Position at City of Ottawa

Registrar, Collections
City of Ottawa
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, Cultural and Heritage
    Services

1 Full Time Continuous Position - 35 hours/week

Competition Number: 2011-EX-EN-50058352-01
Competition closing date: 2011-08-22

Affiliation: CUPE 503

Salary: $54,341.56 to $63,583.52 Annually (2011 Rates of Pay)

Location: Routhier Community Centre, 172 Guigues Avenue, Ottawa,
Ontario

Responsible for the day-to-day administration and coordination of
the Corporate Art Collection, including where applicable, the
implementation of the Acquisitions Program, Collection Management
Program, Lending Program, as well as but not limited to, organizing
and assisting with the facilitation of peer review juries, analysis
and preparation of reports, responsible for the accurate
registration, cataloguing, maintaining of
displays/exhibitions/storage spaces, receiving shipments/loans,
assisting with the installing and dismantling of exhibitions, and
tracking of loaned internal and external City of Ottawa artwork
collections.

Assists with the intellectual (information) and physical management
of the collection; researching and responding to public enquiries
through knowledgeable and tactful communication with artists,
donors, appraisers, organizations, and the general public;
responsible for implementing various aspects of preventative
conservation procedures and practices, preparing condition reports,
implementing environmental and pest management monitoring and
emergency preparedness plans of the City of Ottawa's collections.

Education and Experience:

    Completion of a three (3) year university or community college
    program in art history, fine arts, conservation or museum
    studies.

    Three (3) years experience working in a public art related
    field, in collections management in an art gallery or art
    museum, (specifically in the areas of registration, loan
    procedures and contemporary art materials), and/or in the
    coordination of multi-phased public art projects (including
    juried competitions, art installations and exhibition planning,
    etc).

    Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated
    performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic
    requirements.

Language, Certificates and Licenses:
Day 1 Ready--immediate requirement for language proficiency:

    French oral, reading, writing.
    English oral, reading, writing.

Candidates must meet language requirement for position upon hire.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Criminal
Record

Check to the City of Ottawa's satisfaction.

Knowledge, Competencies and Skills

    Preventive conservation;

    Complex art/object materials and processes;

    Contracting processes and administering artist and loan
    contracts;

    Public Art policy and procedures and competitions;

    Research, data collection and analysis methods;

    Project management principles and practices;

    Word processing, photographic and database applications (Excel,
    Filemaker, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Word);

    Knowledge of handling, installation and delivery of artworks;

    Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including
    the rights and duties of workers;

    Work independently and take initiative;

    Work on multi-disciplinary teams;

    Prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines;

    To organize the work and its performance;

    Research, assemble and analyze data/information;

    Liaise and communicate with all organizational levels, including
    Elected Representatives, senior staff, artists and general
    public;

    Write effectively in a clear, concise manner.

If this opportunity matches your interest and profile please apply
online. If this is your first online application please refer to How
to Apply for a Position on the City of Ottawa career site

    <URL:http://ottawa.ca>

If you are not able to apply on-line, please submit your resume and
covering letter indicating the Competition number by mail or by fax
to

    City of Ottawa
    Recruitment and Staffing
    110 Laurier Ave. West, 5th Floor
    Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1J1
    Fax: 613-580-4762

We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those
selected to continue in the selection process will be contacted. The
City of Ottawa is committed to providing quality services by
establishing a qualified workforce that reflects the diverse
population it serves. The City encourages applications from all
qualified individuals.


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