Senior Registrar – MAAS

Vacancy Details
Closing Date
19/01/2025 11:59 pm
Institution
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
Salary
$154,786. Package includes base salary ($123,229 – $137,171), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading—Pro-rata for part-time employment
Employment status
Temporary full-time until 31 December 2027
Location
Sydney Region / Sydney – Inner West
Contact name
Julia Mackay
Contact email

2 roles: Registration Exhibitions & Documentation teams

Powerhouse Museum

The Senior Registrar, Exhibitions, plays a pivotal role in coordinating the delivery of exhibitions during an exciting period of transformation for the Powerhouse Museum. This role collaborates with internal teams and external stakeholders to manage object movement, transportation, installation, and documentation while upholding professional museum standards.

The Senior Registrar, Documentation, is a senior position within the Registration team, responsible for implementing museum policies, processes, and procedures with a focus on collection administration and documentation. This role oversees acquisitions, collection documentation, and EMu while managing a dedicated team. During this significant period of change, the role will require strong leadership, collaboration across museum teams, and a commitment to fostering innovative ways of working.

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

NOTE:  The successful candidates will be required to support projects across all Powerhouse sites, including Parramatta, Castle Hill, Ultimo & Sydney Observatory