The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is northern Australia’s premier cultural institution. It offers a dynamic and diverse arts, science and cultural program to approximately 340,000 visitors each year.
MAGNT has six sites; Bullocky Point, the Defence of Darwin Experience, Fannie Bay Gaol, Lyons Cottage, the Museum of Central Australia (incorporating the Strehlow Research Centre) and the Alcoota Scientific Reserve. In July 2018 we will be opening our seventh site, in Todd Mall, Alice Springs.
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:
To manage, develop and coordinate MAGNT’s History and Culture Collection Management program, including documentation, display, handling, photography and image requests, storage, transportation and risk management as they relate to the museum’s activities of acquisition, exhibition, preservation and research.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and coordinate the collection management program to provide effective delivery and support towards MAGNT primary custodial functions including acquisition, exhibition, preservation and research activities.
- Manage the documentation of the Collection and management of collection management systems including the standardisation of data fields and development of guidelines and provision of training for improved cataloguing, access and reporting.
- Lead the development and implementation of policy and procedures that provide for the legal and physical protection of the Collection.
- Build, lead and support a dynamic inter-disciplinary team that is adaptive to organisational change and motivates achievement.
For more information or to apply visit the MAGNT website.
