The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is the Northern Territory’s premier cultural institution. It offers a dynamic and diverse arts, science and cultural program to more than 300,000 visitors each year.
We are both a museum and art gallery with collections, exhibitions and programs across our core areas of Aboriginal culture, natural sciences, history and art focussing on Northern and Central Australia and our near neighbours.
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. Our vision is to be a world-class museum connecting people and stories of the Northern Territory.
MAGNT has seven venues: Bullocky Point, the Defence of Darwin Experience, Fannie Bay Gaol, Lyons Cottage, the Museum of Central Australia (incorporating the Strehlow Research Centre), Megafauna Central and the Alcoota fossil site.
Darwin is Australia’s most northern capital city with a population of 145,000. Boasting year round tropical weather Darwin offers a laid back outdoor lifestyle in a pristine natural environment.
Primary Objective:
Reporting to the Curatorial Manager and working collaboratively with the Anthropologist, this position is responsible for conducting extensive consultations with key stakeholders and developing a strategy to inform the future access, care and management of MAGNT’s extensive archive of rock art.
Key Responsibilities:
- Under the direction of the Curatorial Manager, develop a Rock Art Strategy informed by the review of the requirements of the collection and stakeholder consultations.
- In line with MAGNT’s mission with regard to rock art management and research in northern and central Australia, develop clearly outlined strategies for meeting the development needs of the collection and supporting the interests of stakeholders.
- Conduct high level research and consultations with key stakeholders while developing and maintaining professional networks, links to stakeholder groups and partnerships that are representative of MAGNT interests.
- In collaboration with the MAGNT Anthropologist, develop a plan for the digitisation of the archive and identify potential future funding sources to support this work.
- Develop policies as needed and implementation plans and produce succinct evidence-based options and recommendations for the consideration of the MAGNT Board.
Selection Criteria:
- Degree in anthropology, archaeology or other relevant area combined with prior relevant practical experience.
- Highly organised and experienced in researching, consulting and managing complex and diverse information and relationships.
- High level oral and written communication skills with proven ability to write complex reports and other correspondence in an environment requiring performance of multiple tasks and adherence to deadlines.
- An ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and beliefs, whilst building relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including traditional owners, researchers, and other institutions and organisations.
- Energetic, self-motivated, flexible and adaptable with a sense of humour, able to multi-task and work independently in a hands-on work environment.
- A team player with an attitude of service and ability to motivate others.
- Highly developed communication and networking skills at the institutional, government and community levels.
- Ability to undertake intra and interstate travel for work.
Further Information
- This job description is intended to provide an overall view of the role but in addition to this document, the specifics of the role will be described in business work plans.
- MAGNT is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island applicants are encouraged to apply.
Applications must address the selection criteria and include three referee contacts (two A4 pages only). Referees will not be contacted without prior consent.
Application must be submitted via email: [email protected] by Friday, 8 March 2019.
