Development Coordinator – MAAS

Vacancy Details
Closing Date
29/09/2025 3:11 pm
Institution
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
Salary
$124,982. Package includes base salary ($99,937 – $110,270), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
Employment status
Full-time, Temporary (up to 4 years)
Location
Sydney Region / Sydney City
Contact name
Elizabeth Smith
Contact email

Powerhouse

Support the Campaign team in all administrative aspects to assist them in achieving sponsorship and philanthropic targets. This includes, but is not limited to, managing detailed financial processes with our major donors and sponsors, oversees procurement and contract administration, and complex CRM database management, reporting, analytics and optimisation. The role plays a key role in planning and delivering stakeholder events, developing campaign materials, researching prospects, and creating streamlined internal systems. The primary focus of this role is to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the team.

About Powerhouse

Through the renewal and across its platforms, Powerhouse will redefine museums in the 21st century by renegotiating the terms of engagement with communities, radically returning to and reckoning with its legacy as a museum of industry and fortifying its vital role in the cultural and economic ecosystems of NSW, Australia and the world. The Powerhouse, one of Australia’s oldest and most important cultural institutions, continues the delivery of its renewal program across its five platforms, Powerhouse Parramatta, Powerhouse Ultimo, Powerhouse Castle Hill, Sydney Observatory and Powerhouse Digital, our space to tell stories and provide new levels of access to the Powerhouse Collection of over 500,000 objects. To find out more, take a tour through powerhouse.com.au

This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.

We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI+, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans and those living in regional locations.