Duties
- Lead all aspects of the visitor experience, ensuring that the regular operation of the public areas meets the highest standards and respects cultural sensitivities, by managing all aspects of the audience engagement processes, service delivery mechanisms and by leading the forward program for all engagement activities through strong project management methodology.
- Lead and manage the Engagement team, cross-museum project teams and manage agreed priorities to ensure the effective creation and delivery of exhibitions, galleries, programs, educational activities and online activities that highlight TMAG’s collection, tell Tasmania’s stories, and discuss issues of relevance to the Tasmanian experience.
- Lead and manage the Engagement team and cross-museum project teams, in building community involvement through partnerships, volunteer activities, and innovative approaches to content creation that actively support the brand of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.
- Lead the marketing, communication and brand development for TMAG, including the strategic oversight of social media and online activities, and market research to inform content development and marketing.
- Build and manage a mutually-supportive collaboration with TMAG friends groups to ensure volunteer-created programs and communications align with the TMAG brand and community needs, and that TMAG has a strong community of interest connected via newsletters and social media.
- Play a leading role in creating fundraising proposals, grant-writing and building collaborations in Government and the community to obtain resources to deliver the engagement activities.
- Contribute to the leadership of TMAG as a member of the senior management team, providing expert advice to the Director, and Board of Trustees on matters relating to audience engagement, exhibitions, learning and public programs and visitor experience, and leading change initiatives to support the delivering of the strategic plan.
- Lead projects and manage program and project budgets and ensuring they are appropriately set, maintained and delivered.
- Represent TMAG and the department at internal and external forums, and on relevant reference groups and steering committees as required and deputise for the Director when required.
Desirable Requirements
- An awareness of the role museums and/or Art Galleries as interpretative, educational, research, scientific and curatorial institutions
- Drivers licence
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
Statement of Duties.pdf- Statement of Duties.docx
- Advice to Applicants – State Growth.pdf
- Advice to Applicants – State Growth word.docx
For more information
Janet Carding
Director, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Janet.Carding@tmag.tas.gov.au
(03) 6165 7006
