Housed in one of Australia’s most prominent national heritage-listed buildings, the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House was the first museum in Australia dedicated to telling the story of the journey of our democracy. It seeks to provide a range of innovative exhibitions, tours, interpretation, education programs, and public activities that will inspire and challenge visitors to explore democracy from its ancient roots to the present day and possible futures.
The role of Collections Management Officer is central to the ongoing care of, and access to MoAD’s collections and loaned collection objects. The role has a critical part in MoAD’s delivery and upkeep of core exhibitions, temporary exhibitions, and interpreted spaces, and is crucial to MoAD’s ongoing program of inward and outward collection loans. This position has a key role in implementing the Collection Management Procedures, meeting MoAD’s collection targets, legal obligations, and industry standards of collection care.
The key duties of the position include:
- Implement heritage and museum best practice principles in collection management and conservation work programs
- Undertake tasks related to the management of the museum collections in accordance with the related policies and industry standards. In particular manage: loans for exhibition and interpretation, installations and de-installations, and collection conservation projects
- Management of information in the museum’s collection management system (KE Emu) and digital asset management system (Picton)
- Prepare agreements, contracts, correspondence, approval documentation and compliance and risk management tasks as they relate to heritage and collection management projects
- Represent Heritage and Collections on project teams, supervise activities related to the collection and heritage
Eligibility
Employment with the Museum of Australian Democracy is subject to the following conditions:
• Applicants must be Australian Citizens.
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo and maintain a security clearance at the baseline level.
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