The Museum has an exciting opportunity for a professional to join the Collection Engagement Business Unit as a Digital Preservation Coordinator. The Digital Preservation Cordinator will manage a small team to coordinate the digital preservation systems, processes and standards for the Museum’s digital cultural collections and assets. The role will:
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ensure the reliable operation of the Museum’s Trusted Digital Repository (TDR) and provide day-to-day and long-range administrative oversight of the TDR, including the resolution of technical issues.
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work closely with vendors and the Museum IT team to investigate and critically analyse system and business processes and identify opportunities for improvement
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supervise the Digital Preservation Technician and together plan, manage and undertake digital preservation and related activities such as administering testing processes, documenting processes, data and reporting analysis and preparation for system changes including upgrades
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Work collaboratively within Collection Engagement to ensure all collection systems are managed and data integrity maintained. This includes providing advice, support and testing activities for any system management or upgrade process.
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Work collaboratively across the Museum as part of the process in acquiring, producing, documenting, preserving and providing access to the Museum’s digital cultural collections and assets.
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Build sector relationships and undertake research to identify and formulate opportunities to improve standards and processes relating to digital preservation.
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Support the Division in learning and developing skills and knowledge in regards preserving digital cultural objects.
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Support the Manager, Changeable and Digital Collections with policy development, reporting activities and other higher-level tasks as required