Vacancy for Digital Preservation Coordinator at National Museum of Australia
7 April 2024
$90,199 - $101,022 +15.4% superannuation
Full-Time
The Museum has an exciting opportunity for a professional to join the Collection Engagement Business Unit as a Digital Preservation Coordinator. The Digital Preservation Coordinator will manage a small team to coordinate the digital preservation systems, processes, and standards for the Museum’s digital cultural collections and assets. The role will:
1. Ensure the reliable operation of the Museum’s Trusted Digital Repository (TDR) and provide day-to-day and long-range administrative oversight of the TDR, including the resolution of technical issues.
2. Work closely with vendors and the Museum IT team to investigate and critically analyse system and business processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
3. Supervise the Digital Preservation Technician and together plan, manage, and undertake digital preservation and related activities such as administering testing processes, documenting processes, data and reporting analysis, and preparation for system changes including upgrades.
4. Work collaboratively within Collection Engagement to ensure all collection systems are managed and data integrity maintained, including providing advice, support, and testing activities for any system management or upgrade process.
5. Work collaboratively across the Museum as part of the process in acquiring, producing, documenting, preserving, and providing access to the Museum’s digital cultural collections and assets.
6. Build sector relationships and undertake research to identify and formulate opportunities to improve standards and processes relating to digital preservation.
7. Support the Division in learning and developing skills and knowledge regarding preserving digital cultural objects.
8. Support the Manager, Changeable and Digital Collections with policy development, reporting activities, and other higher-level tasks as required.
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