Job SES Band 1 - Deputy Director, First Nations, Canberra

The key duties of the position include
Role purpose
The Deputy Director, First Nations will redefine our relationship with First Nations collections, communities and histories and ensure the Museum is a place about our future as much as it is about our past. You will explore the deep cultural, social and environmental history of the continent and engage with Australia's complex histories to foster learning, understanding and dialogue. You will bring bold and ambitious ideas that challenge the fundamental practices of museums in a global context and at a local level, working to embed First Nations language, Country, and cultural vitality into the Museum's own practices, collections, systems and programs. You will take strategic responsibility for working with First Nations people to establish a shared responsibility for the cultural material we care for and lead a process of engagement and reassessment to show what we hold and how we work to share in its rich potential.

This role is a member of the Museum's Executive which comprises the Director, Deputy Director Collection and Curatorial, Deputy Director First Nations, Deputy Director Corporate, Deputy Director Growth and Engagement, and Associate Director Visitor Experience.