Key Responsibilities Include the Following:
Manage team members consistent with different curatorial departments
Oversee acquisition and care of collections in line with best practice and university policies
Advance information systems to enhance research access to museum resources
Devise diverse exhibition programmes to attract a range of audiences
Interact with the museum's holdings to curate relevant and appropriate exhibitions
Develop the museum's fundraising and strategic direction
Create and publicise programme of museum events
Conduct research and writing on the collection across different platforms
Requirements:
Matric
Honours degree in Fine Art, Art History or Heritage Studies
Minimum of 5 years work-related experience in/with museums or galleries
The position involves responsibilities in collections management and growth, storeroom maintenance and preventative conservation, database management, research, facilitation of research access, and the ability to generate income streams for the museum.
The position requires the incumbent to familiarize themselves closely with Wits Art Museum's extensive holdings and curate exhibitions that interact with the diversity of the permanent collections to impact on and educate a broad range of audiences and to write interpretive texts for exhibitions.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills; networking skills; a willingness and capacity to work both collaboratively and independently and within the constraints of an institutional bureaucracy are required. The incumbent should be motivated, energetic, creative, resilient, professional, detail-oriented with a methodical, meticulous approach.
The WAM team is very small, so applicants should also be willing to participate in practical mundane museum activities such as setting out furniture, packing workshop equipment, cleaning glass, etc., with a positive, can-do attitude.
Desirable:
MA (Art History, Fine Arts, Curatorial, Archive Studies)
Post-graduate certificate in curatorial or museum studies
Time Commitment:
This is a full-time permanent post with a year's probation. This position is in Johannesburg, Gauteng. As a committed member of the team, the successful candidate will also be expected to participate in after-hours programming at the museum.
How To Apply:
Please note that applications must be done through iRecruitment only. No hardcopies or emails should be submitted. Please submit a covering letter, detailed CV with names and contact details (including email addresses) of three referees and certified copies of degrees/diplomas with your application.
By submitting an application for this post, the Applicant acknowledges that their personal information will be processed by the University. The Applicant, by their conduct in proceeding with an application for this position, gives their consent to the processing of their personal information as required by the University's Recruitment, Selection and Appointment Policy.
The University is committed to employment equity. Preference may be given to appointable applicants from the underrepresented designated groups in terms of the relevant employment equity plans and policies of the University. The University retains the right to verify all information provided by candidates.
Please note that correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to re-advertise.
Closing Date: 30 September 2024
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