Employment

Non-Ongoing (Temporary) Employment Register

The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) invites people with relevant capabilities, knowledge, skills and personal qualities to register for non-ongoing (temporary) employment opportunities that may become available.  The broad types of work that may be available from time to time include:

Collection Management

  • Curatorial assistants required to work in the film, sound and documents and artefacts sections of the NFSA
  • Web development experts (ACT only)
  • Audio services technicians (ACT only)
  • Film services technicians (ACT only)
  • Motion picture laboratory technicians (ACT only)
  • Vault officers (ACT only - Mitchell)
  • Receipt/dispatch officers (ACT only)
  • Front of House staff (ACT only)
  • Film presenter (ACT only – Arc Cinema)

Corporate Services

  • General administrative officers
  • Information and communication technology support specialists (ACT only)
  • Finance experts including accounts payable and receivable staff (ACT only)
  • Human resource experts including payroll administrators and data entry personnel (ACT only)
  • Records management officers (ACT only)
  • Facilities and services staff including property services staff (ACT only)
  • Lawyers with copyright and contract expertise in an Australian Government environment (ACT only)

The duration of non-ongoing positions may be anywhere from a couple of weeks to several months and range from APS Level 1 to APS Level 6.

Positions that are available for periods longer than 12 months are advertised in the APS Jobs Website.

In order to be placed on the NFSA’s Non-Ongoing (Temporary) Employment Register, you must do the following:

  • A completed Non-Ongoing (Temporary) Employment Registration Form;
  • Provide us with a concise Curriculum Vitae (less than 4 pages); and
  • Write a one page statement outlining your personal attributes, communication skills and ability to work as a team member in relation to at least one of the broad types of work outlined above.

It is preferred that the above information is lodged electronically to:

recruitment@nfsa.gov.au

Alternatively, the information can be mailed to:

People Support and Development
National Film and Sound Archive
GPO Box 2002
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Correctly completed and submitted non-ongoing employment applications will be kept for 12 months.