About the National Film and Sound Archive 

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is Australia’s audiovisual archive, telling the national story by collecting, preserving and sharing audiovisual media, the cultural experience platforms of our time. The collection itself dates back to 1935, making it one of the world’s oldest audiovisual collections. It is also one of the country’s most used cultural collections, with around 125 million views of collection content each year. The NFSA is in a period of significant change. Following increased Government investment, the institution is in a process of digital transformation, establishing the NFSA as Australia’s most dynamic and valued cultural organisation. We are rebuilding our curatorial workforce and developing the NFSA’s capacity to digitise our collection at scale – to preserve it for the future, to make sure it can be discovered, and to share it with all Australians.

We continue to work on developing a stable, secure and future-proof workforce across our four physical sites based in Canberra and Mitchell in the ACT as well as in Sydney and Melbourne.

We are also undergoing a program of business improvement for many of our corporate systems to improve efficiency and reduce manual handling. 

We are an ambitious organisation, and we aim to be an employer of choice within the Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector, providing exciting and challenging work, as well as favourable employment conditions and unique development opportunities for our staff. 

Cultural Values 

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At the NFSA we prioritise the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia is committed to ensuring a child-safe and child-friendly environment. All employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to, and support for these principles in theory and practice.

About the Team 

Our Workforce and Culture (W&C) Team is a critical part of the NFSA’s transformation. The team partners with managers across the organisation to achieve our strategic goals, with deep networks and a strong partnership approach to all of its functions. 

The team delivers all elements of Human Resources to the NFSA including workforce planning, payroll, learning and development (L&D), Work Health, and Safety (WHS), wellbeing, recruitment, performance management, employee relations (ER), industrial relations (IR), and HR reporting. The team is responsible for leading and managing NFSA’s current and future workforce, including driving the strategic future growth and culture of the NFSA. 

The Opportunity 

The Workforce and Culture Advisor is responsible for providing HR advice and assistance to the staff within the NFSA. The role will play a pivotal role in supporting the workforce of the NFSA and requires someone who is enthusiastic, highly motivated, keen to learn, and work as part of a small team to deliver quality outcomes.

The Workforce and Culture Advisor will apply their problem-solving skills, highly developed communication and stakeholder management skills, and will be a team player who genuinely believe in collaborating to achieve outcomes.

Please note: This recruitment process is intended to fill both current and future vacancies. While the position on offer is ongoing, a merit pool of suitable applicants may be established to fill similar ongoing and non-ongoing positions within the next 18 months.