Bundanon Trust
Artist Residency Program Officer
Bundanon is looking for an Artist Residency Program Officer to help coordinate and deliver our nationally recognised artist residency program.
KEY DETAILS
- Full-Time, 5 days a week (38 hours/week)
- Reports to – Head of Curatorial & Learning
- Award & Classification: Amusement, Events and Recreation Award 2020, Grade 7
- Annualised Salary – $95,000 per annum + 12% ($106,400 incl super)
ABOUT BUNDANON
Bundanon is an art museum embedded in a 1,000 hectare landscape, in the Shoalhaven region of NSW. The organisation’s mission is to operate the Bundanon properties as a centre for creative arts and education, to support the development of arts practice across all disciplines and to enable public access to the arts and to the landscape. Bundanon’s vision is to promote creativity and learning based in a unique cultural and natural landscape.
ABOUT THE ROLE
This role reports to the Head of Curatorial and Learning, and is responsible for the coordination and delivery of Bundanon’s renowned Artist in Residence program. From managing the program’s operations and logistics to ensuring resident artists receive exceptional support, the position plays a key role in creating a well-organised, welcoming, and enriching experience. It oversees all aspects of the program from start to finish, ensuring its successful execution and alignment with Bundanon’s commitment to artistic excellence. At times and not frequently, this role also assists with on-site operational assistance, which includes pick-ups and drop offs.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
AIR’s Program Coordination
- Oversee the daily operations of the Artists in Residence (AIR) program, including artist communications, scheduling, and ensuring facilities are well-maintained and equipped.
- Provide site inductions to incoming artists and ensure their studio, cultural, and access requirements are met through collaboration with relevant staff.
- Maintain comprehensive records for the AIR program, including an up-to-date residency manual, digital archives, and CRM data for stakeholders.
- Facilitate the evaluation of the Artists in Residence program by administering surveys and compiling data-driven reports.
- Collaborate with the Marketing and Communications team to promote the AIR program, including managing the Field Notes section of the website and developing content for various platforms.
- Manage program budgets, process invoices, and ensure accurate and timely payments to artists, contractors, and suppliers.
AIRs Selection & Outreach
- Manage the scheduling of residencies, ensuring opportunities are equitably distributed across diverse artistic disciplines, geographic regions, and identity markers.
- Administer residency contracts, ensuring clarity, timely completion, and compliance with terms.
- Develop and implement strategic outreach initiatives to attract a diverse range of applicants, leveraging various promotional channels and hosting informational events.
- Lead the application process by coordinating with external contractors to manage the online application system and establishing selection criteria that align with Bundanon’s mission, ensuring a transparent and efficient process.
- Build and maintain a diverse pool of peer assessors, ensuring broad representation across artistic disciplines, career stages, geographic locations, and diverse identity markers.
- Support peer assessor panels by providing clear guidelines and administrative asistance to facilitate a fair and inclusive evaluation process.
- Act as the primary contact for residency-related inquiries, offering clear and accessible information to artists, organisations, and researchers.
Partnerships & Program Collaboration
- Foster and maintain strong relationships with program partners and collaborators, coordinating engagements, facilitating feedback, and identifying joint opportunities.
- Draft and finalise MOUs with partners, clearly defining roles and ensuring alignment with Bundanon’s objectives.
- Oversee partnership-related financial processes, including invoicing, donations, and reporting, in collaboration with relevant teams.
- Support residencies for commissioned artists and organisations as part of strategic partnerships, ensuring their goals align with Bundanon’s broader programming objectives
- Provide recommendations on AIR’s program to support planning and alignment with residency objectives.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Essential
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Arts, Arts Administration or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating programs or projects, or equivalent relevant experience, including working with a range of stakeholders.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills, with demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple priorities, schedules, contracts, budgets and program logistics.
- Strong written and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with artists, partners, stakeholders and colleagues.
- Experience working respectfully with First Nations artists and communities
Desirable
- Experience working within the arts, cultural or creative sector, or in a comparable program environment.
Our candidate profile is a guide. We know that many talented people only apply for jobs when there is an exact match. If you don’t fit all the criteria but believe this role is for you, we would very much like to hear from you.
REQUIREMENTS
All Bundanon employees are required to obtain:
- Current Working with Children Check.
- National Police Check.
- A current driver’s license.
TO APPLY
Your applications must include your:
- Resume/ CV
- cover letter and a statement against the selection criteria (combined)
You will only be able to submit 2 documents on the portal, a CV & an additional document.
Please submit your application by Sunday, 11th October 2026. To help us manage applications effectively, please apply via the job platforms where this role is advertised, instead of emailing your application.
Do not hesitate to reach out if you need help applying for the role.
Enquiries should be directed to:
Yashaan Aspi Cawasji
Human Resources Officer
