State History Network Manager

CAMD; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% Superannuation

Job summary

History Trust of South Australia is seeking a State History Network Manager to coordinate development, delivery and evaluation of the Network across the state. This role focuses on a significance-led approach to identifying and sharing state collections, within the Trust’s statutory responsibilities.

Based in Adelaide, the position supports community museums and heritage organisations, providing consultancy and building networks to interpret and care for collections with local impact.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications or specialist training in museum studies, heritage or cultural tourism, collections significance or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development, delivery and evaluation of the Network approach.
• Identify, understand, conserve, interpret and share objects and collections of state significance.
• Support and coordinate a staged pathway from significance assessment through conservation and collection care to interpretation, programming and audience engagement.
• Provide guidance and professional consultancy across the Network and build relationships with community museums and sector partners.
• Evaluate and accredit museums, advise on funding and other assistance for museum development, and support sharing of South Australia’s history.

Education

Postgraduate qualifications or specialist training in museum studies, heritage or cultural tourism, collections significance or a related field.

Job description

Employment status

Initial 12-month contract

The State History Network Manager will coordinate the ongoing development, delivery, and evaluation of the History Trust of South Australia’s approach to supporting community-held collections, museums and history organisations across the state.

A central responsibility of the role is implementing a significance-led approach to the State History Network, focused on identifying, understanding, conserving, interpreting and sharing objects and collections of state significance in accordance with the History Trust of South Australia’s statutory responsibilities.

The role will support and coordinate a staged pathway from significance assessment through conservation and collection care to, where appropriate, interpretation, programming and audience engagement.

As such, the role will strengthen and coordinate the systems, processes and partnerships required to identify collections of state significance, develop and maintain a Register of Objects of Historical Significance to the State, and support community organisations to interpret and share significant collections with wider audiences while retaining them in their local context.

The role also provides guidance and professional consultancy services across the broader Network, building strong relationships with community museums, historical societies, collecting organisations and sector partners. It ensures the Trust’s support is targeted, evidence-led and aligned with its broader statutory responsibilities, including evaluating and accrediting museums, advising on funding and other assistance for museum development, and supporting the sharing of South Australia’s history.

Special Conditions

• A satisfactory Department of Human Services Working with Children Check. A renewal will be required every 5 years.
• Out of hours work may be required, interstate travel may be required, and intrastate travel will be required.
• This role is based in the Adelaide CBD, at the HTSA administrative headquarters. Depending on work requirements the incumbent may be transferred to other locations across the History Trust to perform work appropriate to classification, skills and capabilities either on a permanent or temporary basis subject to relevant provisions of the Public Sector Act2009 for Public Sector employees.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications or specialist training in museum studies, heritage or cultural tourism, collections significance or a related field.

Classification
PO2 – Professional Officer – Stream

Salary Range
$94,769 – $109,787 p.a. (Plus 12% Superannuation p.a.)

Duration
Up to 12 months

This position is offered on an initial 12-month contract, with potential for extension as the role and program continue to develop, in line with organisational priorities.