Opportunities
Powerhouse opportunities span careers, volunteer projects, residencies, fellowships, design accelerators and research programs. We are always looking for new talent and great collaborations.
Careers
Powerhouse is committed to bringing together a diverse staff of professionals with outstanding expertise in their areas. We are a collaborative, entrepreneurial and creative institution dedicated to working with equity and respect as we deliver original new practice in the service of our communities.
Development Coordinator
Closes 17 Sept 2025
Full Time
Support the Campaign team in all administrative aspects to assist them in achieving sponsorship and philanthropic targets. This includes, but is not limited to, managing detailed financial processes with our major donors and sponsors, oversees procurement and contract administration, and complex CRM database management, reporting, analytics and optimisation. The role plays a key role in planning and delivering stakeholder events, developing campaign materials, researching prospects, and creating streamlined internal systems. The primary focus of this role is to ensure the effective and efficient operation of the team.
ApplyVisitor and Hospitality Manager
Closes 28 Sept 2025
Full Time
The Visitor and Hospitality Manager provides senior leadership for all visitor hosting services and experiences at Powerhouse Parramatta, ensuring the seamless integration of hospitality, public engagement, and operational excellence. This role is pivotal in shaping and embedding a precinct-wide, visitor-centred culture, while delivering a world-class cultural destination that authentically reflects Western Sydney communities. Leading the Visitor and Hospitality team, the role works collaboratively across departments to drive innovation in strategy, policies, procedures, programs, and operational frameworks that enhance every stage of the visitor journey—from arrival through to departure. As a key leader of the precinct experience, the Visitor and Hospitality Manager will ensure site readiness and foster strong relationships with community, commercial, and industry partners. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, this position requires a consistent leadership presence across weekdays, weekends, and evenings to support site operations and the full breadth of Powerhouse programming.
ApplySenior Finance Business Partner
Closes 23 Sept 2025
Full Time
The Senior Finance Business Partner works closely with organisational leaders to understand the business's key factors, ensuring a thorough assessment of how value is created and influenced. This role requires robust financial control capabilities to ensure accurate financial and management accounting. It enables the provision of data-driven insights and offers commercial advice to inform decision-making in line with the Museum’s strategic objectives. The role will also drive various finance process improvement initiatives. The Senior Finance Business Partner also guides financial planning and performance processes, including budget formulation, forecast revisions, and financial reporting. This position also supports the business with developing procurement plans and financial management initiatives, shaping financial strategies, crafting annual budgets, and managing forecasting processes to ensure alignment with the Museum's sustainable growth.
ApplyFacilities Services Coordinator
Closes 5 Oct 2025
Full Time
The Facilities Services Coordinator supports the Facilities Services Manager in organising, scheduling and supervising contractors delivering scheduled maintenance and unplanned urgent repairs to all buildings on the Museum's three current sites and future sites while coordinating, triaging, assigning and managing multiple urgent service requests from all internal Powerhouse stakeholders. The role is responsible for overseeing the defects management process across the Powerhouse Parramatta project, management of the Museum's contractor management system, the induction of contractors, checking contractor Safe Work Method Statements, recording all contractor licenses and qualifications, and ensuring that contractor work is carried out in a professional and timely manner.
ApplyContracts Coordinator
Closes 21 Sept 2025
Full Time
The Contracts Coordinator plays a critical role in providing advice, feedback following reviews and support to the business during the contract management stage of the Procurement process. Once contracts have been executed, the Contracts Coordinator is responsible for the administration, compliance and reporting activities related to the establishment and management of contracts, in line with the Contract Management Plan and approved procedures. The Contracts Coordinator is also responsible for continued monitoring and proactive management of active contracts to drive compliance and mitigate exposure of risk to Powerhouse. The role manages contract administration, compliance, and reporting activities to support strategic performance monitoring and enable effective oversight of contracted service delivery within the Procurement Team of the Finance Directorate, Powerhouse Museum. Specifically, the Contracts Coordinator is responsible for ensuring all relevant contract details are comprehensively recorded in the Contracts Register and works closely with the Records Management team to ensure all contracts are also captured in Powerhouse’s records management system.
ApplyTechnical Manager
Closes 17 Sept 2025
Full Time
The Technical Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring the successful delivery of exhibitions, programs and events across all Powerhouse sites including Ultimo, Parramatta, Castle Hill and Sydney Observatory. Responsible for leading the approach to audio, lighting, visual and broadcasting solutions, the Technical Manager acts as the conduit between project teams and industry experts to ensure the museum remains at the cutting edge of production technology.
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Vocational
Powerhouse Tertiary Internships and Secondary Student Placement Programs give students a snapshot into the world of cultural institutions and an industry they might one day be part of.
Volunteer
Volunteering at Powerhouse provides opportunities to expand knowledge, skills and experience.
Visitor Experience Volunteer
Volunteers play a significant role in enhancing the visitor experience at Powerhouse Ultimo, Sydney Observatory and Powerhouse Castle Hill. They actively promote visitor engagement by initiating conversations, narrating stories in the exhibitions, collaborating in guided tours and facilitating interactive activities.
Museum Research Volunteers
Volunteers support staff in researching recently acquired objects in our collection. This role involves working with museum staff and volunteers on-site or virtually across a range of activities related to recently acquired objects.
