Director | Kaiwhakahaere

Museums Aotearoa; Tauranga; Vor Ort; NZD 150.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Toi Tauranga Art Gallery is seeking a new Director to lead the Gallery’s creative vision and drive an entrepreneurial, cost‑effective operation. The appointee will foster a proactive team culture, build strategic relationships with community, mana whenua, government, business, arts and education sectors, and steer touring programmes across New Zealand and Australia as part of Te Manawataki o Te Papa.

This is an exciting time with a major precinct development underway, offering the opportunity to

Qualifikationen

• Post graduate qualification in art history, fine arts or arts management or relevant discipline.
• Successful track record of management within an arts institution, with curatorial expertise or other relevant skill sets and with networks in New Zealand, across the Asia Pacific region or further afield.
• Innovation, commercial astuteness and the ability and confidence to attract investment and support from a variety of stakeholders
• The capability and experience to develop and nurture key strategic relationships with a range of stakeholders including the community, mana whenua, local and central government, business, arts, tourism and educational institutions and entities.

Aufgaben

• Lead the Gallery's creative vision and ensure entrepreneurial, cost effective operation and proactive team culture.
• Develop and nurture relationships with community, mana whenua, government, business, arts, tourism and educational institutions to support the Gallery’s programmes.
• Direct touring and art initiatives across New Zealand and partners, aligned with Te Manawataki o Te Papa.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

Innovation

Ausbildung

Postgraduate qualification in arts

Jobbeschreibung

Toi Tauranga Art Gallery is one of New Zealand’s newest and most respected regional public galleries. Since opening in 2007 and a 2-year capital upgrade 2023-25, it has consistently delivered high quality, diverse and exceptional visual art experiences that engage, inspire, challenge and educate.

The Gallery, retail store and café attract a visitation of over 100,000 annually and in partnership with other galleries, Tauranga staff curate and have undertaken touring programmes throughout New Zealand and to key locations in Australia.

This is an exciting time to lead Toi Tauranga Art Gallery with a major cultural precinct development underway – Te Manawataki o Te Papa.

The Gallery is owned and managed by the Tauranga Art Gallery Trust and the Board is seeking to appoint a new Director to drive the overall creative vision for the Gallery and ensure an entrepreneurial cost effective operation and proactive team culture.

Required

• A post graduate qualification in art history, fine arts or arts management or relevant discipline
• Successful track record of management within an arts institution, with curatorial expertise or other relevant skill sets and with networks in New Zealand, across the Asia Pacific region or further afield
• Innovation, commercial astuteness and the ability and confidence to attract investment and support from a variety of stakeholders
• The capability and experience to develop and nurture key strategic relationships with a range of stakeholders including the community, mana whenua, local and central government, business, arts, tourism and educational institutions and entities.

All enquiries including a request for the position description should be directed to:

Moana Jane Temel

Kaiwhakahaere | Director, Niche Recruitment

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Applications close Tuesday 27 October at 5:00 pm