Archival Officer

2 days ago


Greater Adelaide SA, Australia The National Archives of Australia Full time

**Job No**: 496927
**Work Type**: Full Time or Part Time, Part time
**Location**: Adelaide

**About the role**:
The South Australia office is located within the State Library of South Australia. The office consists of a small team that provides reference, access examination and digitisation services, manages collection operations and delivers a range of outreach and public program activities.

This role will be offered on a part-time basis, working three days a week (Wednesday to Friday). Applicants rated as suitable will be placed in a merit pool that may be used to fill similar ongoing or non-ongoing, full-time or part-time positions throughout the Agency for up to 18 months.

Under general direction the main duties of the role are to:

- Assist the Australian community to access the National Archives collection by responding to remote reference inquiries and assisting visitors to the South Australia research centre.
- Perform duties associated with managing and providing access to the collection including access examination, digitising and copying, records repackaging, arrangement and description, data entry, basic preservation, and physically retrieving and returning records to the repository.
- Represent National Archives and liaise with internal and external stakeholders to develop and deliver public engagement activities to promote an understanding of National Archives and the collection.
- Work collaboratively to consult and share information with colleagues actively engage in problem solving and knowledge transfer and seek input from others to achieve business outcomes.
- Supervise staff limited to on the job training, monitoring quality of work and provision of advice and guidance on procedural matters.

Relevant tertiary qualifications (or significant progress towards completion) and/or demonstrated experience working with an archival or cultural heritage collection is desirable.

**Eligibility**:
To be eligible for the role you must be an Australian citizen. If you are selected, you will be required to successfully undergo a pre-employment check and be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at a Baseline clearance level.

**How to apply**:

- the names and contact details of at least two referees, one of whom should be a current supervisor;
- your current resume; and
- a statement (1000 word maximum), describing how your skills, knowledge, and experience/qualifications would enable you to perform the duties of the role taking into account the “Performance Expectations” at the relevant classification and the National Archives’ Vision, Mission and Commitments as expressed in _Strategy 2030_ and _Our Values_._

**Application close**: 17 Nov 2024 11:55 PM Cen. Australia Daylight Time



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