October 24, 2024

Australian War Memorial

Mitchell

FULL TIME

Collection Services Officer (Conservation)

Ongoing - Full Time - APS3
$63,810 - $69,476
Mitchell, ACT

The Role

The Collection Services Officer is involved in the conservation, preservation, storage, movement, packing, display and documentation of the National Collection. The role will involve: assisting with conservation programs across all conservation labs, carrying out preservation and preventive conservation activities including gallery maintenance and any other priority task identified across the section.

Core Responsibilities

Under general direction undertake a range of collection management tasks across the conservation teams including:
- Carry out the survey, documentation and basic conservation treatment of collection objects;
- Carry out display preparation of conserved items for exhibitions and loans. This can include framing, making supports, and mounting;
- Conservation standard packing, rehousing and storage of collection items;
- Assisting preventive conservation programs including freezer and anoxic programs, integrated pest management and environmental monitoring;
- Document collection management activities on the Memorial’s collection management system;
- Administrative tasks relating to the preservation, storage and movement of objects.

Liaise with internal and external stakeholders in relation to preservation activities
Ensure that Work Health and Safety guidelines and practices have been implemented and are observed in collection work

Contact Information:

For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please contact: Gajendra Rawat, (02) 6243 4457
For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the Recruitment team via employment@awm.gov.au

Closing Date:

Applications close at 11:30pm, Thursday, 07 November 2024
For more details about the position and how to apply, please view the information pack.

The Memorial is committed to workplace diversity and maintains an environment that values the contribution of people from different backgrounds and experiences. The Memorial welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, veterans, mature age people, people from diverse backgrounds, and people with a disability.