Posted: 02/05/2024
Closing Date: 12/05/2024
Job Type: Ongoing / Non-ongoing; Full time
Job Category: Arts, Culture,Education, Training,Information Management, Library
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is Australia's audiovisual archive, telling the national story by collecting, preserving and sharing audiovisual media, the cultural experience platforms of our time. The collection itself dates back to 1935, making it one of the world's oldest audiovisual collections. It is also one of the country's most used cultural collections, with around 125 million views of collection content each year.
The NFSA is in a period of significant change. Following increased Government investment, the institution is in a process of digital transformation, establishing the NFSA as Australia's most dynamic and valued cultural organisation. We are rebuilding our curatorial and accessioning workforce and developing the NFSA's capacity to digitise our collection at scale – to preserve it for the future, to make sure it can be discovered, and to share it with all Australians. We continue to work on developing a stable, secure and future-proof workforce across our four physical sites based in Canberra and Mitchell in the ACT as well as in Sydney and Melbourne. We are also undergoing a program of business improvement for many of our corporate systems to improve efficiency and reduce manual handling.
We are an ambitious organisation, and we aim to be an employer of choice within the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector, providing exciting and challenging work, as well as favourable employment conditions and unique development opportunities for our staff.
About the Opportunity We seek an experienced and solutions focussed Senior Accessioning Officer who is passionate about accessioning and excellence in collection data quality standards to join the Curatorial Operations and Accessioning team. This team is responsible for all of the NFSA's accessioning functions, Collection data quality and data management, collaboration with curators, the Curatorial and Accessioning team's infrastructure requirements and National Collection preservation queues and backlogs which represent Australia's audiovisual experience through the creativity and history represented in film, television, radio, recorded sound, augmented reality, social media, video games and associated contextual documentation and ephemera.
The Senior Accessioning Officer will work closely with the other Senior Accessioning Officer in the Curatorial Accessioning team, both responsible for staff supervision, training, collection data quality across all audiovisual formats and liaison with internal and external stakeholders.
We are seeking someone with experience with and knowledge of Australia's audiovisual materials and industries in the digital and analogue archiving space a desire to:
Build and motivate a team of experienced and knowledgeable accessioners through strong leadership and training.Improve collection data quality through upholding of standards and practices. Job DescriptionJob Description Under limited direction, undertake the following duties:
Contribute to the development and implementation of a regular training program for Curatorial Accessioners and co-ordinate training requirements for other NFSA business units in relation to all accessioning functions.Contribute to the administration of the Accessioning Matters and Corrections Inbox, including communication with internal and external stakeholders regarding accessioning matters and data corrections in a timely manner; review newly created catalogue and name authority records to ensure adherence to established metadata scheme and information management standards. Complete a range of complex analogue and digital accessioning and packaging of moving image, recorded sound, documentation and artefact collection items according to the NFSA's metadata schemas and information management standards and guidelines. Lead accessioning projects and supervision of accessioners.Contribute to the development and maintenance of data quality standards and provide advice and input into the development of policies and procedures in relation to metadata and data quality management. Participate in the regular review and updating of accessioning documents, ensuring they meet established standards.Participate in data quality projects, testing and implementation of new collection management system releases.Selection Criteria In relation to the 'Job Details' listed above, concisely outline your skills, experience, and achievements against each of the following areas:
In-depth collection accessioning and technical knowledge of audiovisual and associated documentation material in both analogue and digital formats.Demonstrated skills and experience working in, and knowledge of Australia's audiovisual industries, and/or curatorial and cultural heritage sectors.Proven experience in developing, testing, implementing of and training in systems and applications relevant to curatorial, accessioning, collection management and contributing to the development of policy, guidelines, training guides and procedures.Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication and negotiation skills and ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships with staff at all levels; demonstrated effective staff supervision.Strong organisational skills including the ability to undertake tasks with minimal supervision, set priorities and show initiative. Desired Skills and ExperienceQualifications and/or equivalent experience required:
A relevant tertiary degree and/or equivalent experience in a related cultural or industry environment. Library, Archive or Museum qualifications and/or other relevant tertiary studies are desirable.Eligibility
To be eligible for this position you must:
Be an Australian CitizenSuccessfully complete an Australian Federal Police (AFP) National Police Check.Assessment Process
The assessment process for this position will include:
A written application (1000 words) addressing experience against each of the Selection CriteriaResumeInterviewReferee checking.NFSA Cultural Values We welcome and encourage applications from people with disability, the LGBTIQ+ communities, from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is committed to ensuring a child-safe and child-friendly environment. All employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to, and support for these principles in theory and practice.
Contact Officer
Bronwyn Barnett | Senior Curator, Curatorial Operations & Accessioning
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P: 02 6248 2277
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