APS5 - Coordinator, Exhibitions

Australia Inc; Canberra; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

National Library of Australia in Canberra is seeking an APS5 Coordinator, Exhibitions in the Outreach and Exhibitions Section. The role focuses on administration, development and delivery of the Library’s exhibition program, with emphasis on curatorial research and collaboration with internal teams and external partners.

You will contribute to stakeholder engagement, volunteers coordination and financial administration to support the Library’s ongoing exhibitions and outreach initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience contributing to the delivery of exhibitions in libraries, museums, galleries or cultural institutions.
• Qualifications and/or equivalent experience in Arts, Humanities, Curatorship, Social Sciences or Museum Studies valued.
• Experience with volunteers, project management and financial administration would enhance your application.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the administration, development and delivery of the National Library’s exhibition program.
• Develop exhibition content through curatorial research and collaboration with internal teams and external partners.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders and support volunteers and financial processes.

Skills

Project management

Financial administration

Curatorial research

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Arts/Humanities/Museum Studies

Job description

National Library of Australia – Parkes ACT

As a world leading library, the National Library of Australia offers an innovative and collaborative workplace where exceptional team players and technical specialists can flourish. As part of the Library’s team, you will help support organisational reform, working collaboratively with your team to shape the Library’s future.

Key duties of the position include:

The Library is seeking to fill an ongoing and a non-ongoing APS 5 Coordinator, Exhibitions role in the Outreach and Exhibitions Section of the Engagement Branch. The non-ongoing role is to 30 June 2027 with the potential to become ongoing.

The section works with the Library’s stakeholders to develop and maintain the Temporary Exhibition Gallery, Permanent Treasures Gallery, the exhibition loan program and the onsite volunteers program.

As a Coordinator, Exhibitions you will be a key contributor to the administration, development and delivery of the National Library’s exhibition program.

We are looking for someone with a focus on exhibition content development through curatorial research, organisational, administration and financial skills and the ability to develop relationships and work with other teams within the Library and external partners.

To succeed in this role:

• Ideally, you will have experience in contributing to the delivery of exhibitions in libraries, museums, galleries or other cultural institutions.
• Qualifications and/or equivalent experience in Arts, Humanities, Curatorship, Social Sciences or Museum Studies, or related fields, would be highly valued.
• Experience working with volunteers, project management and financial administration would further enhance your application.

Eligibility

Applicants should be Australian citizens to be eligible for APS employment.

The preferred applicants will be required to successfully undergo a police record check and must be willing to disclose all relevant and required information.

Notes

We encourage and welcome applications from people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQA+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and mature age people.