Venue Services and Events Coordinator

**Venue Services and Events Coordinator**

Are you a collaborative team player with experience in venue management within a heritage context? We are looking for a driven and passionate Venues Services Coordinator to join a leading NSW Government Executive Agency. You will be part of a diverse, professional and dynamic team that supports Museums of History HNSW (MHNSW) to achieve its goals.

**What the opportunity is**:

- Employment with Museums of History NSW, NSW Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade.
- Clerk Grade 5/6- $110,711. Package includes salary ($89,707 - $98,982), employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
- Full-time temporary employment up to one year
- The role will work across the Sydney area.

**What we do**
MHNSW brings together the museums, historic houses and associated collections previously in the care of Sydney Living Museums with the vast collection of more than 13 million items held by the former NSW State Archives. This includes one of the world’s most complete and important collections documenting colonisation.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us at MHNSW.

**What you’ll do with us**
This role will manage the coordination and delivery of all commercial venue hire bookings across MHNSW Portfolio sites to ensure a superior hospitality experience and to maximise revenue and profitability from all bookings.

For more information on the role contact Jenni Sitoa, Manager, Venue Services & Events on 02 8239 2415

**What you need to do to apply**
- A one to two page cover letter outlining how your skills and experiences meet the essential requirements for this role.
- A current resume listing two referees.

**Also note**:

- If you are speech or hearing impaired, have access requirements that require reasonable adjustment in the assessment process, or require access to information about this vacancy in a different format, please call the Head of People & Culture on 02 8239 2366.
- A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

**Diversity and Flexible Working**
We are expert keepers and tellers of history, and its many stories, peoples, and cultures. We want to create a team and workplace that reflects this diversity as well as the diversity in the communities we serve. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better, more inclusive results and connects our people to our communities, to our history, and to each other.

Our vision is to support and empower First Nations people, communities and culture, and across the sites that we care for, we are committed to shifting perspectives, truth telling and delivering honest reflections on history.

We understand that flexibility means different things to different people and are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where and when possible.

Our team can provide alternative formats to apply, make adjustments to the recruitment process and offer information about workplace adjustments and support networks.

**What the essential requirements of the role are**
- Current Responsible Services of Alcohol (RSA) certificate.
- Experience working in venue management within a large heritage and or cultural context.
- Ability to manage lifting, carrying, standing, kneeling and moving around large sites in both internal and external environments.

**What you need to tell us - Targeted questions**:

- Detail a complex event you have managed successfully in a heritage venue. Describe the challenges, the solutions you developed, and your relationship management skills both within your organisation and commercial client to achieve a positive event outcome.
- Provide an example of when you have exceeded client expectations. Identify the strategies you used to enhance the clients experience.