Collection Description Officer
Job No.: 685470
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Continuing appointment
Remuneration: $76,744 - $82,090 pa HEW Level 4 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Collections and Technology fixed term secondment
- Professional development opportunity to engage with collections on-site at Clayton campus
- Work collaboratively on collection description within a supportive Library Metadata team
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The Opportunity
We are seeking someone with an established understanding of the Alma library management system, plus a willingness to learn and support the team in enhancing discoverability and engagement of collections through collection description activity. You would be part of a small, specialist team that works with a mixture of collection materials, including an increased emphasis on Special Collections cataloguing. You would be working collaboratively whilst adhering to standards and guidelines. Enthusiasm for collections, and a demonstrated willingness to learn and contribute to continuous improvement of duties and responsibilities whilst ensuring greater accessibility of the Library’s collection would be highly valued.
To Apply
Along with your resume, please include a one-page cover letter which addresses the skills and attributes you would bring to this role, focusing on the points below:
- Working knowledge of the Alma library management system
- Ability to enhance library collection discoverability with skills and experience of technology which could support copy cataloguing and other administrative metadata support services through applications, standards and guidelines
- Demonstrated experience working within a team, sound organisational and time management skills, plus the ability to communicate with a range of stakeholders
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities and age groups.
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Enquiries: Gemma Steele, Metadata Coordinator, Monash University Library, gemma.steele@monash.edu or ph. +61 410 443 296
Position Description: Collection Description Officer
Closing Date: Sunday, 19th October 2025, 11:55pm AEDT
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