Senior Archives Officer

Job no:506009
Work type:Continuing - Full-time
Campus:Adelaide
Categories:Libraries, HEO4

(HEO4) $64,961 to $71,203 per annum plus an employer contribution of up to 17% superannuation may apply

Continuing, full-time position is available

Are you keen to commence a professional career spanning historical documents and digital recordkeeping? Then this is the role for you

This Senior Archives Officer role offers a unique opportunity to combine your attention to detail with excellent service delivery to support corporate memory-keeping and archival research within the University Library. Working collaboratively in a small team, this role will be a key contributor to delivering reference, access, digitisation, and description activities of the University Archives.

Previous applicants need not apply. 

To be successful you will need:

• Demonstrated experience with both hardcopy and electronic records and recordkeeping processes.
• Demonstrated experience managing records using an archives management system or similar.
• Demonstrated time management and organisation skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers ensuring customer needs are met.
• High level written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft communications, and good interpersonal skills. 

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you a vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life. Flexible working arrangements are on offer for all roles at the University.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities. 

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your division's broader role

The Division of Academic and Student Engagement drives the University's strategic activities in relation to learning and teaching. This includes ensuring all Adelaide students have a quality experience, and investing in our academic staff's professional development.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/dase/division-leadership

If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to be taken through to the online application form. Please ensure you submit a cover letter, resume, and upload a document that includes your responses to all of the selection criteria for the position as contained in the position description or selection criteria document.

Applications close 11:55pm, 18 October 2021.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:

Nicholas Sparks
Special Collections Manager, University Library
P: +61 (8) 8313 6572
E: [email protected]

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The University of Adelaide is an Equal Opportunity employer, Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply.

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