Senior Conservator, Paper

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

The Senior Conservator, Paper will lead a small team of 2 conservators and 3 framing technicians to manage all aspects of the care of works of art of that media, the largest in the Gallery collecting areas. This includes prints, books, drawings, photographs and sculptures that incorporate paper elements.

The National Collection has an exciting and diverse collection of works of art that fall within the category of objects. The Gallery is a leader in lending, touring and exhibiting traditional and contemporary art and this role will play a key role in meeting these requirements. To achieve this, you will work closely with a wide variety of internal stakeholders, external contractors and clients. This role is also responsible for managing the mounting and framing of works of art on paper and photographs and will manage the framing technicians employed to undertake this work.

An order of merit may be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

If you do not wish to be added to an order of merit, please notify us in your application.

This position reports to the Head of Conservation and is responsible for managing staff, research, resources, and the workflow through the Paper Section to manage the permanent collection and to meet the Gallery’s exhibition, touring and lending program. This position of Senior Conservator, Paper, an ongoing full-time role with the conservation team.

CONTACT

Further information about the position may be obtained by contacting Head of Conservation, Debbie Ward on +61 2 6240 6657 or debbie.ward@nga.gov.au.