Manager Collection Management

About Library & Archives NT

Library & Archives NT (LANT) is the Northern Territory’s ‘State’ Library and Archives service. We collect and preserve the documentary heritage of the Northern Territory, including original government and community archive collections. LANT holds an extensive oral history collection, published collections in print and digital form, including books, newspapers, periodicals, and thousands of image collections. We enable access to these collections, to share the Northern Territory’s rich and unique history, through research access, events, exhibitions, education programs and online.

About the Role

As the Manager Collection Management, you will lead the Collection Management team to manage, document, preserve, and provide access to collections through effective acquisition, cataloguing, description, storage, and preservation practices that meet professional standards. You’ll work collaboratively across the Collections and Content team to support the management and development of both print and digital collections at Library & Archives NT.

About You

You are a strategic and highly collaborative information professional with a strong understanding of professional and cataloguing standards, metadata practices, and emerging collection technologies, and you are ready to lead. To be successful, you’ll have:

Ideally, you will have:

• A tertiary qualification relating to the GLAM sector, with eligibility for the relevant professional membership.

• Extensive knowledge of collection management practices, including acquisition, cataloguing, processing, and preservation.

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in cataloguing and metadata standards, resource description and evolving metadata practices and technologies.

• Extensive knowledge of Library Management Systems and awareness of emerging collection technologies.

• Demonstrated experience in managing collections and facilities, including storage, building management, disaster preparedness, recovery and conservation practices.

Applications should address the Selection Criteria in a one-page cover letter. For a copy of the Job Description and to apply online, please visit the Northern Territory Government website: www.jobs.nt.gov.au