Arts Engagement Officer

About the position:

The Arts Engagement Officer position assists the Coordinator Gallery and Public Art in delivering the Mid West Arts Membership Program and driving wider engagement at the Gallery.

The role is essential in delivering the Mid West Arts Membership Program and its affiliated activities, enhancing the creative and cultural benefit of the arts in the Mid West Region. This new program adds vibrancy to the current Geraldton Regional Art Gallery offering, creating an accessible platform for the arts community to become involved in the regional A Class Gallery.

The role supports the Coordinator to provide opportunities that encourage diverse audiences to foster a stronger connection with the Gallery, and to continuously enrich the experience of local artists in the City of Greater Geraldton.

This position is fixed term part time, working 38 hours per fortnight.

Key accountabilities:

• Contribute to the development and implementation of the GRAG Membership Program by assisting with the monitoring and reporting on the impact and quality of membership program activities.
• Provide day to day management of the Gallery’s membership program, ensuring efficient administration and procurement, high quality service and adherence with City business systems and processes.
• Organise the Gallery’s program of membership communications from sign up to renewal, to ongoing engagement and liaison with internal teams and external customers, including the creation of promotional material in both digital and print media using Indesign and other Adobe products.
• With support from the Coordinator Gallery and Public Art, ensure effective development, delivery and evaluation of the membership event program including on site, digital and off-site activities.

For further information view the position description: Arts Engagement Officer (Ref: 1409)

To gain a better understanding of the role, please call Briony Bray, Coordinator Gallery & Public Art on (08) 9956 6749.

Position requirements:

The successful applicant will ideally have previous experience in operating a weighbridge or demonstrated experience in a similar role with willingness to learn. Furthermore, have good customer service and communication skills with ability to lead a small team.   

Completion of a pre-employment medical including alcohol and other substances testing is required of all positions at the City.

Remuneration and benefits:

A salary starting from $84,883 per annum (pro rata) or $42.9568 per hour will be offered dependent on knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications.

Some of the additional benefits of working for the City include:

• Up to 20.5% Superannuation (with superannuation co-contribution scheme)
• 22 Annual Leave days (pro rata)
• Health & Wellbeing Program
• Flexible working arrangements
• Career opportunities

Interested in applying?

To be considered for this vacancy, you must include the following documents in your application:

1. A completed Application Form (to enable the E-Form, save the document to your computer desktop)
2. A current resume
3. A completed Selection Criteria Form (please refer to the Candidate Information Pack for further details)

Applications should be emailed to the Chief Executive Officer at council@cgg.wa.gov.au or sent to: City of Greater Geraldton, PO Box 101, Geraldton WA 6531 by 4pm, Thursday 10 October 2024.