Public Art Project Officer

Coordinate and project manage Council’s Public Art, overseeing the implementation of City-wide strategies and public art projects.

Job No: BC3429 Location: Blacktown, NSW

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 450,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community and people from more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $24.8 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 35,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About the opportunity At Blacktown Arts, we walk alongside our First Nations Elders, Knowledge Holders, and broader communities of artists, partners and collaborators in our shared vision of creative and cultural experiences being part of everyone’s daily lives. A deep sense of culture, place and people sits at the heart of everything we do.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Public Art Project Officer to join our Blacktown Arts team on a term contract, part-time basis for up to 12 months.

The Public Art Project Officer will coordinate and project manage Council’s Public Art, overseeing the implementation of City-wide strategies and public art projects. The position is customer-focused, providing exceptional service to artists, contractors, community, and internal Council stakeholders.

Duties for the role include, but are not limited to: • commissioning new public art projects that are relevant to place and community • developing project briefs and reports • contract and licensing management• building and fostering strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and • advising on the development, display, management, and maintenance of public art.

Qualifications and experience Essential: • Tertiary level qualification in arts administration/management, education or appropriate area or equivalent experience • Demonstrated skills and experience in delivering temporary and permanent public art • Demonstrated experience in the design, production, and/or project management of public art projects • Proven capacity to work in a high-pressure team environment with competing demands and concurrent projects • Demonstrated capacity to work productively with artists and communities from a range of cultural backgrounds • Experience in partnership programs and stakeholder management • Excellent writing skills for a wide variety of audiences and media • High level computer literacy, especially in Microsoft Office suite • Demonstrated commitment to excellent customer service • Working with Children Check.

Desirable: • Knowledge of project management systems skills and methodology • Experience in working in government contexts • Current class C driver’s licence • Knowledge of industry networks throughout the arts, cultural and creative industries sector.

Remuneration and benefits The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement. • Entry level for this position starts at $1,861.14 per week, pro-rata • 21-hour working week • Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 12% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

This position has been identified as child related work, in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013. Therefore, your application must include a Working with Children Check (WWCC) number.

For further information, go to https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-for-a-working-with-children-check.

Our commitment to safety Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Best of luck.

Closing date: Friday 12 December 2025, 11.59 pm Contact officer: Sarah Gurich on 0477 333 519 Internal ref: Term contract – up to 12 months