Government Partnerships Specialist

**Job no**: 493789
**Work type**: Full time ongoing
**Location**: Melbourne - CBD
**Categories**: Development

**Government Partnerships Specialist**
- Exciting opportunity to work in our Development team
- Full-time ongoing role
- $105,682.00 p.a. plus 11.5% superannuation

**About this role**:
As a representative of Arts Centre Melbourne, the Government Partnerships Specialist will be responsible for researching to identify and secure potential government investment opportunities that support our organisation’s mission and programs. You’ll be adept at cultivating and managing strong relationships with government agencies and key external stakeholders, as well as working collaboratively with internal teams to ensure a cohesive approach to proposals, reports and government investment management.

**Full time ongoing role. Salary band 4.2 $105,682.00 p.a. plus superannuation.**

**Your Skills and Experience (Key Criteria)**

To be successful, you will have:

- Demonstrated track record in securing government investment in the arts and creative industries, or in an allied sector
- Familiarity with the government landscape and funding opportunities in Australia
- Tertiary qualification in Business Administration, Arts Management, Public Administration, or related field
- Industry knowledge - industry expertise with direct involvement in the delivery of arts projects, demonstrating a deep understanding of the artistic processes and challenges essential for effective grant acquisition
- Representation and external stakeholder engagement - ability to represent Arts Centre Melbourne and build strong and trusted relationships with influential government and industry stakeholders
- Strategic communication - confident and experienced interpersonal and written communicator, with the ability to shape key messages for organisational priorities and funding
- Research and Analysis - Strong research and analytical skills. High level of organizational skills and attention to detail, and the ability to work to deadlines
- Collaboration - team player with demonstrated experience working across multi-disciplinary teams and cross organisational functions to achieve results

**About the Development business unit**

The Arts Centre Melbourne program is made possible by a combination of state, federal and local government funding, self-generated income, philanthropy and corporate partnerships. The Development Team is responsible for cultivating strong relationships that lead to financial investment and support the organisation’s wide-ranging cultural, education, access, commissioning, wellbeing, and collection programs.

The desire is to grow philanthropic, partnership and government contributions to further extend this reach and impact.

**Corporate partnerships**: Arts Centre Melbourne has a reputation as an innovative and trusted partner. Our partners align with our values and help amplify our impact through collaborative initiatives and goals, bringing valuable experience, expertise and networks that help expand our reach.

**Government support**: Support from all levels of government nationally and internationally ensure that Arts Centre Melbourne can deliver on its cultural and educational mission and ensure that community needs are met by fostering access to the arts, and enabling initiatives that focus on diversity, social equity and inclusion of all Victorians.

**Philanthropy**: Arts Centre Melbourne has a strong legacy of philanthropy. Two of our most significant programs were funded by and named after their benefactors - The Betty Amsden Participation Program and The Kenneth Myer Asian Theatre Series (now Asia TOPA).

The current philanthropic program covers the following areas:

- Major Giving (Arts Angels, Bequests, President’s Club and Capital Campaign)
- Fundraising Campaigns and Membership
- Trusts and Foundations and Private Ancillary Funds

All philanthropic money raised is directed to the following areas:

- Access and inclusion - breaking down barriers to the performing arts across diversity, distance, disability, and disadvantage.
- Education and creative learning - inspiring and training the next generation of creatives and industry workers.
- Commissions - supporting new works, bold ideas, and extraordinary talent.
- Collections - preserving Australia’s cultural heritage and telling our stories.

Philanthropic giving is also a key part of realising the ambitions of Reimagining Arts Centre Melbourne as part of the broader Melbourne Arts Precinct redevelopment. A successful philanthropic Capital Campaign (Imagine Anew) will be critical to raising vital funding to make this vision a reality.

**About Arts Centre Melbourne**

Arts Centre Melbourne acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we gather, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung. We also acknowledge the neighbouring Kulin Nation groups, the Boonwurrung and Bunurong people, and pay our respects to elders, past and present.

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