Data Quality and Project Support Officer - Canberra, Australia - AIATSIS

AIATSIS

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Canberra, Australia

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Description

Data Quality and Project Support

Officer

APS Level 6

This is an Affirmative Measures opportunity
This position will be filled using the Affirmative Measure provision, which allows for the
targeted recruitment of Indigenous Australians into the Australian Public Service. The vacancy
is only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. The filling of this employment
opportunity is intended to constitute an Affirmative Measure under section 8(1) of the Racial
Discrimination Act 1975.

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Who we are
We are Australia's only national institution focused exclusively on the diverse history,
cultures, and heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia. We house the
world's most important and extensive collection of cultural information and material, and
we provide leadership, publish, and promote greater understanding and appreciation of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We create opportunities for people the world
over to engage with and be transformed by the knowledge, the culture, and the story of
Australia's Indigenous peoples. We are Australia's national institution for leadership in
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research.

What we do
We care for a priceless collection, including films, photographs, video, and audio recordings
as well as the world's largest collection of printed and other resource materials for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies. We undertake and encourage scholarly,
ethical, community-based research in a variety of sectors, including health, native title,
languages, and education. Our publishing house, Aboriginal Studies Press, regularly
publishes outstanding writing that promotes Australian Indigenous cultures.
Our activities affirm and raise awareness of the richness and diversity of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories.

Our functions are established under the _Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait _

Islander Studies Act 1989_.
These functions are to:
provide access to a national collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

- culture and heritage.- use that national collection to strengthen and promote knowledge and
- understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage.- provide leadership in the fields of: 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research; and 
activities relating to collections associated with Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander peoples; and use (including use for research) of that national
collection and other collections containing Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander culture and heritage.
- lead and promote collaborations and partnerships among the academic,

research, non-government, business and government sectors and
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in support of the other
functions of the Institute.
- provide advice to the Commonwealth on the situation and status of Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage.
We are an Australian Government statutory authority. The Minister responsible for AIATSIS is
the Hon Linda Burney MP, Minister for Indigenous Australians.

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DATA QUALITY AND PROJECT SUPPORT OFFICER

Vacancy Information
Job Reference 48_01/24

Classification APS Level 6

No. of vacancies 1

Salary $80,249 - $91,279

Group Collections Services

Area Transformation and Strategic Priorities

Employment Status Ongoing

Hours Full Time 36.75

Close Date 11.30pm Sunday 24 March 2024

Contact Person Colin Sweett**

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**About the Group
The Collections Services Group is responsible for the development, management, and
preservation of the AIATSIS Collection. The Group manages, describes, preserves, and digitises
the AIATSIS Collection.

About the Program Area
The Collection Management Program sits within the Collection Services Group. Collection
Management consists of the Archival Collections (Audiovisual, Photographic and Manuscript)
and Collection Transformation units. Key operational activities of the program include
cataloguing, accessioning, and describing the AIATSIS Audiovisual, Photographic and
Manuscript collections to enhance discoverability of, and access to, these collections for all
Australians. The Program is also responsible for delivering the Collection Transformation
program which aims to reshape the work of Collection Services Group through new collection
systems, workflows, and processes. Collection Management works closely with Collection
Development and Care, Collection Preservation and Digitisation, and Collection Access teams
to support the discoverability and accessibility of the AIATSIS collection for all Australians.

**About the Role
**This role supports the development and practice of data