Audience Development Officer Adults – SLM

Sydney Living Museums cares for 11 of the NSW most important historic houses, museums and their collections: Elizabeth Bay House, Elizabeth Farm, Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Justice & Police Museum, Meroogal, The Mint, Museum of Sydney, Rose Seidler House, Rouse Hill House & Farm, Susannah Place Museum and Vaucluse House. All are listed in the NSW State Heritage Register. The Museum of Sydney and the Hyde Park Barracks on the National Heritage list and the Hyde Park Barracks is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

For more detailed information on the operations and activities of Sydney Living Museums click here.

About the agency

Sydney Living Museums cares for 11 of the NSW most important historic houses, museums and their collections: Elizabeth Bay House, Elizabeth Farm, Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Justice & Police Museum, Meroogal, The Mint, Museum of Sydney, Rose Seidler House, Rouse Hill House & Farm, Susannah Place Museum and Vaucluse House. All are listed in the NSW State Heritage Register. The Museum of Sydney and the Hyde Park Barracks on the National Heritage list and the Hyde Park Barracks is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

For more detailed information on the operations and activities of Sydney Living Museums click here.

About the role

Drive audience centred programming to engage audiences and promote lifelong learning by delivering public programs and online content that enables adult audiences to interact with Sydney Living Museums’ properties and programs.

Applying for the role

To apply you will need to submit the following:

• A current resume with two referees
• A covering letter 1-2 pages in length
• And respond to the 2 targeted questions (no more than 20 lines per answer). Your responses to the targeted questions should be submitted online during your application and not included in the covering letter.

For more information click here for the role description and candidate information guide.

Please note: New employment legislation will apply from 24th February 2014. From this date, all current and new Public Service non-executive employees will be employed at a classification level and assigned to a role rather than appointed to a position. Employees may be re-assigned to other roles at the same classification over time, in line with organisation priorities and/or personal development plans.

Responsibilities

Essential requirements the role holder needs:

• Relevant qualifications and/or significant recent knowledge of and experience in the development and delivery of programs for adult audience development and engagement.
• Strong understanding of the role of public programming in audience development in a cultural institution or similar.
• Ability to create innovative, responsive programs for adult audience development to develop and grow engagement with a cultural institution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong event and/ or project management skills, including demonstrated time management skills.
• Experience in, or a strong understanding of, the role of new media and technology in presenting and promoting programs.
• An understanding of funding and support mechanisms for the development and delivery of programs for audience engagement.
• Working knowledge of Events Perfect and other software systems for event management, or a willingness to learn.
• Ability to manage lifting, carrying, standing, kneeling and moving around heritage sites, both internal and external environments is a genuine occupational requirement.
• A current driver’s license.

Targeted Questions / Selection Criteria

Targeted questions

1. The Audience Development Officer – Adults delivers and develops public programs across 11 museums to grow audience and income. Provide an example where you have developed a successful public program for a cultural institution. How did you contribute to the success of the program? How did you measure its success?
2. This role leads teams across different business units for the development and delivery of public programs requiring significant negotiation for resources and time in a crowded forward schedule. Provide an example of how you have successfully negotiated across teams to ensure that a project you were managing was viable. What strategic, planning, and communication skills did you use to achieve a successful outcome?