About the Role
Manuscript, Print & Published Digitisation Technicians work in a small team of specialist technical staff responsible for the digitisation of the AIATSIS Collections, including rare and fragile books, manuscripts, maps, ephemera, posters and other documents. This important role provides the timely delivery of collection digitisation projects to meet known technical standards and with due regard to the content and preservation requirements of cultural heritage collection material. This position reports to Team Leader - Manuscript, Print & Published.
Key responsibilities of the role include:

• under limited direction, operate cameras and digitisation equipment (i2S Copibook) to preserve printed material and works on paper in an efficient and timely manner to achieve collection digitisation KPIs.
• mastering of the digitised material using Adobe Photoshop.
• creating PDFs using Adobe Acrobat & OCR software ABBYY FineReader.
• carrying out quality control checks.
• provide collaborative support to other projects throughout AIATSIS.
• undertake appropriate care of equipment, hardware and software and ensure any known issues are brought to the attention of the Team Leader.

Our Ideal Candidate
To be successful in this role, you will have specialist technical knowledge of, and applied experience in print and works on paper digitisation in a cultural institution. You will come with the following skills, experience and attributes:

• demonstrated specialist technical knowledge of, and applied experience in the successful day to day delivery of print and works on paper cultural heritage collection digitisation tasks, projects and outcomes.
• demonstrated understanding of the role of a major specialist collection in meeting the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and researchers and the demands of such a collection including understanding of the challenges posed by Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights and the concerns of Indigenous peoples when facilitating discoverability of material which contains Indigenous cultural heritage.

Cultural Capability
Roles at AIATSIS require candidates to have an understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and proven culturally appropriate engagement and communications skills. The nature of this role requires the candidate to consistently demonstrate the following specific cultural capabilities:

• understands Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business with the agency and the outcomes the agency is responsible for delivering.
• understands the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their world views and shared connections to land and culture.
• understands the protocols for providing culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
• makes information accessible, culturally appropriate, and targeted to the audience.

AIATSIS embodies Yindyamarra in everything we do

What we offer

We understand that you will work best when you have a healthy work-life balance and can attend to your family commitments. That is why we offer,

• great salary conditions
• 15.4% Superannuation
• competitive leave entitlements, including 20 days annual leave, 18 days personal leave, Cultural, ceremonial and NAIDOC leave, up to 18 weeks parental leave, and the ability to purchase extra leave.
• health benefits including, reimbursements for health promotion activities, eye health and flu vaccinations.
• for eligible employees, generous study leave, course fee and materials assistance, to undertake relevant accredited study.
• paid leave during an extended end of year shutdown
• flexible working conditions

Contact
If you have any questions about the role, you can contact Donald Sinclair on 02 6129 3954 or [email protected]