* Non-ongoing - Full Time - BB5
* $79,125 to $96,829
* Campbell, ACT
The Role
The Memorial's Research Centre holds the written records of war, both published and unpublished. The Research Centre manages and provides access to these collections, digitises archival collections and delivers reference and information services about Australian military history, the Memorial and its collections. At the heart of the Memorial building are its Honour Rolls. These are the Roll of Honour and the Commemorative Roll. The Roll of Honour is a long series of bronze panels recording the names of over 103,000 members of the Australian armed forces who have died during or as a result of war service, warlike service, non-warlike service and certain peacetime humanitarian operations. The Commemorative Roll is a book located in the Memorial's Commemorative Area, which honours Australians who died as a result of their service with allied forces, the merchant navy and civilian organisations. The Honour Rolls databases, available on the Memorial's website, are compiled from sources used to create the Roll of Honour and Commemorative Roll.
The Memorial has a major commitment to the accuracy and integrity of the Roll of Honour and Commemorative Roll. The Assistant Curator, Honour Rolls works as part of a small team towards maintaining an up-to-date and accessible Roll of Honour and Commemorative Roll and to manage requests for amendments, maintain the data that supports these rolls, and undertake specialist research tasks and policy development.
This position entails working with potentially distressing material.
This position will initially be filled for 11 months, with the possibility of extension.
Core Responsibilities
* Respond to public and internal enquiries about the Honour Rolls.
* Provide advice to Senior Management on Honour Roll matters and policy as required.
* Undertake research into Honour Rolls cases and accurately document findings.
* Write reports and recommendations on various issues and individual cases.
* Develop and actively maintain the Honour Rolls database.
* Document and report on Honour Rolls activities including statistics.
* Liaise with key stakeholder organisations, such as the Office of Australian War Graves, Department of Veterans Affairs, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Department of Defence, as required.
* Provide support for other Memorial or Research Centre priorities, as required.
* Manually handle and move collection materials including but not limited to boxes and files as required.
Position Eligibility
* Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
* All applicants external to AWM that are offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a National Police Check, even if they currently hold a security clearance. The check is conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework requirements.
Contact Information
* For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please contact: Stephanie Hume, (02) 6243 4253,
* For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the Recruitment team via
Closing Date
Applications close at 11:30pm, Wednesday, 25 March 2026
For more details about the position and how to apply, please view the information pack.
Notes
A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.
Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.
The Memorial is committed to workplace diversity and maintains an environment that values the contribution of people from different backgrounds and experiences. The Memorial welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, veterans, mature age people, people from diverse backgrounds, and people with a disability.