Job opportunity

The Western Australian Museum’s vision is to be an excellent and vibrant Museum, valued and used by all Western Australians and admired and visited by the world.

The WA Museum is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an equitable and diverse working environment and providing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and young people. The Museum values the importance of a work environment which is representative of the wider community and which supports a variety of perspectives.

Conditions
This is a part time (0.6FTE or 45 hours per fortnight), fixed term vacancy, for a period of 12 months, with the possibility of extension/s.

There will also be a Pool running for a period of 12 months from the initial appointment. Applicants deemed suitable will be placed into a pool where appointments may be considered for similar vacancies for full-time, part-time, fixed term or permanency.

Job Description
We are ideally looking for someone with Drupal knowledge but if you have a passion for coding php and using open source technology then please apply. Required is high level proficiency in programming for internet, extranet and intranet environments with Web 2.0 technology and knowledge of and experience with a range of content management systems, and database applications across multiple platforms.

In this role you will work on a finite project to develop and further enhance the WA Museum’s digital business systems including the intranet. You will be responsible for programming and development work.

Specific duties you will be responsible for (but not limited to):

• Production of back-end design and development and liaison with the Strategy and Performance team, Digital team and end users to achieve project outcomes.
• Interpretation of project briefs and provisions of advice regarding development, coding, production costs and timelines.
• Testing of developed materials and evaluation of content across various browsers.

Location
This position is located in central Perth, based at Gordon Stephenson House, One40 William Street. You will be ideally located above the under-ground rail link and within easy walking distance of the bustling café, tourist and shopping districts.

How to apply for this position

• Applicants are required to apply on-line and must provide;
  • a comprehensive CV
  • no more than a 3 (three) A4 page (Word or PDF document) outline on your skills and knowledge in relation to the Work Related Requirements that are listed above and in relation to the attached Job Description Form
  • a completed Application Form and Application Question Form (only attach if applying using the below email or submitting via post).
• For further details on how to apply please read the attached ‘Applicant Information Package’.

To submit your application, please click on the Apply for Job button.

If you are unable to apply online, please refer to the attached Applicant Information Package (section ‘Submitting Your Application’).

If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please contact a member of the HR Team on (08) 6552 7905 or email recruitment.wamagwa@museum.wa.gov.au for further assistance.

Please note that all of the Essential Work Related Requirements will be assessed at some stage during the selection process.

For further job related information, please contact Neta Gill on (08) 6552 7483 (not to be contacted for an Applicant Information Package).

NO FAXED, LATE OR PROFORMA APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

To avoid last minute congestion of the system which may result in your application being received after the closing time and therefore not be eligible, please endeavour to submit your application well before the closing time.