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Director, Museums and Cultural Engagement

Employer
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Location
Sydney, Australia
Salary
Attractive remuneration package including 17% superannuation
Closing date
26 Oct 2022

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Job Details

  • Exciting opportunity to lead the museums and cultural engagement portfolio
  • Utilise your knowledge of world trends and practices in museum management and outreach
  • Located in Camperdown Campus, Sydney
  • Full-time continuing position with an attractive remuneration package including 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The Director, Museums and Cultural Engagement provides strategic leadership and management of the University Museums and Cultural venues including the Chau Chak Wing Museum (comprising more than 450,000 items of visual arts, ancient history, science and cultural material), the Seymour Centre (performing arts) and a host of cultural outreach activities undertaken by the External Engagement portfolio.

The Director will join at an important juncture for our institution, following the reconfiguration of our collections with the establishment of the award-winning Chau Chak Wing Museum and as the University enters a new ten-year strategy cycle to 2032. As Director, you will build on an already strong platform to oversee and guide the University’s Museum and Cultural Engagement teams through the next stage of their evolution. Engaging with industry and the community, you will work to promote a contemporary approach to cultural engagement and museum management. Importantly, you will ensure the ongoing sustainability and innovation of our University Museums and Cultural venues.

The Director will lead a team of professional staff who work in collections management, curatorial practice, education and public programs, theatre management and performing arts. This requires an extensive knowledge of current trends and practices in museum management and a successful track record of managing a large cultural outreach program.

This is a senior strategic position within the portfolio and part of the portfolio's executive. The position reports directly to the Vice President (External Engagement) and is responsible for developing, managing and coordinating the University's cultural engagement strategy, policies and operations.

About you

We are looking for a Director, Museums and Cultural Engagement who possesses:

  • substantial relevant experience in public museums or galleries at a senior leadership level
  • demonstrated staff management experience and experience in working as a member of a high-performing team
  •  strategic capability with the capacity to develop and implement long term management plans for results
  • well-developed financial and business management skills
  • ability to liaise at a high level with University staff, benefactors, relevant government and non-government officials and the community
  • proven fundraising and philanthropic experience and expertise
  • outstanding interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, including the ability to speak effectively in front of diverse audiences
  • proven knowledge and understanding of the museum and gallery environment of a world city
  • high ethical standards and integrity.

Term and remuneration

The Director, Museums and Cultural Engagement will be a full-time, continuing appointment. The successful candidate will be offered a competitive remuneration package commensurate with the responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s relevant experience and qualifications.

How to apply

Applications (including a CV and cover letter outlining how your skills, capabilities and experience meet the requirements for the role) must be submitted via the link above. Please refer to the candidate information brochure for further details.

Candidate Information Pack

If you are a current employee of the University or a contingent worker with access to Workday, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply.

The University of Sydney will be supported in its search for this appointment by the executive search firm Odgers Berndtson. To obtain full details and for a confidential discussion, prospective candidates should contact Phillipa Whitehouse on (61) 2 8905 3798 and email address: phillipa.whitehouse@odgersberndtson.com or Caroline Dever via email caroline.dever@odgersberndtson.com.

To submit your application please visit the Odgers Berndtson website at odgers.com/87093

Other

To keep our community safe, please be aware of our COVID safety precautions which form our conditions of entry for all staff, students and visitors coming to campus.

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

EEO statement

At the University of Sydney, our shared values include diversity and inclusion and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community which reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this commitment through our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

© The University of Sydney

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Applications Close

Wednesday 26 October 2022 11:59 PM

Company

The University of Sydney was established in 1850 and is consistently recognised, both locally and internationally, for its outstanding teaching and research excellence. Sydney alumni include Prime Ministers, Governor Generals, Nobel Prize winners and leaders in every field of endeavour.

The University offers a comprehensive range of courses, including a number of disciplines unique in Australia. Teaching is spread across nine different state-of-the art campuses, located across New South Wales.

The University of Sydney’s commitment to excellence in research has resulted in an outstanding record in national competitive funding and underpins an approach to teaching which has won nominations for excellence and resulted in high student satisfaction ratings. The University has 78 research centres and institutes and is home to three ARC Centres of Excellence.

The teaching, research and cultural life of the University is supported by extensive facilities, including the largest library collection in the Southern Hemisphere, the world-class Nicholson Museum of archaeological antiquities, the Macleay Museum of natural history and ethnographic collections and the University Art Gallery. Its outstanding sporting and recreation facilities provide a training centre for students and Olympic athletes.

The University of Sydney is a key member of the Group of Eight Australian major research-intensive universities, and the Worldwide Universities Network.

Campuses

The University of Sydney has nine official campuses.

1.         Camperdown/Darlington Campus.

2.         Cumberland Campus. Home to the Faculty of Health Sciences (based in Lidcombe).

3.         Mallett Street Campus. Home of the Sydney Nursing School.

4.         Sydney Conservatorium of Music Campus. In Macquarie Street, central Sydney.

5.         Rozelle Campus. Home to Sydney College of the Arts.

6.         Surry Hills Campus. Home to the Faculty of Dentistry.

7.         Camden Campus. Contains facilities connected to the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment.

8.         Burren Street Campus. Facilties are currently under development.

9.         Sydney Medical School campuses. These include the School of Rural Health (in Dubbo and Orange), the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Concord Hospital, Westmead Hospital, the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Nepean Hospital, Northern Clinical School, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health, and Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health.

Faculties

The University of Sydney has 16 faculties.

1. Agriculture and Environment

2. Architecture, Design and Planning

3. Arts and Social Sciences

4. Business (Business School)

5. Dentistry

6. Education and Social Work

7. Engineering and Information Technologies

8. Health Sciences

9. Law (Sydney Law School)

10. Medicine (Sydney Medical School)

11. Nursing and Midwifery

12. Pharmacy

13. Science

14. Sydney College of the Arts

15. Sydney Conservatorium of Music

16. Veterinary Science

Number of Employees

Full-time employees: 7616

For more information, please visit: http://sydney.edu.au/

Company info
Telephone
+(61) 2 9351 2222
Location
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
NEW SOUTH WALES
2006
Australia

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