Senior Specialist, Learning Objects Repository

• Full-time, Fixed Term position until August 2027, or 12 months from appointment

• Salary Level HEW 8  + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements

• Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working

About You

You are a highly skilled digital preservation and repository specialist with a passion for shaping the future of library services and digital learning at scale. Combining strategic thinking with hands-on expertise, you thrive in complex, collaborative environments where stakeholder engagement, innovation, and sustainable digital practices are central to success.

You bring demonstrated experience in digital repository stewardship, preservation workflows, metadata standards, and long-term access strategies for digital learning and teaching resources. Your ability to balance technical expertise with strong relationship management enables you to work effectively with academic and professional staff to drive adoption of sustainable digital resource management practices across the University.

A confident communicator and trusted advisor, you are experienced in leading outreach initiatives, delivering training, and providing specialist consultation to diverse stakeholder groups. You are comfortable influencing policy and practice, contributing to strategic planning and risk assessment activities, and embedding best-practice approaches to digital preservation and access.

You are adaptable, solutions-focused, and motivated by meaningful project work that delivers long-term impact. Most importantly, you are committed to innovation, collaboration, and ensuring digital learning resources remain authentic, accessible, and usable for future generations of learners and educators.

To be successful in this position, you’ll have as a minimum:

• Demonstrated experience in digital learning resource management, preservation planning, or digital content management within a university or GLAM sector environment.

• Proven ability to build relationships and influence diverse stakeholders, including technical staff, educators, and executive leaders.

• Experience delivering advocacy and outreach initiatives, including training, presentations, or publications related to digital resource preservation.

• Understanding of inclusion, diversity, and ethical considerations in digital stewardship and their application in an institutional context.

• Ability to interpret, implement, and contribute to the development of organisational digital learning resource management and preservation policies and standards.

• Familiarity with documentation of digital assets using relevant digital objects management and preservation models (e.g. OAIS), standards (e.g. PREMIS), and metadata schemas (e.g. Dublin Core, Schema.org).

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

Education Portfolio 

The Education Portfolio is headed by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education and Vice President who leads the planning and implementation of the University’s strategies related to RMIT’s academic programs and the RMIT learner experience. The Portfolio is responsible for services to support the quality of RMIT programs, including the professional development of academic staff, continuous improvement of the learner experience, learning and teaching outcomes and the management of learning and research information sources. 

The Education Portfolio plays a key role in empowering learners to access education, participate actively in the life of the University and achieve successful and fulfilling lives beyond graduation. The provision of a stimulating and satisfying experience for learners is a priority for the University. 
 

RMIT University Library 

RMIT University Library is a creative partner in the achievement of RMIT University’s teaching, learning and research goals. It engages with other groups within the University to design initiatives that have a positive impact on the student experience including the provision of direct support, advice and guidance for students’ academic skill development. It provides resources, services and facilities to support the information needs of RMIT's large and globally distributed student and staff population and supplies expertise for the management of the University’s archives and business information. 

www.rmit.edu.au/library 

To Apply 

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Lisa Cianci via email [email protected] 

For further information regarding recruitment processes, please contact Larisa Ahadi, Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor via email at [email protected] Please do not share your application to this email address.   

Position Description - here

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RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community, and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. 

In line with RMIT University’s commitment to a safe, respectful and inclusive environment, from 1 January 2026, the University will also consider gender-based violence (GBV) risk factors as part of our recruitment processes.  All applicants will be required to complete a gender‑based violence declaration in accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence.  Preferred candidates will also be required to undertake relevant pre‑employment background checks, including Working With Children Checks. Information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for its relevance to the role and RMIT’s safety obligations.

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