Scholarly Content Officer

Location
Sydney NSW
 
Full job description
Job no: 532762
Work type: Full Time
Location: Sydney, NSW
Categories: Library
Employment Type: Full-Time (35-hour week)
Duration: Continuing Role
Remuneration: $88,717 + 17% superannuation and leave loading (Level 5)
Location: Kensington NSW
Why your role matters

The Scholarly Content Officer ensures effective discovery and access to open access resources scholarly information resources including HDR candidate theses, research outputs, monographs, and reports.

The Library’s Scholarly Communications and Repositories Unit is responsible for leading the development of the Library’s research services, research reporting, repository infrastructure. This includes developing services to support the management and reporting of a range of research outputs including publications, non- traditional research outputs (NTROs) and research data, the development of the Library’s open access programs, and underpinning infrastructure.

This role enhances access to scholarly resources by curating metadata, supporting system implementations, and delivering client-focused services. Key duties include reviewing and processing outputs submitted to the Institutional Repository, ensuring metadata accuracy and copyright compliance. The role also involves maintaining and updating procedures for content description, participating in process improvements, and evaluating work practices and policies.

This is a new position, full time ongoing, reporting to the Team Leader, Scholarly Content, with no direct reports.

About You:

The ideal candidate will possess relevant tertiary qualifications or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. They will have a strong understanding of scholarly content discovery and access within an academic library or similar environment. With proven accuracy and attention to detail, they will have a sound grasp of data quality principles and a commitment to adhering to standards.

The candidate will be capable of making informed decisions in a dynamic, multi-tasking team setting with overlapping priorities and deadlines. They will possess analytical skills to solve complex problems and can consistently apply complex procedures across a range of tasks. Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, along with a strong customer focus, will be key to their success in this role.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must hold full ongoing rights to work in Australia to be considered for this position. The role is based in Sydney – Kensington campus.

Benefits and Culture:

UNSW offers a competitive salary and access to UNSW benefits including:

Flexible working
Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas period
Access to lifelong learning and career development
Discounts and entitlements
More information on the great staff benefits and culture can be found here.

How to Apply: Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter. You will also be asked to answer the 3 following selection criteria in the application form - you will be able to write your answers in the online form itself once you click "apply" (you will be able to save and return to your answers before submitting):

1. Experience and qualifications that make you suitable for the role including and proven accuracy and attention to detail and an understanding of scholarly content discovery and access in an academic library or equivalent environment

2. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a proven customer focus

3. Ability to work and make decisions in a multi-tasking role with overlapping priorities and deadlines within a team environment

Applications close: 23 July 11.55PM

Get in Touch: Emma McLean, Associate Director, Scholarly Communications and Repositories:

emma.mclean@unsw.edu.au

Please apply through the application portal and not via the contact above.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Position Description

Advertised: 09 Jul 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 23 Jul 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time Read more