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Auckland War Memorial Museum is an influential, much-loved organisation at the centre of Auckland’s identity, committed to developing and sharing engaging content through its galleries, exhibition, events and educational programmes. Auckland Museum is looking to appoint an experienced Project Manager to join the Public Programmes directorate within the exhibitions team. As a vital member of the exhibitions team, this role is responsible for the coordination of the development, design, production, installation and de-installation of museum projects. The key responsibilities for this position are:

  • Project planning, execution, monitoring and reporting in line with the museum’s strategic goals and documents.
  • Managing a complex project team to deliver high quality visitor experience within the museum.
  • Facilitating co-development of content with external groups and managing complex stakeholder and community relationships
  • Resource, risk, issue and financial management
  • Procurement

The successful applicant must have:

  • Project management experience in the creative or GLAM sector preferably with Museum experience.
  • Strong leadership skills alongside a collaborative approach, the ability to be creative and decisive.
  • Experience of facilitating co-development of content and partnership projects within a Museum or similar environment.
  • Proven ability to deliver complex projects on time and to budget with high quality and widely accepted results.
  • Excellent planning and project management skills, along with a strong audience and collections focus.
  • A track record in procurement including preparation of tender documents and contract negotiation.
  • Highly developed and effective oral and written communication skills.
  • A tertiary qualification in project management or related field.

To apply for this job, please apply online or go to our job site http://careers.aucklandmuseum.com and enter the job code 10292