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About the Role
The Senior Collections Officer will develop and manage the Sydney Opera House’s Cultural and Corporate Collections, supporting their preservation, accessibility and ongoing stewardship. This role provides an opportunity to continuously improve how the Collections are managed and shared, helping to ensure their long-term value and relevance for diverse audiences.
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage the Sydney Opera House’s Cultural and Corporate Collections.
- Support the preservation, accessibility, and ongoing stewardship of collections.
- Contribute to the establishment and implementation of a Collections Management Framework.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures supporting governance, documentation, conservation, interpretation, access, and legislative compliance.
- Continuously improve how Collections are managed and shared.
Requirements
- Tertiary qualifications in collections management, museum studies or a related discipline, eligible for professional membership of AMAGA.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in collections management within a collecting institution, museum, gallery or heritage environment.
- Strong knowledge of heritage and collections management legislation, standards and best practice, including the NSW Heritage Act and Significance 2.0.
- Demonstrated success delivering collections projects, including conservation, digitisation, systems management, exhibitions and public programs.
- Comprehensive understanding of collection management systems, with ARGUS experience highly regarded.
- Proven ability to provide leadership in collections management.
- Proven ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.
- Proven ability to collaborate across disciplines.
- Well-developed communication skills.
- Well-developed customer service skills.
- Well-developed analytical skills.
- Well-developed problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Existing Australian work rights.
- Satisfactory National Police Check.
- Satisfactory Pre-Employment Health Assessment.
Skills
- Collections management
- Museum studies
- Heritage and collections management legislation, standards and best practice
- NSW Heritage Act
- Significance 2.0
- Collections projects delivery
- Conservation
- Digitisation
- Systems management
- Exhibitions
- Public programs
- Collection management systems
- ARGUS
- Leadership in collections management
- Stakeholder relationship building
- Cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Communication
- Customer service
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Full Time
- Temporary
Experience Level
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in collections management
Education Level
- Tertiary qualifications in collections management, museum studies or a related discipline
Salary/Compensations
- Base salary of $123,850 per annum plus 12% superannuation contributions
Benefits
- 10% off onsite food and beverage outlets
- 5 weeks’ annual leave
- Access to salary packaging
- Discounted health insurance
- Access to professional development programs
- Access to staff engagement initiatives
- Staff community groups
- Fitness Passport
- Complimentary wellbeing programs
- Working for an organisation with a 6 STAR Green Performance rating
- Working for an organisation committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- Complimentary tickets to shows
About the Company
- The Sydney Opera House occupies a unique place in the cultural landscape.
- A globally recognised icon synonymous with inspiration and imagination.
- One of the world’s busiest performing arts centres.
- The nation’s premier tourism destination.
- A World Heritage masterpiece that belongs to the people of NSW.
- Driving this incredible place is a team of passionate and dedicated people.
- The Opera House is a living work of art.
- A place of possibility and wonder – on and off the stage.
- We bring people together to be uplifted, empowered and entertained.
- Our ambition is to be Everyone’s House.
- We are focused on four themes: Everyone feels welcome here, We better understand and connect with the community, We are future-ready, We lead and inspire positive change.
- An organisation where diversity of thought and experience is valued, supported and respected.
- An inclusive employer that recognises everyone is unique.
- The organisation welcomes you for who you are – as you are.
- Committed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
- The world’s first arts organisation to join the UN’s Global Compact, an international sustainability initiative designed to build a better future for us all.
Equal Opportunity
- The Opera House is an inclusive employer that recognises everyone is unique. The organisation welcomes you for who you are – as you are.
- We welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people, recognising the value, unique skills and knowledge that First Nations employees bring to the workplace.
- We welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders, people who are d/Deaf and/or with disability, from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, neurodiverse, refugees and the LGBTQIA+ community.
- If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please contact us at recruitment@sydneyoperahouse.com to discuss.
- Even if you think you’d be a great fit, but don’t necessarily tick every box in the role description, please get in touch.