ABOUT THE GALLERY

The National Gallery is one of Australia’s leading visual arts institutions. The National Gallery is based in Canberra and is a vital part of the Australian cultural landscape. Our Purpose is to collect, preserve, promote and share the national collection of art. The Vision of the National Gallery is to be the international reference point for art in Australia, inspiring all people to explore, experience and learn. Our Values include Boldness, Integrity, Respect and Excellence.

Sharing the National Collection is a landmark initiative for the National Gallery. It represents an elevation of one of the country’s leading art institution brands and a significant expansion of the reach of visual art across regional, remote and suburban Australia.

WORKING AT THE GALLERY

When you work at the National Gallery you will be exposed to some of the world’s leading Australian and international art and artists. We are located in the parliamentary triangle on the waterfront and your lunchtimes can be spent in our beautiful sculpture garden or around Lake Burley Griffin.

We support flexible working practices, including working from home, and you will have access to low-cost, onsite car parking.

The National Gallery is committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and we expect our people to share this commitment and work safely at all times.

We value the contribution that a diverse workforce brings and encourage people from a diverse background to apply. This might include identifying as First Nations peoples, people with a disability, culturally and linguistically diverse people and LGBTQIA+ people.

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

This position is responsible for providing project support to the Sharing the National Collection initiative. This role is highly valued, supporting partner cultural institutions to participate in Sharing the National Collection and ensuring the initiative is well supported both internally and externally.

Being part of this project team is a significant opportunity to engage with regional and suburban partner cultural institutions across the country and be a part of a noteworthy chapter in the art history of the nation.

This position involves contact with a range of regional and suburban institutions across Australia, working through various tasks that may include gathering information, providing and coordinating specialist advice from within the National Gallery, finding creative solutions to issues and other tasks that may be relevant to sharing works of art from the national collection.

This is a full-time, non-ongoing employment opportunity until 30 June 2027.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

In accordance with the APS 6 work level standards, you will have the following key responsibilities:

Project manage assigned loan requests associated with the successful delivery of the Sharing the National Collection project.

Lead the relationship management with partner institutions, collect and deliver information and provide advice and support, that enables participation in the Sharing the National Collection program.

Assist with budget management including variance reporting, credit card acquittals, procurement and financial management tasks.

Proactively monitor deadlines, triage work and forward plan commitments to ensure that papers and meeting materials are developed and shared in a timely manner.

Support the Manager in gathering and understanding complex information to deliver advice.

Liaise directly with, internal and external stakeholders to draft and prepare briefs, reports, contracts, and other correspondence on behalf of the project.

Work with project team members to generate solutions on issues relating to the delivery of the project.

Build strong working relationships and rapport with key stakeholders and represent the National Gallery with professionalism, integrity and tact.

Use a variety of systems and information resources.

Coordinate, develop, implement and review risk assessments with the Project team to ensure a safe delivery of the project.

Exercise sound professional judgement and use a common-sense approach when dealing with issues, problems, confidential and sensitive matters, ensuring diplomacy and discretion.

ELIGIBILITY:

Citizenship – To be eligible for employment with the Gallery, you must be an Australian citizen.
Police Check – to be eligible for this role you must complete a police check.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this role please go to the National Gallery's Careers portal.

You should provide a tailored CV (maximum of three pages) along with a statement of no more than two pages that outlines your skills, capabilities and experience, against the information above.

In your statement response you should keep in mind the capabilities and behaviours required to be successful for this role, as identified in the information above. Try not to duplicate information that can be found in your CV but do highlight any specific examples or achievements that demonstrate your ability to perform the role.

An order of merit may be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only. If you do not wish to be added to an order of merit, please notify us in your application.