Project Officer

The Australian National University; Logan (WV); On-site; USD 62,000 - 68,000; Part time

Job summary

The Australian National University is seeking a proactive Project Officer (Administration) to support the establishment and delivery of a significant national art prize. You will coordinate logistics, manage administrative tasks, and lead branding and promotional efforts in collaboration with the Gallery Manager.

The role requires a confident communicator with excellent initiative and strong interpersonal skills to work with diverse and important stakeholders within ANU’s School of Art & Design

Qualifications

• Proactive, capable and highly organised
• Confident communicator with excellent initiative
• Good interpersonal skills with diverse stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Coordinate logistics, administrative and operational delivery for the national art prize
• Manage branding and promotion of the initiative
• Work with Gallery Manager to deliver the project

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Initiative

Job description

Classification: ANU Officer 5 (Administration)
Salary package: $89,760 - $97,918 per annum (pro rata) plus 17% superannuation
Terms: Part-time (0.4FTE), Fixed term (up to 12 months)
Position Description & PEWER: http://internaljobs.anu.edu.au/ci/en/job/563784?lApplicationSubSourceID=

In 1946, ANU was founded to help rebuild a changing world. We’re still at it, 80 years later. For generations, our people have turned curiosity into ideas that have shaped Australia and our region. Learn more about ANU, our history and the community that has shaped us: ANU at 80

The Position

The School of Art & Design is looking for a proactive, capable, highly organised Project Officer to play a key role in establishing and delivering a significant new national art prize. Working with the Gallery Manager, you'll be responsible for coordinating logistics, administrative and operational delivery, and managing the branding and promotion of this exciting new initiative.

The Person

The role requires a confident communicator with excellent initiative and interpersonal skills who can work with diverse and important stakeholders.

The School/Department

The ANU School of Art & Design (SOA&D) has a distinctive type of education, research and training; driven by innovative studio-based education, applied and practice-led research, and professional training in combination with art history, art theory, curatorship and design. It is inclusive of material and digital practices and promotes cross-disciplinary education and partnerships to generate innovative visual arts, design and art history and curatorial practice and research. It supports scholarship at all levels - undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and postgraduate research. The School is focused on achieving excellence in research and teaching in accordance with its position within Australia’s highly ranked university.

The College/Division

The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) is one of six Colleges at ANU. The College, which is structured into two main research schools, offers degrees in more than 20 discipline areas and excels in research across the creative arts, humanities and social sciences. The College has a substantial international research presence and is a major source of national policy advice. Our academic staff are internationally recognised for their research, and 57 are members of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the Academy of the Social Sciences of Australia, or both. We also host 13 Australian Research Council Future Fellows and three ARC Laureates. A hub of vibrant activity, we host more than 270 lectures, concerts and exhibitions each year, most of which are open to the public. Our students, staff and graduates come from more than 60 nations, bringing a diversity of perspective to campus life.

For further information please contact, Megan Hinton, Gallery Manager, School of Art and Design E: [e-mail].

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on [e-mail]

ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to people of all backgrounds and identities. For more information about staff equity at ANU, click here. For enquiries about the application process, or if you require reasonable adjustment to apply for this role, please contact the hiring manager on the above listed details.

Please note: The preferred candidate must have rights to live and work in Australia, and will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks relevant to the role they have applied for, in accordance with the Background Checking Procedure and the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence.

CLOSING DATE: Sunday, 8 November 2026 at 11:55 pm (Canberra Time)