The Australian War Memorial is seeking an experienced, agile and innovative Senior Curator for the Photographs, Film and Sound and Multimedia Section (PFS), to promote and progress the Memorial’s public engagement and research agenda. The Memorial is pursuing a new and developing capability in delivering rich content across a diversity of channels including exhibitions, publications, programs, and digital online media to our stakeholders around Australia and internationally.
The position requires strong curatorial experience coupled with innovation including research ability, creation of content, communication of curatorial vision, project management and use of contemporary digital publication outputs.
The Senior Curator reports to the Head of Photographs, Film and Sound and Multimedia and will manage the work of a dedicated curatorial team and provide strategic and professional advice on the development and management of the collection. You will assist with the supervision and mentoring of staff, coordinate input for section business processes such as strategic and business planning, including budget and business case development. You will also undertake some broader coordination activities as directed by the Head, PFS. The Senior Curator contributes to corporate governance, manages budgets, represents the Memorial and liaises with high level stakeholders.
To Apply
Please email your application to [email protected] by close of business, 5pm, 16 October 2015. Your email must include:
- Application Pack including two page response addressing the Selection Criteria
- Current Curriculum Vitae
Please submit your application in WORD format only. Applications submitted in PDF or other formats may not be able to be processed and may therefore, be excluded.
