Project Manager for Songs of Ceremony: Reawakening Songs in palawa kani

This role operates at the sweet spot where project management and enabling a creative vision meet, for this ground-breaking Aboriginal-led project.

About the project

Songs of Ceremony: Reawakening Songs in palawa kani celebrates the ancient continuous culture of Lutruwita / Tasmania and is the first major music project in palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aboriginal people. Conceived and led by singer/songwriter and proud palawa Dewayne Everettsmith, this ambitious project is a collaboration between Dewayne, conductor/arranger Erkki Veltheim, Skinnyfish Music, and the TSO. The project includes a studio album recording, community performances on Country, major performances at festivals,  regional touring, and educational resources for schools; and is funded through significant financial investment from the Creative Futures fund of Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, Creative Australia; and further supported by TasNetworks.

You might like to watch this ABC news story to get a sense of this significant project. 

About the opportunity

TSO and the project team are seeking an experienced Project Manager to coordinate, integrate, and deliver the project. The Project Manager will operate at the sweet spot where robust project management (think budgets, schedules, and logistics) and enabling a creative vision meet – working closely with the creative team, TSO staff, venues, festivals and the wider community, the role understands the creative vision and translates it into action. It is a flexible part-time role and could suit a variety of different individuals, though a deep understanding of, and respect for, delivering Aboriginal-led arts or community projects is a must. The Project Manager will need to be primarily based in Lutruwita / Tasmania. 

Selection Criteria

• Prior experience as a project manager and / or producer for mid- to -large scale arts or community projects

• Prior experience working successfully on Aboriginal-led arts or community projects

• Demonstrated experience in project management tasks such as managing budgets, timelines, and multiple creative and logistical elements

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to build rapport and respect with varied groups of people from artists to suppliers, from venues to attendees

• Solid skills in Outlook, Excel, and other relevant systems in order to create and maintain the necessary documents, systems, and information for the project

• Ability to undertake the role in terms of the peaks and troughs of workload, and ability to be located in Lutruwita / Tasmania for the duration of the project

• Unrestricted drivers licence would be a major advantage

TSO and the project team welcome applications from all experienced arts project managers, however, particularly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

More info

A comprehensive Info Pack is available on the TSO website. This project, and the way it’s strucuted, is unique! And could suit a variety of different arts workers and models. Please take the time to review the Info Pack, as important information about the project milestones, key dates, responsiblities, and model of engagement are contained within it. 

How to apply

All the information regarding how to apply is contained in the Info Pack on our website. We will only be accepting applications that are submitted via email, to [email protected] 

Applications close 5pm Wednesday 3 December 2025 – please note we may review applications as they are received and reach out for a preliminary chat. We anticipate holding discussions with shortlisted candidates the week commencing 8 December 2025. 

The ideal start date is early February 2026.