Team Leader Print - Canberra, Australia - AIATSIS

AIATSIS

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Description

Team Leader Print & MS

APS Level 6

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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TEAM LEADER PRINT & MS

Vacancy Information
Job Reference 20_01/24

Classification APS Level 6

No. of vacancies 1

Salary $80,249 - $91,279

Group Collection Services

Area Collection Preservation and Digitisation

Employment Status Ongoing

Hours Full Time 36.75

Close Date Sunday 24 March 2024

Contact Person Daryl Ciubal

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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
Preservation and Digitisation (CPD) Program sits within the Collection Services Group. The
purpose of CPD is the preservation through digitisation and production for access of material
that has been accessioned into the AIATSIS Collection. This includes audio, video, film,
photographs, printed material as well as art and objects

CPD delivers:
Preservation and
digitisation; creation of digital assets from Collection Material, Digital restoration, printing,
advisory services, and technical services. CPD collaborates across AIATSIS to supply digital
material to fulfil client requests and to support projects.

About the Role
The Print and Manuscript Digitisation Team Leader, leads a small team of specialist technical
staff responsible for the digitisation of the AIATSIS collections of printed material and works on
paper. This important role provides the timely delivery of collection digitisation projects to meet
documented technical standards and with due regard to the content and preservation
requirements of cultural heritage collection material.
This position reports to Assistant Director, Non-Linear Digitisation.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

manage the day-today operations of the Print and Manuscript team, including

prioritisation, workflows, and staff development.
- coordinate with the Archival Collections Unit, Collections Access and Family History, and

Project teams to deliver high quality digital derivatives of AIATSIS Collection material.
- under limited direction, operate cameras and digitisation equipment to preserve prin