Associate Producer, Public Programs

Associate ProducerPublic Programs, ScienceworksAustralia's largest public museum organisation is seeking a Associate ProducerPublic Programs at Museums Victoria.ABOUT MUSEUMS VICTORIA:Museums Victoria cares for the State scientific and cultural collections, providing visitor access, activities and events at five distinct venues: Melbourne Museum, Immigration Museum, Scienceworks, IMAX Cinema and world heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building.To learn more about Museums Victoria, please visitABOUT THE POSITION:The primary responsibility of the Associate ProducerPublic Programs is to support the successful development, co-ordination and delivery of a range of Public Programs and events that engage and build our diverse Museums Victoria audiences, with a core focus on Scienceworks audiences.Some of the key duties include:

• Work collaboratively with Producer, Public Programs to enable seamless daily program delivery and operations, fostering team cohesion, staff development, and a high-performance workplace culture;
• Coordinate with MV staff, program partners, community groups and other stakeholders to develop and deliver programs that meaningfully engage diverse audiences in Museums Victoria' experiences, collections and research; provide advice on learning and public engagement strategies as required;
• Present a broad range of programs, activities and presentations to successfully engage diverse public and education audiences;
• Provide day-to-day support and supervision of Learning Facilitators, including monitoring skills and knowledge needs for program delivery and development, while maintaining confidentiality and exercising discretion when handling sensitive information;
• Train Learning Facilitators and Volunteers in the delivery and methodologies of presenting programs to diverse audiences;

The successful applicant will have:

• Program co-ordination: Demonstrated ability to co-ordinate programs and projects, ensuring that staffing, resources, logistics and budgets are well co-ordinated, and both audience and business objectives are achieved within agreed timeframes.
• Team co-ordination: Demonstrated ability to support and supervise a public-facing delivery team, including rostering experience, ability to coach and staff and volunteers and ability to effectively respond to issues and opportunities that arise in the day-to-day delivery of programs and events.
• Program development and delivery: Experience in research, development and delivery of innovative Public Programs and events for varied audiences in the informal education sector.
• Science public engagement: Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of learning theories and public engagement practices for diverse audiences, as well as sound knowledge of science topics and contemporary issues, in a science centre/ museum context.

OTHER INFORMATIONThis is a full time, ongoing role. The salary on offer is $74,580 based of grade (pro rata) + 11% superannuation.HOW TO APPLY?To view the position description, visit . From our Current Vacancies page, select “All Jobs” and click on the link for this job's listing.To apply, please click “Apply for this Job” at the bottom of the job listing page.For more information about this position, please contact at Phoebe Melvin pmelvin@museum.vic.gov.auPlease submit the three following three documents with your application:

• Your Cover Letter.
• Your Resume.
• A written response addressing the Key Selection Criteria as outlined in our Role Statement (Please refer to attached document).

Please note: Applications that do not address the Key Selection Criteria will not be considered.APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 1 July 2024 (11:59pm)