APS 6 - Museum Manager Stirling

3 weeks ago


Garden Island, Australia Department of Defence Full time

About our Team
As part of a broader network of History and Heritage Learning Centres and Museums across Australia, you will work with others to communicate the history of the Royal Australian Navy through the display and interpretation of a large heritage collection.
You will be responsible for contributing to the Sea Power Centre - Australia’s goals to support training and education of Navy personnel; to support Navy’s communication with the public; and to assure the Chief of Navy of Navy’s compliance with relevant heritage and archives legislation.

Working to the Head Navy History and Heritage, you will be responsible for the Stirling Heritage and Learning Centre. You will manage a team that includes Royal Australian Navy personnel and at times, volunteers delivering Navy’s history and heritage outcomes. Your team is responsible for collecting, conserving, interpreting and displaying thematic artefacts, through our own museums and in concert with key stakeholder organisations that contribute to the education of Navy and Defence people, as well as the Australian public. The team will maintain and update displays periodically to ensure relevance to Navy and its outcomes for the Australian people.The Role
Navy is seeking an APS 6 Museum Manager at HMAS Stirling, 1-hour south of Perth. The role involves managing the Stirling Heritage and Learning Centre and the team that supports it.
The right candidate will be instrumental in delivering history and heritage support to the training and education of Navy people, and communication with audiences through the collection, preservation and display of Navy heritage artefacts and ephemera.
The APS 6 Museum Manager will be an integral part of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) History and Heritage network by supporting the achievement of these goals across Australia.

Key duties of this role include:

• Leading and managing a team of Australian Defence Force personnel and potentially volunteers.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders such as peer heritage organisations.
• Managing the assessment, acquisition, conservation, storage and display of heritage artefacts.
• Prioritisation of key artefact preservation in the RAN Heritage Collection.
• Delivering information and education effects, including using Navy heritage items, to make Navy’s history and heritage relevant and appealing to varied audiences.
• Management of facilities in line with Defence policy. This includes coordination and implementation of safety and security protocols.

Our Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will bring significant experience in heritage or museum leadership to this role, and have a track record delivering exhibition and object curation at a high level. They will have well-developed leadership skills, with an ability to motivate themselves and a diverse team, and be able to exercise initiative within broad direction. Very good written and oral communication skills are essential, including experience in an educational role. They will have excellent time management, organisational and administrative skills.

To succeed in this role, applicants will be required to demonstrate:

• A well-developed ability to lead a diverse team and to work independently within broad strategic direction, including strong time management skills and the ability to handle competing priorities.
• A strong teamwork ethic that leads and supports the development of others.
• A well-developed understanding of the role of museums in communicating to diverse audiences, and well-developed networks within the wider history and heritage sector.
• A strong understanding of management issues that arise in museums, including personnel, budgets, collections management, project planning (including exhibitions), stakeholder engagement, and facilities management.
• A strong knowledge of the Royal Australian Navy’s history, or the ability and motivation to quickly acquire such knowledge.

For further information, please review the attached Information Pack.



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