Assistant Director – Development and Operations News

Assistant Director – Development and Operations

Position Available

10 May 2021

The IMA is looking for a highly motivated Assistant Director – Development and Operations to oversee IMA general management and to drive the organisation’s self-generated revenue strategy, which includes the IMA Annual Gala, tiered philanthropic program, foundations and trusts, venue hire and IMA Gallery Shop. Working alongside the Executive Director, and with the Assistant Director – Programs and Audiences, the Assistant Director – Development and Operations will form part of the executive team which will lead the IMA’s vision, goals and strategic priorities.

This leadership role will manage a small and high performing team to deliver the IMA’s Business Development Plan, which will increase the IMA’s annual turnover through fundraising, philanthropic investment and earned income opportunities.

The Assistant Director – Development and Operations will also work with the executive team to contribute to the IMA’s business operations, in particular:
—contributing to major funding applications and acquittals;
—high level stakeholder management, including philanthropists, trusts, foundations etc;
—financial management, including developing and monitoring budgets;
—operational management, including preparing Board papers, AGMs, insurances, ensuring constitutional and legal obligations are met, including NFP reporting requirements

Download the position description and find out how to apply here.
Applications are due Thursday 3 June 2021.

Khadim Ali, 'Untitled 1' (from 'Sermon on the Mount' series), 2020,
gouache, ink and gold leaf on paper
250 x 140cm.Collection of the artist. Photo: Marc Pricop.

The Institute of Modern Art acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land upon which the IMA now stands, the Jagera, Yuggera, Yugarapul, and Turrbal people. We offer our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first artists of this country. In the spirit of allyship, the IMA will continue to work with First Nations people to celebrate, support, and present their immense past, present, and future contribution to artistic practice and cultural expression.

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