Art Program Lead

Art Program Lead
Full Time – Hybrid, with 2 days minimum on site (1 day at Randwick and 1 day at Westmead)

About SCHF
Are you ready to join a team of unstoppable changemakers at one of Australia’s largest children’s charities and one of the largest children’s hospital foundations in the world? Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation (SCHF) is seeking people who think big, aim high and want to help bring about a groundbreaking new revolution in kids’ health. Working at SCHF goes beyond just being a job; it offers the opportunity to join a change-making and future-shaping team that is making incredible contributions and being part of something bigger. Following a year of exceptional fundraising achievements, we are experiencing growth.

Join us in our Movement of Many!
Our Vision is to foster a place where all children should have access to the best possible healthcare, whenever and wherever they need it. That’s why we’re on a mission to harness the power of philanthropy, bringing world-leading care to the front line and future of children’s health.

Here are a few things that we care about as a team at SCHF. Five simple Employee Value Proposition (EVP) values that guide our behaviour, inform our decisions, and help us do what we do, in a way that is authentically us.

Care deeply
Think big, aim high!
Lift those around you
Real meaning, actual change
Be you

About the role
The Art Program is a patient-led, art in health service which uses the visual arts – in all its forms – to help improve the lives of patients, families, carers and staff across Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN). Working in partnership with the health and the arts sectors, the program provides accessible and meaningful opportunities for artistic expression that aid patient’s physical, mental, and emotional recovery.

The Art Program Lead must work onsite at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick at least one day per week. The role involves leading a team of two Artist Educators, and managing resources to ensure high-performance delivery across three key areas: Exhibition Program, Arts Learning Program, and the Permanent Collection at Randwick Children’s Hospital.

Key responsibilities include curation, artist management, exhibition development and delivery across SCHN. The Art Program Lead will collaborate with SCHF, hospital departments, and key stakeholders to identify the Hospital’s creative needs, align hospital needs with supporter capacity, develop new initiatives, and enhance existing services. Additionally, the role aligns the Art Program with SCHF’s strategic focus, including supporting creative opportunities that enhance fundraising and philanthropy.

Job Responsibilities:
Exhibition Program
Curate, manage, install, and document four seasonal rotations of exhibitions at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick and in partnership with the Art Curator at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
Handle sales inquiries, artist payments, and maintain positive relationships with artists.
Lead concept development and logistics for exhibitions.

Collection Management
Enhance and diversify the Art collection; advise on new acquisitions and oversee the Cultural Gifts Program.
Manage the storage, security, insurance, and conservation of the Art collection.
Ensure accessibility and engagement with the collection through effective curation and installation within the
Hospitals Arts Learning Program
Oversee and support the delivery of bedside and group workshops facilitated by Artist Educators.
Integrate broader programming activities into the Arts Learning Program with Artist Educators.

Projects
Develop and manage short, mid, and long-term projects to engage children and young people, and offer direct experiences with Artists. Explore new partnerships and collaborations to position the Art Program as a leader in Arts in Health.

General
Communicate results and priorities through regular meetings and reports.
Manage budgets, quotes, invoices, and improve business processes.
Grow and manage partnerships, represent SCHF externally, and promote programs through communication and marketing campaigns.
Document interactions with patients for media and funding purposes

Key Relationships
Donor and Patient Engagement: Collaborate to achieve team goals.
Internal Fundraising Teams: Advise on creative opportunities and Art Program services.
Brand, Marketing, and Communications Team (BMC): Promote programs through communication and marketing campaigns.
Artists: Manage relationships, including the exhibition application process and artist network.
SCHN Staff: Coordinate access and approvals, develop opportunities for patient cohorts.
External Stakeholders: Build and maintain robust peer networks to grow the Art Program.

Qualifications and Experience:
Qualifications in Fine Arts, Art History or a related field and/or relevant experience in a cultural position in a gallery or museum.
Up to five years’ experience working in the delivery of creative program with children and young adults of diverse abilities.

Skills & Competencies:
Demonstrated understanding of professional standards in museum/art gallery practice and procedures and commercial gallery practice
Experience managing permanent and temporary exhibitions
Expertise in building relationships with key stakeholders at all levels
Experience in identifying funding sources and grant submission writing
Exceptional project management skills
Well-developed digital literacy
Strong organisational and time management skills
Well-developed communication skills, both oral and written
Well established networks and professional relationships across arts, health and research disciplines is desirable.

Our Proposal to You:
We are pleased to offer a competitive salary of up to $119,000 plus superannuation and extensive employee benefits for this position. We believe in recognising and rewarding the valuable contributions of our team members.

At SCHF, we are all about that flex with a choice of 3 office locations (CBD, Randwick, and Westmead), remote working, and flexible working hours.
SCHF has a host of amazing leave benefits including 2 weeks of compassionate leave, public holiday swaps and 26 weeks parental leave (primary and secondary carers).
There’s a chance to be a real-life digital nomad, working from a different location, including overseas, for up to 3 months.
Each career journey is unique. With our Learning Program benefits you can access 5 learning leave days to attend trainings, $1,500 learning dollars per financial year to support your learning goal and access to our Online Learning Library to enrol in online courses.
To support you in your wellness journey, our Wellness Program includes a range of benefits to fit diverse needs like access to $500 wellness dollars per financial year to spend on a wellness initiative that suits your needs or Fitness Passport to have access to a multitude of facilities to workout.
We focus on mental health support with free training and tools, as well as relief and support resources.
Along with competitive salaries, enjoy salary packing with charity-sector tax exemptions, allowing you to enjoy more take-home pay.
SCHF will provide 2% additional superannuation to help take care of your future.

At SCHF, you’ll have a richer, more meaningful job with the chance to create change at scale, knowing that what you do every day improves the lives of sick kids and shapes the front line and the future of kids’ health.

Acknowledgement of First Nations people
Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and recognises their continuous connection to country, community, and culture. We are committed to helping to close the gap to achieve equality in health and life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As such, if you require any adjustments to submit your application, please get in touch with us at careers@schf.org.au

Please note this advert will close for applications on Friday 23rd of August.