Job Title: Assistant Director, Curatorial & Collection Research
About the Opportunity
Lead a passionate and knowledgeable team and support the building of the National Library collection. Opportunity to join one of Australia's leading cultural institutions.
This is a non-ongoing opportunity available from January 2025 to January 2026.
About Us
As a world-leading library, the National Library of Australia offers an innovative and collaborative workplace where exceptional team players and technical specialists can flourish.
As part of the Library's team, you will help support organisational reform, working collaboratively with your team to shape the Library's future.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead a team of staff in the Curatorial Support Unit, overseeing curatorial and research programs to shape and build the National Library collection.
* Oversee a range of collecting activities in alignment with the Library's collecting strategy through seeking and selecting material from offers, sales and auctions, building relationships with potential donors, vendors and publishers, and supporting commissioning of works for the collection.
* Lead specific collection-building projects with strategic selection, acquisition and description considerations.
* Support other key Library programs involving public, researcher and special interest group access to collections, including exhibitions and loans programs, fellowships and scholarship recipients, and digitisation projects.
* Contribute to strategic and business planning, performance management, mentoring and identifying development needs across the section.
Requirements
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* High-level capabilities associated with leading and managing teams to deliver organisational outcomes.
* Confidence in undertaking prioritisation and delegation to ensure high-quality outputs delivered to appropriate levels in a timely manner.
Further Information
The ideal candidate will have relevant experience and skills. The salary range for this position is AU$150,000 - AU$180,000 per annum.
This role is only available to ongoing National Library of Australia and APS employees as a temporary transfer at level and/or a temporary performance (Acting) opportunity for immediate filling until January 2026.
Please discuss the possibility of release with your manager before applying.