The Library is seeking to fill two ongoing Executive Level 2 roles in the Collaboration Branch.

The Collaboration Branch enables the library to collaborate with the GLAM community and the public, as well as providing a range of services relating to Trove within a cost recovery business model.

The Branch is responsible for carrying out organisational and partnership functions including:

- Trove Partnerships – managing relationships with partner organisations.
- Trove Data and Platforms – managing partner data and infrastructure.
- Trove Community Services – managing the relationships and services to the Trove Community, including Inter Library Loan/Document Delivery, and Digitisation on Demand.
- Digitisation – digitising the Library’s collections and making them available on Trove.
- Strategy and Transformation – incubating new services and business modelling.

The key duties of the position include:

Director, Digitation Projects

We are seeking a strategic and collaborative leader to lead the Library's digitisation program and drive the delivery of high-quality services that increase access to Australia's cultural collections.

The successful candidate will be an experienced people leader with a strong track record of delivering complex programs and services in a dynamic environment. They will bring excellent stakeholder engagement, strategic planning and organisational leadership skills, with the ability to balance operational delivery and continuous improvement.

The role requires a leader who can build productive relationships across the Library and with external partners, navigate complex issues, and identify opportunities to improve services, processes and organisational capability. The successful candidate will foster a high-performing team culture, support innovation and transformation,



and contribute to the strategic leadership of the Collaboration Branch.

Director, Trove Data & Platforms

We are seeking a strategic and collaborative leader to lead the Library’s Trove Data and Platforms function to enable the sustainability, enhancement and delivery of Trove platforms that connect Australians with cultural and research collections.

The successful candidate will be an experienced people leader with a strong track record of delivering complex platforms and services in a agile environment. They will bring excellent stakeholder engagement, strategic planning and organisational leadership skills, with the ability to balance operational delivery, service sustainability and continuous improvement.

The role requires a leader who can build productive relationships across the Library and with the broader library, cultural heritage and research sectors, navigate complex issues, and identify opportunities to enhance services, platforms and organisational capability. The successful candidate will foster a high-performing team culture, support innovation and transformation, and contribute to the strategic leadership of the Collaboration Branch.

For more information on each of the roles and how to apply please see the Candidate Pack and Role Statements.

Eligibility

Applicants should be Australian citizens to be eligible for APS employment.

The preferred applicants will be required to successfully undergo a police record check and must be willing to disclose all relevant and required information.

The Director, Digitisation Projects must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline Security Clearance

Notes

We encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQA+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature age people.

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