• Closes: 5 pm, Friday 1 November 2019

New opportunity for strategic management role future-proofing one of Aotearoa’s most exciting contemporary art organisations in the heart of Tamaki Makaurau.

Having recently secured increased structural public funding from 2020 onwards, Artspace Aotearoa is looking forward to the next six years of its journey and is looking to fill in a newly created role of Manahautū Deputy Director. A major development will be its move from its current location to a new space that will offer new programme opportunities. Alongside this change, the operations of Artspace Aotearoa will radically change. Therefore a new leadership position is required to join the Artspace Aotearoa team who will handle and deliver the business side of our operations, specifically outlined in the strategy for the next 6 years.

This new position of Manahautū - Deputy Director, will assist the Kaitohu - Director in the delivery of all administrative and non-programmatic strategies. Guided by Te Ara Tipu - Artspace Aotearoa Strategic Plan and the Kaitohu - Director, you will identify business priorities, establish and deliver dynamic new business development initiatives that fortify Artspace Aotearoa as an independent and resilient entity.

Artspace Aotearoa positions itself as a leading independent contemporary art organisation dedicated to delivering innovative programming in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Artspace Aotearoa is proud of its 32-year-long commitment to supporting and promoting experimental and underrepresented local and international art practices. We support diverse and marginalised voices. Our strong sense of tiaki - civic intent centres our responsibility through our programme and governance to care, support and inspire both our arts and its communities. Located on Karangahape Road, Artspace Aotearoa functions within an urban, national and global network to weave stories that interpret and respond to these permeable borders and the ever-changing societies that exist within them. Tautoko and manaakitanga inform the Artspace Aotearoa teams approach towards how we both facilitate our programme and engage with our organisation, as a place of creating and connecting; whakamana. The Position:

This newly created position is incredibly exciting for us. This is an opportunity to directly contribute to the revitalisation of Artspace Aotearoa. The role has scope to design your own projects, supported through artistic and strategic guidance from the Kaitohu Director and the Artspace Aotearoa Trust Board. Implicit in the role is a deep understanding and commitment to cultural safety, biculturalism and multiculturalism. We value broad understandings of alternative, progressive and critical views in contemporary art and society.

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