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A corner of a white gallery space, with part of the wall painted blue, showing two large colour prints of a figure in a white dress tipping a bucket of black paint over her head and her body. A video screen next to the prints shows a video recording of a woman in a white dress pouring a bucket of black paint over her head. On the left wall are several bamboo poles stood upright

Vacancy - Venue Operations Manager / Senior Operations Coordinator (Full time)

Applications close 9 December 2024, 6:00am

We are looking for a Venue Operations Manager / Senior Operations Coordinator (full-time). This dynamic on-site role will be based on Gadigal / Sydney and will involve working closely with a passionate team to develop and deliver various programs that elevate Asian voices and champion contemporary Asian culture in Australia. 

Reporting to the Finance and Operations Manager, this position manages the logistics and operations for gallery venue exhibitions (and occasional off-site projects), public programs, and office building. Responsibilities may include co-designing and delivering public programs - such as community outreach, talks, tours, workshops, and educational activities, facilitating venue hire opportunities in conjunction with maintenance of the gallery venue and heritage listed building.

Full position description can be downloaded here.

Application deadline: Monday, 09 December 2024, 5.00pm AEDT

To enquire about the role, please email 4A’s Finance and Operations Manager, Grey Yeoh, at grey.yeoh@4a.com.au

Your application should be a single PDF sent to Grey that includes: 

  • Cover letter – outlining your interest in and suitability for the role 
  • Current CV, including two referees and their contact details 
  • Response to the selection criteria (up to 2 pages)

4A is committed to equality and diversity, through our program of activities and as an employer. 4A reflects the varied needs, expectations and culture of all members of our community and our diasporic networks. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disability, the LGBTIQ+ communities, from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, particularly the Asian diaspora.

Top image: Xiao Lu: Impossible Dialogue 肖鲁:语嘿 (installation view), 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. Left: Xiao Lu, Tides (絅蟙) (detail), documentation of performance, Sydney, 18 January 2019, installation: sand, bamboo poles. Commissioned by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, courtesy the artist. Centre: Xiao Lu,
One (合), 2015,
single channel video, 3:10 minutes,
documentation of performance: 5 September 2015, Live Action 10, Valand Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Filmed by Zhang Zhiqiang, edited by Xiao Lu. Courtesy the artist. Right: Xiao Lu, One, (合一) (detail), 2015,
C-type print, 120 x 80 cm, edition 6/10, printed 2017, documentation of performance: 5 September 2015, Live Action 10, Valand Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, photographs by Lin Qijian; photo: Kai Wasikowski for 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, courtesy the artist.