Australia’s largest public museum organisation is seeking a manager of its Live Exhibits unit to deliver industry best practice standard care of the Museums Victoria Live Exhibits collection of plants, vertebrates and invertebrates and the highest quality of presentation of live exhibits to Museum visitors and stakeholders.
ABOUT MUSEUMS VICTORIA:
Museums Victoria cares for the State scientific and cultural collections, providing visitor access, activities and events at five distinct venues: Melbourne Museum, Immigration Museum, Scienceworks, IMAX Cinema and world heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building.
To learn more about Museums Victoria, please visit http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/
ABOUT THE POSITION:
The primary responsibilities of the Manager, Live Exhibits are the management of: the Live Exhibits team, the health and wellbeing of the Animal and Plant Collections, contracts and permits, and the provision of high-level science communication supporting Live Exhibits activities in exhibitions and public programs.
Notable skills and experiences:
- Broad knowledge and experience in the development and sustainable operation of high-quality living exhibits.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead and manage a specialist team responsible for sustaining a living collection.
- Experience in managing operational, project and staffing budgets
- High-level communication skills required to effectively represent a specialised workgroup and build a network of relationships to support its operation.
- Experience in managing contracts and permits, and operating within regulatory frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to lead the delivery of quality, customer-focussed projects using a team-based, project management approach.
- Expertise in the interpretation of animals and/or plants for diverse audiences, in a museum or similar institution.
- A sound knowledge of Work Health and Safety requirements and practices and a demonstrated understanding of the application of risk analysis and control measures to provide a safe environment.
- The successful applicant will have an appropriate qualification in animal husbandry.
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