Samstag Public Programs Coordinator (HEO 4)

• Open to Australian Aboriginal Peoples and UniSA employees only
• Part-time (0.6 FTE/ three (3) days per week), continuing position based at the City West campus
• Commencement Salary: $70,476 pro rata per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About the Role

Reporting to the Director: Samstag Museum of Art, you will be responsible for coordinating Samstag Museum of Art events and public programs, as well as supporting the Samstag Museum of Art’s communications and marketing activities and academic engagement programs.

About UniSA 

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

The Samstag Museum of Art  is one of the University of South Australia’s leading cultural facilities. Opening in 2007, Samstag is recognised nationally as one of Australia’s leading university art museums for its bold and creative artistic programming, innovation and distinction through its four key program areas comprising: 

• An annual artistic program of exhibitions and complementary public activities, including publications, lectures and gallery talks
• Responsibility for the management of works of art on campus
• Developing and facilitating academic liaison and engagement projects and workshops, including management of the South Australian School of Art (SASA) Gallery and;
• Management of UniSA’s prestigious Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarships

• Post-secondary qualification in a relevant discipline or demonstrated equivalent knowledge and skills such as previous experience working in art museums and/or galleries
• Experience coordinating gallery public programs and events
• Demonstrated experience developing promotional material and managing works of art images
• Highly developed organisational skills to manage multiple priorities within tight timelines in a complex environment characterised by competing demands
• High level verbal and interpersonal skills including experience in liaising with people at all levels within and external to an organisation

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as: 

• Access to great personal development opportunities 
• Generous superannuation contributions of 17% 
• Flexible working conditions 
• A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car parking fees 
• A variety of leave arrangements

The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.
Please address your cover letter to Emma Kelvin, Consultant: Recruitment Central.  For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact UniSA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at [email protected] using job reference number 6065. 

Applications close: 11.30pm Wednesday 10 July 2024

To be eligible to apply for internal positions, you must either identify as an Australian Aboriginal Person, or be a current UniSA continuing, fixed-term or casual staff member at the time the position is advertised and have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of the appointment.

At the University of South Australia, we value workplace diversity and are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and respectful work environment for all people. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, people of culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability. 

We are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment process and encourage you to share any support, adjustments and/or access requirements you have by contacting our Recruitment Central team on [email protected] . Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.   

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