Visual Arts Officer

2 months ago

Coburg, Australia Merri-bek City Council Full time

**Part Time, permanent role - 0.6 EFT (based on 35 hours per week)**:

- **This role will be predominantly based in Brunswick with work from home opportunities**:

- **Salary: $ 84k - $95k + Super (pro rata)**:

- **Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government**

This is an exciting new role responsible for the delivery of the annual Counihan Gallery program located in Brunswick, including managing the Expression of Interest process for the program, co-ordinating guest curators and artists, assisting artists with realising the shows through installation plan and implementation, audience engagement and part time gallery reception duties

**About Merri-bek City Council**:
Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 175,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse. Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale. Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community. Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food, cafés, parks and a cinema right at the doorstep. Merri-bek is a great place to live, work and play.

**About the role**:
The Visual Arts Officer is an exciting new opportunity responsible for the development and delivery of the annual Counihan Gallery program based in Brunswick. Working directly with artists this role manages the expression of interest for the yearly program call outs, co-ordinates guest curators and artists, assists and supports artists with installation and contributes to the growth of the program through targeted audience engagement and marketing campaigns. This role also undertakes part time gallery reception duties to directly engage with the gallery patrons to keep informed of the impact of the program on our audiences. Shared responsibilities in this role include gallery maintenance and acquisition and maintenance for the Merri-Bek Art Collection.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an emerging curator who is passionate about supporting diverse artistic practices through a Council led art gallery creating impactful gallery shows. The role collaborates with the Arts Development Officer on public programming engaging with Merri-Bek’s diverse arts sector and community. We are seeking someone who loves working with artists and can bring their applied experience, understanding and knowledge of administration and customer service skills to realise the gallery’s goals and objectives.

**Skills and experience require to perform the role**:

- Demonstrated ability to develop, deliver and evaluate diverse and innovative gallery programs.
- Experience in caring for an art collection and working with artists to deliver exhibitions and related programs.
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills and demonstrated experience working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
- Experience in marketing and promotion in the arts.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team with some supervisory skills.
- Current Victorian Driver’s Licence.
- Demonstrated understanding of Child safety and wellbeing requirements and how this applies in the gallery setting.

**What the role can offer**:

- The opportunity to work alongside an experienced and collaborative Arts and Culture team and contribute to the vibrant Merri-bek community
- A role that is interesting and impactful
- Salary sacrifice options
- A real sense of work-life balance & flexible work options
- Employer-supported study assistance schemes
- Wellness programs

**Further support offered for our staff**:

- Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
- Purchase leave
- Ceremonial leave
- Gender affirmation leave
- Family violence leave

**For further information about this position please contact Priya Namana on 9240 1252 (not available on Mondays).**

**Applications close: 11:30pm, Thursday 24 October 2024.**

**How to apply**:

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