Registrar, Exhibitions & Collections

• Temporary
• Full time
• Sydney CBD – The Domain
• Registrar Grade 1
• Total Remuneration Package up to $142,445
• Salary range ($104,961 $125,500)

Established in 1871, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is located in Sydney’s The Domain adjacent to the Royal Botanic Garden and near the Central Business District, the Gallery acknowledges the original custodians of this land – The Gadigal People.

The Art Gallery attracts around 2.6 million visitors annually and runs Australia’s largest education program with over 90,000 student and teacher visits per year. With our expanded campus the Art Gallery has a new state-of-the-art building located next to our existing and much-loved building. Providing us with close to double the exhibition space, the expanded Art Gallery enables us to share more art with more people and provide more family, learning and educational programming for all our audiences.

We are seeking diverse, collaborative, supportive and brilliant individuals to work alongside our existing talent and build on our rich history to create an even more inspiring Art Gallery for the future.

For more information about the Gallery and our future, please visit our website www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au.

About the role
Undertakes registration activities for a diverse range of exhibition and collection related projects including major temporary exhibitions, tours, and collection display. The role ensures that all work is completed to the highest standards of risk management and museum best practice, while also achieving compliance with relevant governing legislation, contracts policies, museum conventions and standards, and working towards sustainability and efficiency.

For more information about the role please view the role description and information for applicants or call the nominated contact person listed in the advertisement.

What technical / soft skills you require
1. Bachelor’s degree in related field or able to demonstrate equivalent thinking and ability gained through experience
2. Extensive experience negotiating and managing international and domestic exhibition loans
3. Demonstrated experience managing registration requirements for both exhibition loans and long-term or rotating collection displays, including condition reporting and display environment standards
4. Proven experience of working to museum standards for loan documentation, transportation, packing, handling and display requirements
5. Understanding of relevant government legislation, indemnity schemes and commercial insurance and their application
6. Excellent project management skills including scheduling, deadline management, budget and risk management, with proven ability to work well under pressure
7. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including written and oral, in relation to liaising, influencing, consulting, collaborating and reporting with senior management, peers, reports, lenders, and other related external contacts
8. Demonstrated experience, competency and understanding of MS Office suite, collection management systems and financial processing software
9. Current NSW Driver’s Licence
10. Holds, or has ability to obtain an ASIC card

Targeted questions
1. Describe a time you managed a complex international or domestic exhibition loan where requirements changed or a risk came up late in the project. For example, a lender’s new conditions, a courier or transport problem, or an indemnity or insurance issue. How did you negotiate with the lender and other stakeholders, and what was the outcome? (Maximum 300 words)
2. This role supports both major temporary exhibitions and long-term or rotating collection displays. Give an example of how you have managed registration requirements across more than one project at the same time. How did you set priorities, keep documentation and collection management system records accurate, and make sure display environment standards were met? (Maximum 300 words)

For your application to be considered, please submit your application online and provide:
• Your resume (maximum five pages)
• A covering letter addressing the technical/soft skills, as outlined above
• A response to the targeted questions, in the text box provided in your application form

Part of the assessment process may include additional online capability testing, skills testing or work samples in accordance with the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, therefore you may be contacted to participate.

Pre-employment checks are a critical part of our recruitment process and can include reference checks, working with children checks, criminal history checks, medical assessments, as well as various other checks to ensure your suitability for the role. It should be noted that discretion may be granted from the Art Gallery for those with a background check record. This is dependent on the role, its requirements, and the impact it has on the Art Gallery as a whole. A risk assessment will be carried out before a determination is made in this regard. Any criminal record information is kept in the strictest confidence, is not placed on an applicant’s personal file, and is destroyed within very strict timeframes.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and flexible workplace and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTIQA+, people with a disability and other diversity groups.

We strive to achieve an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the recruitment team via recruitment@ag.nsw.gov.au.

Enquiries
If you require further details about this role, please contact Caroline Geraghty, Head of Registration and Installation at caroline.geraghty@ag.nsw.gov.au.

If you require assistance submitting your application online or require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team via recruitment@ag.nsw.gov.au. For more information about adjustments, please visit: Information about adjustments available throughout the recruitment process.

Closing date for applications: 10am on 13 October 2026 – applications must be lodged electronically. Applications submitted via email will not be accepted.