About the Australian Museum
Australian Museum (AM) is located on the homelands of the Gadigal people. The AM acknowledges and pays respect to the Gadigal people as the custodians of the land, sky and waterways, paying respect to Elders past and present.
The Australian Museum (AM) operating within the NSW Department of Enterprise, Investment & Trade cluster, is the first museum in Australia and was founded in 1827.
The AM provides access, engagement and scientific research to increase our understanding of natural history and culture, particularly of the Australasian region. The AM holds more than 22 million objects of biological, geological and cultural collections and develops programs, exhibitions and school and community education initiatives onsite, online and offsite.
The AM mission is: To ignite wonder, inspire debate and drive change.
The AM vision is: To be a leading voice for the richness of life, the Earth and culture in Australia and the Pacific. We commit to transform the conversation around climate change, the environment and wildlife conservation; be a strong advocate for First Nations’ culture; and continue to develop world-leading science, collections, exhibitions and education programs.
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The AM supports a diverse workforce and promotes applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disabilities
About the role
The Australian Museum is taking the next steps in defining our digital repositories and ensuring we build a team to support the functions of the applications in this portfolio. The team manager will have the unique opportunity to establish policies, processes and procedures, working back to the content creators for overall feedback. The recruitment of this role will be the first hire within the team to help build enterprise-wide collection systems to maintain and host our digital assets at the Australian Museum. The successful person will then be accountable for recruiting the already approved roles within the Collection Systems Team.
The role will manage applications internally, including Emu, Fotoware and other applications that help with our digital asset management.
This opportunity will work with other peers across other cultural institutions in Australia and, as necessary, globally.
The role will report directly to Director Technology and be part of the AM overall technical leadership team as we continue to deliver the museum’s technical road maps.
About you
We are seeking a motivated, proactive and experienced professional with a solid track record of success in a similar role.
Knowledge & Experience
- Experience managing vendors and their overall performance
- Experience with software and specialised collection management software i.e. Emu, and Digital Asset management software e.g. Fotoware
- Experience with managing the needs and requirements for software integrations
- Experience in setting the direction and strategy for collection and digital asset management practices within a mid-sized organisation (250+ people)
- Must of 4+ years’ experience with Fotoware & Emu software packages (or similar software types)
- Experience managing teams greater then 5 people for longer then 5 years
The successful applicant will be subject to a national criminal records check.
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