PROGRAMS MANAGER, FIRST NATIONS ART (IDENTIFIED)

• Ongoing
• Full-time, 35 hours per week
• Sydney CBD - The Domain
• Clerk Grade 9/10
• Total Remuneration Package up to $161,928
• Salary Range ($129,464 to $142,665)
  Established in 1871, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is located in Sydney’s The Domain adjacent to the Royal Botanic Garden and near the Central Business District, the Gallery acknowledges the original custodians of this land – the Gadigal people.
  The Art Gallery attracts around 2 million visitors annually and runs Australia’s largest education program with over 90,000 student and teacher visits per year.
  With our expanded campus the Art Gallery has a new state-of-the-art building located next to our existing and much-loved building. Providing us with close to double the exhibition space, the expanded Art Gallery enables us to share more art with more people and provide more family, learning and educational programming for all our audiences.
  We are seeking diverse, collaborative, supportive and brilliant individuals to work alongside our existing talent and build on our rich history to create an even more inspiring Art Gallery for the future.
  For more information about the Gallery and our future, please visit our website www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au.

WHAT TECHNICAL/SOFT SKILLS YOU REQUIRE

• Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent through parentage, identification as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and accepted in the community as such. Aboriginality is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the Anti-discrimination Act 1997.
• Demonstrated experience in leading, devising and delivering collaborative projects and programs which engage diverse audiences with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander art coupled with proven ability to set program objectives and reach targets on time and within budget.
• Excellent working knowledge of art history, with strengths in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander art in an educational context, and extensive experience in working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultural knowledge.
• Effective stakeholder management skills and the ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

To manage the development and realisation of engaging collaborative projects, programs and interpretive content, centred on First Nations art, that support the Art Gallery’s strategic plan of connecting with existing and potential audiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander audiences, more effectively.
This is an Aboriginal Identified role where Aboriginal identity, cultural knowledge or connections are a genuine aspect of the role. Positions are specifically noted under the provisions of the NSW Anti-discrimination Act (1977). Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be required to provide Confirmation of Aboriginality documentation with their application.
For more information about the role please view the role description and information for applicants or call the nominated contact person listed in the advertisement.