Collections Management Assistant
- Program stream:
- Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations
- Job title:
- Collections Management Assistant
- Organization name:
- Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum Inc.
- Job location:
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Length of assignment:
- 2026-05-11 to 2026-08-28 (16 weeks)
- Hourly wage:
- $17.50
16 weeks: May 11 to August 28, 2026.
$17.50/hour, 35 hours per week
Some weekend work may be required.
The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum seeks a detail oriented individual for a 16 week project. This position will involve examination of our Honoured Member histories and their connection to Manitoba Places - community centres, gathering places, rural and urban locales, indigenous and settler, hometowns large and small. A focused review of our artifact and archival collection with our Hall of Fame membership as the starting point, this project aims to assemble a data set of relevant places and a collection of artifact and archival materials that will serve as baseline for future exhibit work
The project includes cataloguing and catalogue research, data collection, community outreach and communication, information gathering for the purpose of digital and physical content creation. Some visitor services will also be part of the student’s duties.
If time and funding permits, the student may be retained on staff to continue the project through fall 2026.
Physical demands of the job include sitting at a desk for long periods and using a computer/laptop. 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. The Student will work under the direct supervision of the Curator/Sports Heritage Specialist, Cheney Lansard.
This position is funded by Young Canada Works.
A student may be eligible for employment if they meet the following criteria:
•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.
The ideal candidate for the Collection Management Assistant position will include the following qualities:
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
•have excellent attention to detail
•experience with Excel, Word and Office Suite
•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 13, 2026.
Please write “Collection Management Assistant” in the subject line of your email.
Contact info:
(204) 925-5935, cheney.lansard@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 workplace, 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.
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