Opportunity
Powerhouse opportunities span careers, volunteer projects, residencies, fellowships, design accelerators and research programs. We are always looking for new talent and great collaborations.
Careers
Learning Manager - First Nations
Closes 26 Jan 2025
Full Time
The Powerhouse is committed to developing new and innovative approaches to First Nations learning, developed in direct response to our collections, communities, and our responsibility in caring for Country. Learning Manager, First Nations is an inaugural position responsible for developing, delivering and managing learning programs, partnerships and resources that centre and celebrate First Nations knowledge, teaching and communities at the Powerhouse.
ApplyProgram Curator, First Nations
Closes 26 Jan 2025
Full Time
The Program Curator First Nations role develops and delivers public, co-production, festival, and partnerships programming. The role primarily involves working collaboratively with teams across the Museum and advocating for, developing, and delivering programs representing and in collaboration with First Nations communities.
ApplySenior Mechanical Services Coordinator
Closes 24 Jan 2025
Full Time
The Senior Mechanical Services Coordinator is responsible for providing a high degree of technical support to monitor and control all mechanical services plant within the museum best practice. The role will be a key collaborator in planning a safe and accessible environment for visitors and the workforce and contribute to the conservation of the Powerhouse collections and exhibitions.
ApplyAssistant Collection Curator
Closes 26 Jan 2025
Full Time
The Assistant Curator works collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team, providing curatorial and project support for research and writing, collection development, content development, exhibition development and administrative outputs for various curatorial disciplines within the Powerhouse Collection or Program Directorates.
ApplyLearning Producer - Lang Walker Family Academy
Closes 26 Jan 2025
Part Time
The Learning Producer supports the Academy team in all operational requirements for delivering a dynamic learning program across all Powerhouse Museum sites including Sydney Observatory. This includes developing various programs such as workshops, events, talks, master classes, hands-on-making, and digital programs. The focus is on providing innovative and creative learning opportunities for primary and secondary education audiences, school holidays, after-school programs, and tertiary and adult learning audiences while strengthening the Museum's reputation as a provider of innovative, high-quality learning experiences.
ApplySourcing & Procurement Assistant
Closes 20 Jan 2025
Full Time
Are you an experienced procurement professional with a passion for delivering impactful projects? Join our team as a Sourcing & Procurement Assistant, where you'll play a pivotal role in coordinating procurement processes for large-scale maintenance and capital works. From tender management to contract execution, you'll ensure compliance with NSW public sector standards while providing expert advice to staff and stakeholders.
ApplyFinancial Operations Coordinator
Closes 20 Jan 2025
Full Time
The Financial Operations Coordinator role plays a vital part in enhancing and overseeing all financial operations processes, including but not limited to financial accounting, fixed assets management, procurement, accounts payable and receivable, banking, cash management, and taxation. This position encompasses the preparation of journals and the execution of period-end procedures, while also supporting audit processes and ensuring adherence to finance policies, processes, and frameworks.
ApplyInitiatives
We support and invest in a range of initiatives that sustain industry development and individual creative practice across the applied arts and sciences and creative industries.
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Right of Reply Photography Commission
A unique opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander photographers to undertake a photography commission that responds to the Powerhouse Collection.
Architectural Photography Commission
A unique opportunity for Australian photographers to undertake an architectural photography commission that aims to develop new perspectives on Australian architecture and the built environment.
galang Residency
Powerhouse Parramatta and Cité internationale des arts (Paris) offer an opportunity for two Australia-based First Nations creative practitioners to travel to Paris for a fully supported 12-week residency.
Powerhouse Initiatives
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Vocational
Powerhouse Tertiary Internships and Secondary Student Placement Programs give students a snapshot into the world of cultural institutions and an industry they might one day be part of.
Volunteer
Volunteering at Powerhouse provides opportunities to expand knowledge, skills and experience.
Visitor Experience Volunteer
Volunteers play a significant role in enhancing the visitor experience at Powerhouse Ultimo, Sydney Observatory and Powerhouse Castle Hill. They actively promote visitor engagement by initiating conversations, narrating stories in the exhibitions, collaborating in guided tours and facilitating interactive activities.
Museum Research Volunteers
Volunteers support staff in researching recently acquired objects in our collection. This role involves working with museum staff and volunteers on-site or virtually across a range of activities related to recently acquired objects.
Collection Conversations
Experience the Powerhouse Collection from home through our virtual Collection Conversations series. Our passionate volunteers share captivating stories that spark memories and conversations
