Organization Name |
The ArQuives |
Job Title |
Collections Manager |
Job Type |
Full Time (Permanent) |
Location |
Toronto, Ontario |
Posting Date |
03/27/2024 |
Application Deadline |
04/14/2024 |
Job Start Date (Expected): |
05/13/2024 |
Compensation |
$67 000 to $70 000 annually |
Target Audience |
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Job Category |
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Job Description |
Located in Toronto, Ontario, The ArQuives is one of the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world. Primarily a volunteer-run organization focusing on Canadian content, The ArQuives acquires, preserves, and provides public access to information and collections in various formats. Our organization offers a range of research, exhibition, educational, and community programming. The ArQuives seeks a full-time permanent Collections Manager commencing May 2024. There is an expected two-week training period with the current Collections Manager.
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Collections Manager is responsible for leading the organization’s collection management and development in line with the vision and mandate to preserve and make accessible the LGBTQ2+ histories in Canada. The position requires in-person (90%) and virtual work (10%), with regular office hours Monday to Friday and occasional evenings and weekends for events and meetings. Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to donor stewardship, managing the Collections database, training, mentoring, and supervising collection and reference staff and volunteers and interns, legacy database and legacy collections management, digital exhibitions management, acquisitions management, oversight of conservation and preservation (digital and analogue), facilitating outgoing loans, reviewing copyright requests, grant writing, policy and procedure writing, internal and external monetary appraisal, working with community partners, giving public presentations and tours, and space management and planning. The ArQuives acknowledges and is committed to addressing historical inequities within our organization. We encourage applications from marginalized communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, women, trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, Black, people of colour, and persons with disabilities. Principle Duties & Responsibilities Management of analogue and digital collections (library, archives, artifacts, artwork, reference) Masters in Information in Archives and Records Management or Masters of Museum Studies Organization website: www.arquives.ca Posting: March 26, 2024 Application deadline: 11:59 PM EST, April 14, 2024 Estimated start date: May 2024 Hours and Salary: 37.5h/week, salary range based on experience $67 000 to $70 000 annually Benefits: 15 days annual leave, Health and Dental, HSA, Personal Days, Professional Development |
Please include the public link to your posting if available |
https://arquives.ca/latest-news/job-posting-collections-manager |
Application Process |
Apply: By emailing a cover letter and CV as a PDF to jobposting@arquives.ca |
Collections Manager
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