The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is northern Australia’s premier cultural institution. It offers a dynamic and diverse arts, science and cultural program to over 300,000 visitors each year across six sites.
MAGNT’s objective is to maintain the highest standards of excellence in preserving, researching, exhibiting and communicating the record of natural history, art and peoples of the Northern Territory. Its mission is ‘making sense of the world by discovering and interpreting the past and present for the future’.
Primary Objective
Provide high level leadership and guide the development and planning of MAGNT’s exhibitions, including the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, and inbound and outbound touring exhibitions. Manage the activities of multiple exhibition project teams and monitor procurement, compliance and budgetary activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic integrated planning, advice, evaluation and reporting to ensure that a relevant and engaging exhibitions program is offered that meets the needs of target audiences and MAGNT stakeholders.
- Increase exhibition program visitation onsite, online and regionally and increase community access to MAGNT’s collections via the exhibitions program.
- Oversee the development of an annual exhibitions program calendar and a longer term schedule of planned maintenance and permanent gallery development including preparing and managing budgets, funding submissions and contracts.
- Provide high level leadership and management in the planning and delivery of the annual Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award.
- Lead and manage a high-performing exhibitions team in the delivery of its functions and services through scheduling and prioritising work; monitoring and reviewing processes; keeping up-to-date with new technology; providing performance feedback and staff learning and development opportunities; and ensuring that deadlines and budget commitments are met.
- Provide effective and efficient management of exhibition resources and maintain and promote Equal Employment Opportunity, cultural diversity, Work Health & Safety and ethical principles and practices.
- Develop and maintain professional networks and partnerships with external stakeholders including project partners, other cultural organisations, sponsors, community groups and researchers.
Selection Criteria
Essential:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and extensive exhibition program experience including development and delivery and a talent for creating and managing exhibitions in every aspect, in particular, creative and strategic thinking.
- Demonstrated experience in natural and social science, art and history exhibition project management planning and scheduling including delivering complex and multi-faceted projects.
- Highly developed leadership and people management skills, including coaching and performance planning, measurement, feedback and development; ability to successfully lead multi-disciplinary teams managing the display of cultural material.
- Excellent interpersonal, persuasive, and oral and written communication skills with the ability to achieve buy-in from colleagues and to negotiate, advise and counsel to achieve agreed outcomes.
- Demonstrated high level analytical and planning skills as well as demonstrated experience in the use of project management methodology and the ability to work under pressure and outside regular hours.
- Experience of integrating multimedia into exhibitions, initiating engaging and relevant exhibition program content and creating promotional and public program opportunities.
- An ability to interact effectively with people from different cultures and a sound understanding of Work Health Safety (WHS) practises to ensure WHS system compliance.
Additional:
This job requires some weekend and out of hours work.
- Please directly address the selection criteria in your application.
- Provide three referees and contact details. Referees will not be contacted without your prior permission.
- Submit applications by email: [email protected]
Further Information
For further information and to apply please visit our website at www.magnt.net.au
