Head of Corporate Partnerships

VPS 6.1: $138631 gross per annum 12% superannuation
Full Time Fixed Term for 12 months (parental leave cover)
Closing date for applications: 5pm on 27 November 2025

The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is seeking a Head of Corporate Partnerships to develop and oversee the implementation of NGV corporate partnership strategies. This position is responsible for leading the management of partnership and sponsorship contracts and overseeing the departments account management ensuring compliance and that service requirements are met in a timely manner.

ABOUT THE POSITION:

You will manage the Corporate Partnerships department by aligning the team with organisational values and goals through effective people management and modelling. This includes clearly defining role expectations monitoring performance providing timely and constructive feedback and facilitating employee development. This also includes ensuring a safe and healthy environment. Other key responsibilities include:

• Responsibly managing risks and resources in your area of responsibility including financial resources by developing managing and reporting on budgets for the Corporate Partnerships department.
• Providing high-level advice to the Assistant Director Marketing & Corporate Partnerships Executive Management Team and senior staff on partnership related matters.
• Working closely with the Head of Marketing and senior managers to identify develop and influence negotiations with media partners ensuring maximum retention and growth.
• Leading partnership activation delivery in collaboration with relevant NGV departments ensuring projects are delivered in line with NGV brand and service standards.

To be successful you will have appropriate tertiary qualifications coupled with extensive experience and success in a strategic sponsorship or business development role.

You can communicate a vision that generates enthusiasm and commitment recognising and rewarding behaviour that is aligned to that vision. You think at the big picture level entertaining wide-ranging possibilities in developing a vision for the future working across a number of timeframes with competing priorities and translating strategic direction into day-to-day activities. You can identify and manage a range of complex and often competing needs finding innovative solutions to resolve stakeholder issues. You anticipate and manage risks negotiating for necessary resources from corporate budgets and other sources.

An understanding of sponsorship/partnership principles and relevant government legislation as they relate to the creative industry is highly desirable.

For more details please refer to the attached role statement.

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply for this role please go to Apply and include the following documents in your application:

• A resume/CV
• A cover letter
• A statement addressing the key selection criteria in the role statement

Applications close at 5pm on 27 November 2025.

If you require any adjustments to ensure your full participation in the recruitment process or if you need the ad or any attachments such as the role statement in an accessible format (e.g. large print) please contact the People and Culture team at or by using the National Relay Service on 133 677 and asking for 0.