- Ongoing - Full Time - BB5
- $79,125 to $96,829
- Campbell, ACT
The Role
The Conservator – Preventive, Hazards and Analysis undertakes a leading role in Collection Services tasks including the gallery maintenance program, stakeholder liaison, material and hazard identification, preventive conservation, rehousing and, documentation of end to end processes in compliance with the requirements of the Collection Management System, Digital Asset Management System and Corporate Document Management Systems. The conservator undertakes and documents conservation of a range of material types. The role requires a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams, experience in materials conservation, and the flexibility to reprioritise work given competing priorities.
Core Responsibilities
Under general direction:
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Lead, organise and participate in multi-disciplinary teams for gallery maintenance. Assist in the implementation of preventive conservation programs including integrated pest management, collection condition surveys, re-housing, storage maintenance and development.
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Evaluate material condition, identify hazards, recommend and implement conservation/preservation treatments and hazard mitigation strategies for objects of a variety of material types.
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Document all aspects of conservation and preservation activities and decisions in the Memorial’s Collection Management System, Digital Asset Management System and corporate document management system (SharePoint).
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Undertake research and scientific analysis to determine the material composition, deterioration mechanisms, and condition of materials in determining and implementing the appropriate methodology for display or long term preservation.
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Assist the work unit with project management support, including planning, scheduling and reporting.
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Conduct manual handling tasks.
Position Eligibility
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
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All applicants external to AWM that are offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a National Police Check, even if they currently hold a security clearance. The check is conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework requirements.
Mandatory Requirements
- Qualifications in conservation
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Drivers license
Contact Information
- For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please contact: Eileen Procter, (02) 6206 9820, [email protected]
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For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the Recruitment team via [email protected]
Closing Date
- Applications close at 11:30pm, 8 July 2026
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For more details about the position and how to apply, please view the information pack.
Notes
A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.
Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.
The Memorial is committed to workplace diversity and maintains an environment that values the contribution of people from different backgrounds and experiences. The Memorial welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, veterans, mature age people, people from diverse backgrounds, and people with a disability.
