Assistant Registrar, Collection Documentation
NGA Level 6
Position No. 7212
Ongoing – Full-time
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
The Assistant Registrar, Collection Documentation leads a small team within the Registration Department to manage to manage the daily operations of the National Gallery’s Collections Management System (CMS), EMu, a database designed to facilitate the care of collections through recognised standards of museum documentation and practice. The CMS reflects the breadth and size of the national collection and the National Gallery’s responsibility to ensure all works of art in its care are documented, tracked, securely stored, properly insured and appropriately accessible.
The national collection is comprised of more than 155 000 works of art, including the largest collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art in the world. The National Gallery hosts a dynamic exhibitions program, has an ambitious touring program and is a generous lender, sharing the national collection with Australian and international institutions. The Assistant Registrar, Collection Documentation plays a pivotal role in the delivery of the National Gallery’s business by ensuring excellence in documentation and recordkeeping, supporting periodic system upgrades, and implementing training for internal users to ensure best practice data standards are maintained.
The Assistant Registrar, Collection Documentation provides strategic and policy advice to the Associate Registrar, Documentation and Storage regarding the documentation of the national collection and provides advice and recommendations to the Governance team on Commonwealth and organisational reporting requirements.
This position reports to the Associate Registrar, Documentation and Storage and is responsible for two direct reports. This position of Assistant Registrar, Collection Documentation is an ongoing full-time role with the Registration team, within the Artistic Programs Portfolio.
CONTACT
Further information about the position may be obtained by contacting Bronwyn Gardner on +61 2 6240 6776 or bronwyn.gardner@nga.gov.au.
