APS 4 – Senior Library Officers, Curatorial and Collection Research

2 weeks ago

Canberra n Capital Territory, Australia National Library of Australia Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

As a world leading library, the National Library of Australia offers an innovative and collaborative workplace where exceptional collaborators team players and technical specialists can flourish. As part of the Library's team, you will help support organisational reform, working collaboratively with your team to shape the Library's future.

We are seeking to fill the role of
APS 4
–
Senior Library Officer, Curatorial and Collection Research
an ongoing basis. We are also seeking to fill a non-ongoing role to 30 June 2026

As a Senior Library Officer you will work to established procedures and guidelines in making selection decisions to acquire material for the Library's collection. You will undertake research, liaise with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, and draft recommendations for delegate approval.

We are looking for candidates with strong communication and interpersonal skills, adeptness with juggling competing priorities, and dual ability for teamwork as well as working autonomously.

To succeed in this role:

  • You will ideally hold qualifications or experience in the Arts, Humanities or Social Science fields
  • You will be adept with learning digital systems to deploy them efficiently and effectively in your work

We encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, First Nations Peoples, those from the LGBTIQA+ community, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those in the veteran community and mature age people.

Please read the Role Statement to learn more about the Branch, Section and role.

The Candidate Pack contains details on eligibility requirements, the contact officer and how to apply.

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