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Digital Preservation Process Administrator

·         Key opportunity to mix technical capability with strong business involvement

·         Leading-edge all-of-government initiative

·         Permanent, full time position at Archives New Zealand in Wellington

Archives New Zealand has a statutory responsibility for the long-term storage, preservation and accessibility of digital records. Archives New Z ealand is transforming the way it conducts its business by developing the capability to transfer digital records and preserve them over the long term.

The primary focus for the Digital Preservation Process Administrator is to provide business-focused technical support and specialist advice in relation to digital repository hardware and software infrastructure; and to the ingest of digital content into the digital repository.

Our ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in system administration and be used to basic server management and diagnostics. The role supports the overall administration of the Ex Libris Rosetta digital preservation system and configuration, and involves collaboration with the National Library of New Zealand, our preservation partner within the Department of Internal Affairs,. The Digital Preservation Process Administrator supports deposits to the digital repository through the creation of business workflows, resolution and recording of issues relating to the ingest process, and provides technical assistance with preconditioning and preservation actions and analysis. The person in this role will work closely with a team which includes digital preservation and technical analysts, and with business staff managing transfers, restrictions and access.

We're looking for a team player with a strong background working with data repositories, ingest and system configuration and management. You'll have excellent problem solving, analysis and communication skills, and enjoy working with different parts of the business to make sure that our infrastructure and processes are running smoothly. This is a busy role, which requires good organisation skills and flexibility, as you'll deal with both well established and emerging processes. Experience in digital preservation management and/or Ex Libris Rosetta long-term preservation system is a distinct advantage.

In return, you'll get to work on an exciting, all-of-government digital preservation initiative, that will change the way New Zealanders interact with Government records. 

For more information and a job description, go to: http://www.bfound.net/detail.aspx?jobId=124679&CoId=164&rq=3

Closing date for applications: 5pm, Sunday 27 July 2014 NZ time

3pm Sunday 27 July 2014 Canberra time AEST

6am Sunday 27 July 2014 U.K. time BST

7am Sunday 27 July 2014 Central European time CEST

10pm Saturday 26 July 2014 US - Washington time PDT

For more information please contact: 

Antony Moss, Director Client Capability on +64 27 476 0361 or [log in to unmask]