Senior Curator (2 Years Contract)

Job Description

The successful candidate will join our Culture & Engagement department to lead curatorial direction and narrative development for the SIA gallery. He/she will develop and implement industry-aligned archival policies manage and preserve SIAs significant artefacts lead corporate and community education initiatives and craft research-driven narratives for impactful storytelling at the SIA Gallery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of curatorial direction and exhibition planning for the SIA Gallery.
• Integrate rigorous historical research with the creation of elevated narratives that highlight SIAs journey and achievements through compelling and impactful storytelling and which resonates with diverse audiences.
• Design meaningful stories that reinforce brand identity develop audio-visual guides to deepen stakeholder engagement with varied audience personas (employees customers industry partners community and youth).
• Oversee the systematic evaluation organization and cataloging of artefacts and records that embody SIAs history and milestones.
• Shapes and grows our collections with purpose selecting and connecting objects that create meaningful storytelling opportunities and keeping in step with the companys developments and milestones.
• Apply preservation and/or conservation strategies that protect both physical and digital materials ensuring their authenticity and accessibility for the future keeping in step with the companys forward journey forward.
• Lead and oversee projects that extend the reach of the archives through awareness educational programming and engagement initiatives. This includes proposing curating designing organising and executing activities and programmes that foster awareness build partnerships and/or encourage active participation in preserving collective memory.
• Lead the development of archival policies and procedures adapting and contextualising industry standards and best practices of archival science to ensure long-term integrity and accessibility for the SIA archives.
  Implement and enforce governance in the management and accountability of artefacts and records.

Requirements

• Possess a University Degree (Bachelors or Masters) in Archival Science History Museum Studies Curatorial Practices or a related field is required.
• Minimum of 10 years working experience in curatorial field and/or archival management with a strong understanding of standards and practices.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills with the ability to evaluate and prioritise materials based on institutional significance.
• Experience with physical and digital preservation and asset management systems.
• Experience in project management able to demonstrate capabilities/portfolio in recent curation and/or exhibition work.
• Excellent business writing analytical and presentation skills to engage with stakeholders and diverse audiences.
• Collaborates well in Teams coordination required with internal business units for curation.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to independently evaluate analyse and propose solutions.
• Strong knowledge of archival methods theories and standards.
  
  

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