Manager, Museum Engagement – Museum of Australian Democracy – Old Parliament
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770948
- Agency: Museum of Australian Democracy – Old Parliament
- Job Title: Manager, Museum Engagement
- Position Number: 21801
- Classification: Executive Level 1
- Closing Date: Sunday 26 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Parkes ACT
- Future Merit Locations: Canberra, Parkes
- Salary: $121,756 – $132,713
- Office Arrangement: On Site (Onsite attendance is required.)
About Museum of Australian Democracy – Old Parliament
To Apply
Position Contact Amy Wolgamot, 02 6270 8152
Agency Recruitment Site https://www.moadoph.gov.au/index%2ephp/about/careers
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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Development and Communications
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Duties
- Under direction from the Head of Centenary and Engagement, the Manager of Museum
- Engagement will be required to:
- Lead the creative direction, content development, design and facilitation for participatory public
- programs and exhibition experiences.
- Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to lead a creative and multidisciplinary
- team alongside managing competing priorities between a project’s creative ambitions and
- resources such as budget, schedules and priorities, including fostering staff professional
- development and implementing training programs, to deliver high quality outcomes for the
- Museum.
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including community members,
- government officials and other organisations. Represent the Museum at community events,
- conferences, in the media and in meetings with external stakeholders to help grow the
- organisation’s presence in the community.
- Collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to ensure that community engagement efforts are
- integrated across diverse workflows.
- Coordinate community outreach efforts including large-scale events, public programming and
- other initiatives.
- Develop, scope and champion new creative ideas for public programs, outreach and exhibitions
- experiences.
- Oversee all project management including procurement, budgeting, stakeholder management,
- reporting, and risk management.
- Actively manage work health and safety, and other legislative obligations to deliver high quality
- projects that drive the Museum to deliver on its strategic objectives.
- Foster a team culture of creative practice and experimentation through inclusive ideation
- processes, prototyping new program concepts and embedding playful, interactive approaches into
- project delivery.
- Gather, analyse and apply feedback to inform the organisation’s decisions and strategies. This
- can involve developing and implementing visitor surveys, devising ways to collect formal and
- informal visitor feedback and applying these learnings to program development and evaluations.
Eligibility / Notes
- To be eligible for this position at MoAD, applicants must:
- be an Australian Citizen; and
- have, or be willing to undertake the process to obtain, a Working with Vulnerable People
- registration; and
- have a security clearance or be willing to undertake the process to obtain a baseline clearance
- (after commencement):and
- be willing to provide identity documents and undergo an identity pre-employment check through
- a Document Verification Service, if you are deemed to be the successful candidate.
How to Apply
Position Contact Amy Wolgamot, 02 6270 8152
Agency Recruitment Site https://www.moadoph.gov.au/index%2ephp/about/careers
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional
Development and Communications
Vacancy