The Exhibitions Officer will work as part of multidisciplinary exhibition project teams that may include external consultants and contractors such as designers and trade contractors; as well as cross-branch disciplines including but not limited to, historical, curatorial, registration, conservation, audiovisual, buildings, web and marketing.
The position requires experience in the delivery of interpretative exhibition design projects within the museum or art gallery sector; a thorough understanding and appreciation of contemporary museum practices; the ability to contribute to several projects simultaneously at various phases; as well as high level communication and liaison skills.
The Exhibitions Section has responsibility for the development and management of the Memorial’s galleries and touring exhibitions programme. This includes the planning and delivery of permanent and temporary exhibitions, displays and travelling exhibitions, including the implementation of an extensive gallery maintenance programme and integration during the Development Project.
The position requires experience and skills in the development and maintenance of interpretative exhibitions for permanent galleries and touring exhibitions. Experience with design projects in the museum or cultural sector; a thorough understanding and appreciation of contemporary museum practice; the ability to contribute to several projects simultaneously; as well as high level communication and liaison skills.
This position involves manual handling.
The key duties of the position include:
Under direction, provide project management and administrative support in the planning, production and installation of permanent and touring exhibitions and gallery maintenance projects, including:
- Coordinate exhibition documentation, including curatorial, collection, design, production, fabrication, and construction documentation through all exhibition development phases;
- Prepare and coordinate exhibition tour documentation, including but not limited to, crating lists; venue confirmations; loan agreements; marketing packs; and briefing material;
- Coordinate meetings and prepare and distribute minutes;
- Establish and monitor exhibition lists;
- Assist in the implementation of exhibition policies and practices;
- Raise and track purchase orders using the Memorial’s finance management system;
- Raise and track image orders using the Memorial’s digital media system;
- Coordinate host venue visitor statistics, reports and surveys; and
- Establish and maintain productive working relationships with Memorial staff, exhibition designers and external contractors; and staff at State, metropolitan and regional cultural institutions across Australia
- Coordinate and contribute to the installation and demount of exhibitions at the Memorial and on tour;
- Contribute to the preparation or reports, grants, sponsorship proposals and acquittals;
- Manual handling and movement of a wide range of collection material, exhibition infrastructure, including graphic material, showcasing and exhibition furniture.
Eligibility
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
- All applicants external to AWM that are offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a National Police Check, even if they currently hold a security clearance. The check is conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework requirements.
Notes
This recruitment process is being used to fill ongoing and/or non-ongoing position/s.
A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.
Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.
The Memorial is committed to workplace diversity and maintains an environment that values the contribution of people from different backgrounds and experiences. The Memorial welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, veterans, mature age people, people from diverse backgrounds, and people with a disability.