Deputy Registrar

Role purpose
The Museum has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual looking to exercise their collection management experience in a busy and diverse museum environment. This position plays a key role in project management and coordination across the Museum’s registration and conservation functions including, but not limited to, gallery and collection storage redevelopments, major static and touring exhibitions, and a range of efficiency and modernisation projects.
The Deputy Registrar role sits within the Registration team, directly managing a small team of registrars, and coordinating a range of diverse projects to ensure effective delivery of collection services and priority projects. The responsibilities of this role vary in scope, scale, duration, and complexity and can include coordinating collection display, installations, deinstallations, collection logistics, storage management and improvements, collection relocations, object packing and crating, domestic and international loans, documentation, and collection auditing.
Key accountabilities
The successful candidate will have excellent project management, planning, coordination and team leadership skills and demonstrated experience applying these skills within a busy museum or equivalent environment. Knowledge and experience in collection management principles and contemporary practice, as well as legislative and regulatory requirements, is essential to be effective in this role.
They will enjoy working collaboratively with others, have demonstrated experience coordinating concurrent activities, and can effectively liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders. They will have a pragmatic approach to collaborative problem solving and can prioritise their work and the work of their team to deliver quality outcomes and meet deadlines across multiple programs.
The successful candidate will be an adaptive leader who can apply a variety of communication and leadership approaches to suit changing circumstances and environments. They have demonstrated their skills fostering positive morale and workplace attitudes in a diverse working environment, particularly during times of ambiguity, deadline pressures and shifting priorities. They understand the importance of actively and purposefully developing their team and how to bring about improvements in knowledge and practice across the business unit and wider organisation.
They apply well developed analytical skills to identify and resolve key issues, requirements and risks. The successful candidate will bring an outward and strategic thinking approach and actively seek opportunities to improve services and practices with a view to progress in work health and safety, business efficiency, and modernisation.
They will bring a strong customer service focus to the role, ensuring that a positive stakeholder experience is central to all activities and programs. They have effective communication skills and can demonstrate their capacity to influence outcomes while fostering productive working relationships. They are confident speaking with professionals, contractors and staff of all levels and can navigate and resolve conflicts that result in the best outcomes for the organisation.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this vacancy, applicants must:
be an Australian citizenundergo a number of pre-employment checks, including a police record checkhold or be eligible to hold a security clearance at the level specified in the position description.
To apply
Applicants must include a 2-page pitch addressing their suitability for the role against the essential and desirable skills, experience and qualifications. Applicants must also provide a resume and contact details for two referees.
Applications close 11:59pm Sunday 20 September 2026.
Visit http://www.nma.gov.au/about/employment and apply online.
Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process. If you require, or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments, please contact the Contact Officer for this position.