Collections Management Assistant

Collections Management Assistant:

• 16 weeks: May 12 to August 29, 2025.
• $17.50/hour, 35 hours per week
• Some weekend work will be required.
• All work will take place at the Manitoba Sport Hall of Fame & Museum, 145 Pacific Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum seeks a detail oriented individual to work on a project to describe, digitize and make available to the public audio video content in the collection. This includes audio content and video content that will be transferred to a digital format.  The ideal candidate for the Museum Collections Assistant Position will include the following qualities.

If time and funding permits, the student may be retained on staff to continue the project through fall 2025.

The student will also provide visitor services during the absence of other staff.

Physical demands of the job include sitting at a desk for long periods, using a computer/laptop, and digital camera. The student will be regularly accessing items in storage and moving artifacts in the facility. The student must be able to move collections items safely from storage shelving to workspaces, including lifting items up to 20 lbs.  Access to collections may include using a ladder.

The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is a leader in sport heritage in Manitoba. With a collection of 22,000+ collections items it documents, preserves, presents and showcases Manitoba’s sport history.

This position is funded by Young Canada Works.  The following are the criteria for eligibility.

A student may be eligible for employment if they:

• are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent resident status are not eligible);
• are legally entitled to work in Canada (have a valid social insurance number);
• are between 16 and 30 years of age inclusively at the start of employment; and
• are a high school, college, CEGEP or university student.

Education:

• post-secondary students in Museum Studies, Archival Studies, History, Fine Art, or Archival Studies, Creative Communications, or related field  are encouraged to apply.
• preference is given to students who are in 3rd year or above
• Those from other fields or with comparable skills will also be considered.

Desired Skills:

• have excellent computer skills
• database skills an asset
• experience with audio and video files and asset
• have excellent attention to detail
• experience with DSLR camera and scanners an asset
• experience with Adobe products an asset
• Although not required for the position, the ability to communicate in French would be an asset, as per Sport Manitoba standard to offer services in both official languages.

Personality:

• have an interest in sport heritage
• be enthusiastic
• be able to work as a team member and independently
• be creative and able to think originally

Don’t meet every single one of these requirements?  Apply anyways!  We review all application as we seek the most qualified and appropriate candidate to join our team.

Application Process:

• Applications (cover letter, resumé and minimum two references) by April 21, 2025.
• Please write “YCW Student Position Application” in the subject line of your email.

Contact info:

(204) 925-5935, halloffame@sportmanitoba.ca, 145 Pacific Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2Z6

The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum recognizes the importance of equity and diversity in the workplace. We encourage applicants to voluntarily self-declare in their cover letter, resumé or application if they are members of the Government of Canada job equity groups, such as women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous, Métis or Inuit peoples, applicants who are Black or Persons of Colour, or those from the spectrum of sexual orientation and gender identity.  We are committed to creating an inclusive work place, removing barriers to employment, and to reflecting the diversity of Manitoba’s community.

Sport Manitoba acknowledges the work we do to support a thriving amateur sport community takes place on the traditional lands and waterways of the Anishinaabeg, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples as well as the homeland of the Metis Nation. We respect the treaties made here and are grateful to work, live, and play on this land.