday, 26 September 2024

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**Other Information**

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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