The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) embodies the best of design ingenuity and innovation, profiling one of the world’s great collections. The Museum is a highly successful interdisciplinary institution that sits at the intersection of the arts, design, science and technology and plays a critical role in supporting the brand and vision of the city.
The MAAS Project is the relocation of the Powerhouse Museum and part of a wider government project for the creation of a new arts and cultural precinct in western Sydney. It represents a once in a generation opportunity to develop a twenty first century museum that responds to growth and the changing shape of Sydney, and to contemporary methods of content delivery, learning and collaboration. A key component of the MAAS Project is the relocation and digitisation of the collection.
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Collection Digitisation Coordinator to project manage and coordinate the digitisation of the MAAS collection according to professional museum and archival standards.
Reporting to the Head of Collections and Major Projects, in this role you will:
- Contribute to relevant planning, processes and policy development in relation to the digitisation phase of the Collection Relocation and Logistics project
- Undertake research and formulate recommendations for digitisation strategies for the MAAS collection which comprises both object and archival based collections, including the management, storage, accessibility and preservation of digital assets and related metadata.
- Provide advice and information to stakeholders on digital preservation, emerging digitisation trends and best practice.
- Supervise and motivate staff, volunteers and interns to ensure a high level of collection digitisation practice and a culture of positive external and internal customer service.
- Ensure statutory and legislative requirements are adhered to and effective risk management procedures are in place.
The successful candidate
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Experience working in large scale collection based digitisation projects in the cultural sector, including digital asset creation and management, digitisation preservation and digital storage.
- Sound knowledge and experience in museum collections, archives and/or records management, information management or related field.
- Experience and understanding of Museum collections management processes and standards.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, schedule and manage projects, combined with excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Experience in managing a successful team, including staff management, training and awareness of WH&S issues.
A Talent Pool may be established for future temporary and ongoing roles with similar focus capabilities. The Talent Pool may be available to hiring managers from MAAS and other NSW Public Sector agencies over a 12-month period.
The Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with a disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated to participate in the selection process and join the Museum, please indicate this in your application.
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