First Nations Archives Access Manager (Identified)

CAMD; Sydney; On-site; AUD 154,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Museums of History NSW is seeking a Manager, First Nations Community Access to Archives (Identified) to lead the FNCAA project and engage with First Nations communities across Greater Sydney. The role is based predominantly at the Western Sydney Records Centre with opportunities to work across NSW.

The position is identified for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and involves coordinating a team, driving digitisation, and ensuring culturally safe access to archival materials.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, identify as being an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and accepted in the community.
• Demonstrated ability to liaise, proactively engage and work collaboratively with Aboriginal Communities and relevant agencies in ensuring Culturally responsive services.
• Experience leading a project team.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in delivering projects.
• Willingness to work across MHNSW sites and ability to travel to multiple locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the FNCAA project thereby contributing to the revitalisation of First Nations Languages in NSW by engaging with First Nations communities to facilitate and support access to materials pertaining to their Languages and Cultures.
• Maintain, lead and manage a First Nations project team to research and surface records in the NSW State Archives Collection relating to First Nations Peoples, their Language and Cultures and make those records accessible and discoverable via a digitisation project.
• Engage with multiple stakeholders and lead Community outreach initiatives to connect First Nations Communities to records.

Skills

Liaison with communities

Project leadership

Cultural safety

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Museums of History NSW is seeking a Manager, First Nations Community Access to Archives (Identified) to lead the FNCAA project and engage with First Nations communities across Greater Sydney. The role is based predominantly at the Western Sydney Records Centre with opportunities to work across NSW.

The position is identified for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and involves coordinating a team, driving digitisation, and ensuring culturally safe access to archival materials.