Position Description
The Australian War Memorial combines a shrine, a world-class museum, and an extensive archive. The Memorial’s purpose is to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who have died in war or on operational service and those who have served our nation in times of conflict. Its mission is to lead remembrance and understanding of Australia’s wartime experience.
The Memorial’s Research Centre holds the written records of war, both published and unpublished. They manage and provide access to these collections, digitise archival collections and deliver reference and information services about Australian military history, the Memorial and its collections. The Memorial’s Published and Digitised Collections team manages the Memorial’s library, ephemera and digital collections. This position manages two curatorial areas that digitise, collect, interpret, preserve and manage historical material to make it accessible.
The Senior Curator, Published and Digitised Collections leads the development of the Published and Digitised collections; strategic planning and applying standard project methodologies and controls in establishing, reporting on and monitoring designated projects, developing relevant policies and production of exhibition and web content. The position oversees several collection management systems and all other team activities including responding to enquiries, acquisitions, liaising with external service providers and the day-to-day work of a busy and productive team.
Core Responsibilities
- Lead the Research Centre’s Published and Digitised team providing expert advice and assistance to team members, delivering and planning for current and future trends in museum practice and ensuring maximum curatorial efficiency and appropriate consultation across the Memorial.
- Provide leadership for and contribute to the delivery of Research Centre business with particular reference to strategic collection, digitisation and documentation activities. This will include overseeing curatorial projects, research, exhibitions, the development of web content, and public programs contributions.
- Employ a consistent and clear project management framework, conduct reviews and provide feedback on documentation, scope, plan and development.
- Support and provide information for the management of cross-team and cross-project dependencies
- Exercise required financial and administrative delegations.
- Actively establish and promote cooperative working relationships
- Support Head RC as required by coordinating and managing the input business and budget planning, as well as regular HR and budget reporting processes.
- Abide by and further the principles and practices of Work Health & Safety as outlined in the WHS Act, taking reasonable care for their own health and safety and ensuring that their acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and safety of other persons.
The Memorial is committed to workplace diversity and maintains an environment that values the contribution of people from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. The Memorial welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, veterans, mature age people, people from diverse backgrounds and people with a disability. To be eligible for ongoing or non-ongoing employment, Australian Citizenship is required.
For more information or to apply visit the AWM website.
