Cultural Collections Enhancement Project Coordinator

**Cultural Collections Enhancement Project Coordinator**

Salary Classification: Clerk Grade 5/6 ($89,707 - $98,983) with a total remuneration package up to $110,703 per annum

Employment Status: Ongoing, Full Time

Location: Sydney and multiple sites in NSW

**About the Australian Museum**

The Australian Museum is located on the traditional homelands of the Gadigal people. The Australian Museum acknowledges the Gadigal people as the Traditional Owners and custodians of the land, sky and waterways, paying respect to Elders past and present.

The Australian Museum (AM) operating within the NSW Department of Enterprise, Investment & Trade cluster, is the first museum in Australia and was founded in 1827. The AM provides access, engagement and scientific research to increase our understanding of natural history and culture, particularly of the Australasian region. The AM holds more than 21 million objects of biological, geological and cultural collections and develops programs, exhibitions and school and community education initiatives onsite, online and offsite.

The AM mission is: _To ignite wonder, inspire debate and drive change_.

The AM vision is: _To be a leading voice for the richness of life, the Earth and culture in Australia and the Pacific. We commit to transform the conversation around climate change, the environment and wildlife conservation; be a strong advocate for First Nations’ culture; and continue to develop world-leading science, collections, exhibitions and education programs._

For more information, visit the website.

**About the role**

The purpose of this position is to collaborate with the Cultural Collection Enhancement Manager to coordinate the day-to-day operations of the Cultural Collections Enhancement Project (CCEP) digitisation teams to create high quality records of the Museums’ Cultural Collections. This covers a gamut of activities, from preparation of cultural collection objects for documentation enhancement, community consultation, and digitisation including object handling, registration of collection objects, barcoding, data entry and clean up as objects are selected and relocated for digitisation, during photography or consultation, returned to storage and on occasion assisting with quality checking digital image files and metadata.

**About you**

We are seeking a Project Coordinator, ideally a Museum professional to make decisions about the day-to-day operations of the Cultural Collections Enhancement Project. This includes staff supervision, liaising and with consultation officers, and prioritisation activities for the First Nations Cultural Collections project team.

You will have:

- Experience in team leadership
- Experience in museum collections registration
- Experience in mass digitisation projects
- Experience in project management and reporting

**Essential Requirements**:

- The role holder must be prepared to travel between the various sites which holds the AM collections, and to external stakeholders as needed to support the work of the digitisation project and the First Nations Collections teams.

**Knowledge & Experience**
- Demonstrated understanding and experience in collection information management and contemporary digital collection management practices including the use of databases such as EMu, Fotoware or similar.?
- Knowledge of Copyright and / or ICIP and cultural protocols.
- Data manipulation and database skills, including data migration and data import/export experience and the use of CSV files; Excel proficiency; file management proficiency.?
- Current knowledge and working experience to deliver the Key Accountabilities and perform to the Focus Capabilities outlined in this Role Description.

**Applicants must submit**:

- A one to two page covering letter which outlines your suitability for the role.
- Resume
- What cultural policies, protocols or considerations need to be taken into account when working with First Nations cultural collections? (400 words maximum)
- Give us an example of how you lead a team (or contribute as a team member) to achieving team goals and meeting agreed work or project standards? (400 words maximum)

It is a condition of employment at the Australian Museum that all employees, or prospective employees, be double vaccinated for COVID 19 or hold a valid medical exemption.