Job no: HRC0027824

Category: HEW 10+

Position: Full Time fixed term (1-year contract)

Location: Callaghan Campus

Be challenged and imagine with us

As Associate Director, Collections and Experience, you will provide strategic leadership across collections, archives and special collections, audience engagement, programming, communications, digital experiences, and emerging technologies. You will lead a highly skilled team responsible for ensuring the University's collections, services, programs, and experiences remain accessible, relevant, and responsive to the evolving needs of students, researchers, staff, and the wider community.

This is an opportunity to lead how collections, exhibitions, digital initiatives, student wellbeing programs, and community engagement activities connect people with the Library's resources, expertise, and unique cultural assets in a rapidly evolving higher education workplace.

In this role you will:

- Lead the strategic development and delivery of the Library's Collections and Experience portfolio.
- Provide leadership for collection development, collection stewardship, archives, special collections, and the delivery of engaging and meaningful user experiences.
- Develop and deliver a unified program of exhibitions, events, student wellbeing initiatives, communications, promotions, social media, and digital engagement activities that showcase the value and impact of the Library.
- Lead the Library's communications and advocacy activities, translating complex ideas into compelling stories that strengthen awareness, engagement, and support for collections, programs, and services.
- Oversee the stewardship, preservation, digitisation, interpretation, and promotion of archives, rare books, artefacts,



and special collections.

About the Library

The University Library plays a vital role in supporting students, academics, and researchers, providing a first-class learning environment that fosters collaboration, research excellence, and academic success. With a strong workplace culture and a commitment to innovation, the Library is both a student-facing service and a strategic hub, adapting to the evolving needs of the University community.

The Library develops and preserves print and digital collections, supports collaborative learning and research via contemporary and flexible learning facilities and social meeting spaces, and builds the user experience into the design and development of services and programs.

Our recognition and support for the changing needs of students, academics, and researchers is exemplified through investment in learning spaces and resources, a client-centred service model that engages staff and clients in ongoing review of service requirements and introducing technology solutions that enhance the client experience.

Our libraries are welcoming places where students come to meet, read, study and learn. We operate four libraries across locations at Callaghan, Newcastle City, Gosford, and Sydney.

How will you inspire us?

Your expertise in collections, audience engagement,



and emerging sector trends, combined with knowledge of digital platforms, content management, and risk-informed practice, will ensure the Library continues to innovate, connect students and researchers with collections, and deliver impactful programs and services.

Your strong strategic engagement skills will enable you to build partnerships and influence key stakeholders, strengthening the University's presence within the sector.

You will bring a strategic and creative mindset, the ability to navigate complexity and risk, and a leadership approach that fosters innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. With extensive experience leading high-performing teams, you will cultivate a positive, productive, and inclusive workplace culture.

Equally important is your commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. As the leading educator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Australia, and the first in NSW for social equity students, the Library is committed to furthering the University's vision through inclusive and supportive environments for both students and staff.

What we offer

A highly attractive remuneration package is on offer and a range of flexible salary packaging options is also available.

In addition to working for a university that is breaking boundaries, discovering new ways of thinking and cementing a place as a global leader, we offer a range of benefits to our employees to ensure you balance your commitments, stay healthy and work effectively.

For more information on benefits and conditions, please follow this link.

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