AddressThe Collections Services Group is responsible for the development, management, and preservation of the AIATSIS Collection. The Group manages, describes, preserves, and digitises the AIATSIS Collection.
About the Program Area
The Collections Management (CM) Program sits within the Collection Services Group. The Program consists of the Archival Collections (Audiovisual, Photographic and Manuscript) and Collection Transformation units. Key operational activities of the program include cataloguing, accessioning, and describing the AIATSIS Audiovisual, Photographic and Manuscript collections to enhance discoverability of, and access to, these collections for all Australians. The Program is also responsible for delivering the Collection Transformation program which aims to reshape the work of Collection Services Group through new collection systems, workflows, and processes.
About the Role
The Senior Collections Officer undertakes a wide range of tasks to build and manage the AIATSIS collection, as well as enhancing its discoverability and access.
The key duties of the position include
- Descriptive work
- cataloguing,
- creating finding aids,
- auditioning, and/or captioning.
- Caring for and managing collection items with complex access and use conditions and cultural sensitivities.
- Collection research.
- Contribute to unit reporting, and business planning.
