Your Responsibilities: Communication • Use clear
respectful and contextually informed information to communicate with
and speak up for
artists
members and external audiences. Community and Interagency Relationships • Maintain positive relationships with networks and stakeholders and work collaboratively with other organisations in formal and informal partnerships to achieve mutually agreed artist/ community outcomes. • Form a detailed understanding of NPY communities and relevant organisations in the region and community/artist needs. • Collect artist statements and biographical information on artists and ensure their artist agreements are completed only by them. • Nurture and support new and emerging artists
increasing their skills level and artistic confidence
and provide artists with relevant advice and feedback on their practice. Governance and Compliance • Manage own work practices to comply with relevant legislation (including WHS)
accreditation
quality standards and program requirements
and report or mitigate risk as required. • Contribute to operational plans and ensure own work outcomes are achieved and improved on where necessary. • Maintain a complete reconciliation of bush floats following each bush trip including duplicate receipts. • Accurately document all activities for funding reports. Leadership and Teamwork • Work closely with the Arts & Culture Assistant(s) to support them in delivering the work of Creative Development in the NG Lands. This may include
mentoring
guiding
advising and having oversight over the day-to-day responsibilities of the Assistant(s). • Taking into consideration different opinions and world-views
generate ideas and suggestions to enhance collaboration across teams to achieve organisational objectives. • Contribute to targets and goals linked to the organisation’s strategic objectives in consultation with relevant internal stakeholders. • Assist Tjanpi artists to attend and participate in special events and projects including NPYWC Law and Culture Meetings
conferences and festivals. Learning and Development • Develop individual learning plan to reflect aspirations
organisational priorities and the capability framework. • Engage meaningfully with the learning & development framework and support the Tjanpi Manager in meeting your professional development goals. Program development • Consult with stakeholders and contribute to the ongoing development of research based organisational policies and procedures which align with organisational values and purpose. • Contribute to project implementation plans that support program development. • Understand role and responsibilities to fulfil work requirements and achieve program and performance targets. Resources and sustainability • Follow artwork purchasing guidelines and delegations policy
and assist others to keep records including the secure tagging of artworks for processing at Tjanpi office. • Source
order and supply art materials to fibre artists and remote outlets within designated budget. • Implement best practice conservation
collecting and handling of fibre artworks as much as possible given our work context. • Negotiate product development including the introduction of new techniques and materials. • Inform artists on money story and governance matters. • Maintain and report diligently on the use of all field equipment
Tjanpi vehicle and property. Service delivery • Develop an annual program of activities across the NPY region in consultation with the Tjanpi Manager and the wider team to meet shared goals and outcomes. This requires being across the exhibition needs throughout the calendar year and facilitate the creation of works for specific shows. • Facilitate trips to Country for artists as part of the workshop program i.e. grass collecting trips
collecting of bush medicine and maintenance of other cultural activities. • Facilitate special projects
commissions and artist residencies that may take place from time to time in communities with outside artists and organisations. • Schedule and facilitate regular creative and technical skills development workshops in communities. • Offer culturally safe
trauma informed options for clients
members and staff to exercise choice and control. • Uphold artist and member confidentiality
dignity and rights
and ensures due process is met if these are compromised. • Uphold artist and member confidentiality
dignity and rights
and ensures due process is met if these are compromised. • Write bush reports and collect statistical information and photographs on activities. • Liaise with sales and marketing team on product lines and supply. • Support the activities of Tjanpi Corner. Work practice • Demonstrate professional and personal boundaries and standards
seek support to better manage these boundaries when required. • Demonstrate understanding and application of strengths-based and reflective approaches to debriefing and your own supervision. • Take responsibility for work outcomes and helps others to understand their roles and responsibilities • Promote high quality work standards including an awareness of marketplace expectations and issues. • Attend NPYWC General Meetings and Annual General Meetings Skills and Experience: ▪ Previous experience working/teaching in an arts practice environment. ▪ Previous experience working in a crosscultural environment. Demonstrated ability to work in isolation or in a remote setting. ▪ Demonstrated time management and organisational skills including the ability to set priorities and take initiative with little supervision. ▪ A demonstrated commitment to empowerment and facilitating artistic
cultural and economic development in a community development framework. ▪ Highly developed written and oral communication skills
including excellent cross-cultural communication skills and proven ability to work with Aboriginal people as part of a team. ▪ Strong aptitude in information technology
including experience of a broad variety of word processing
database and image manipulation software. ▪ Experience working in a complex physical and work environment where managing professional and personal boundaries is a core component of the role. ▪ Previous arts facilitation experience An understanding of vicarious trauma including managing self-care (or willingness to learn).