Australia’s largest public museum organisation is seeking a motivated and experienced Collection Manager to facilitate and implement the collection access service relating to the Indigenous Collections, for external and internal stakeholders. The access service is guided by relevant legislation, Museum policy and Indigenous cultural protocols.
ABOUT MUSEUM VICTORIA
Museum Victoria cares for the State scientific and cultural collections, providing visitor access, activities and events at five distinct venues: Melbourne Museum, Immigration Museum, Scienceworks, IMAX Cinema and world heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building. To learn more about Museum Victoria, please visit http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/
ABOUT THE POSITION
This position serves an important facilitation and communication function within the Humanities team, in the delivery of access services for the Indigenous Collection, working with relevant curatorial and collection management staff, as well as with the Media Production and Copyright Department and a wide range of external stakeholders.
Notable skills and experience:
- Experience in the implementation of collection management systems and procedures, including the use of computer applications for collection information management.
- Knowledge of the legal and cultural issues concerning the public accessibility of Indigenous objects, images and manuscripts held in museum collections, especially with regard to relevant copyright and privacy legislation and the implementation of cultural protocols.
- Experience in scheduling and co-ordinating complex workloads, and, good communication skills.
- The successful applicant will have experience in managing Indigenous Collections of material culture, photographs or manuscripts.
HOW TO APPLY
To view the position description, visit http://museumvictoria.com.au/employment/
To apply, please send your Covering Letter, Resume and a statement addressing each of the Key Selection Criteria by visiting http://museumvictoria.com.au/employment/
