At the heart of community. At the start of the future.

That’s where you’ll find Dubbo Regional Council and this opportunity to shape our region as our new Curator.

Our people care deeply about serving and strengthening our community. We work for 55,000 residents and 1.48 million people who visit our region each year - and when you join us, you’ll be part of that impact every single day. We’re at the centre of huge and important environmental, economic and societal change that will ensure a more sustainable future – for the Dubbo region, New South Wales, and beyond. It doesn’t get much bigger than that.

Join us as a Curator in our Arts and Culture branch and develop your skills and future career.

Find purpose and impact

As our new Curator you will make an impact by being responsible for leading the development, delivery and management of exhibitions and cultural programs across the Dubbo region. They would coordinate exhibition planning, installation and documentation, manage the Regional Artist Program, and support collection management and digitisation activities. The role also involves building strong relationships with artists and stakeholders, contributing to public art initiatives, overseeing WHS processes, and supervising staff involved in curatorial and exhibition tasks

You’ll make an impact by:

Planning, curating and coordinating internally curated and touring exhibitions, including object selection, exhibition design, installation and de-installation.
Managing administrative and curatorial processes such as contracts, transport, insurance and WHS procedures for exhibitions and cultural programs.
Overseeing the Regional Artist Program, including promotional activities, application processes and adjudication.
Supporting collection management through registration processes, research, digitisation and maintaining content for online collection portals.
Supervising curatorial staff, coordinating communication, and fostering strong working relationships with community and cultural sector stakeholders.

What you'll bring

To thrive in this role, you will need:

Bachelor’s degree in the Arts/Visual Arts/History and/or Museum Studies or related field
Demonstrated curatorial management and/or exhibition management experience, within the context of a public art gallery and/or museum.
Demonstrated ability of exhibition programming and policy development relevant to an institution, a community, and the museum/gallery sector.
Demonstrated experience in the development of business plans and management of financial systems and budget control, including exhibition budgets.
Personal and team skills required to work with culturally diverse groups within the community, including First Nations groups.
Demonstrated ability to work to tight deadlines and manage a demanding schedule.

We would also love you to have:

Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral with proven ability to write correspondence and reports.
Demonstrated experience in developing partnerships and collaborative relationships with state or national institutions.

Ready for your opportunity?

Join us and help strengthen our community and your career.

This position offers an attractive annual salary ranging from $96,537 to $112,191.

To find out more about this role, explore the Position Description and feel free to reach out to our Manager Arts and Culture on 02 6801 4432 to make an enquiry.

If this role sounds like you, we would love to hear from you, simply click Apply Now!

This position requires a pre-employment health assessment. Please refer to the Job Demands document for the physcial requirements of the position.

Applications close 9:00am, Wednesday 25 February 2026

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Why Dubbo Regional Council?

At Dubbo Regional Council, you’ll find a great combination. Here’s what you can expect in your career with us:

Find purpose and impact

Everything you do at Dubbo Regional Council makes a difference for so many people, in so many ways. It’ll always be that way. But right here, right now, we’re at the heart of some big change - and this is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help us shape the future for communities here and beyond.

Find personal and professional growth

You’ll find so much variety here. We’re doing diverse, high-impact work at scale. For you, that means plenty of opportunity to develop your skills and future career.

Find people you can count on and a lifestyle you love

Your career matters, but so does your life outside of work. You don’t have to sacrifice one for the other. Here, you’ll achieve and grow in a great place to live and work, with people who truly care.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

Find a better balance - enjoy a 35-hour work week with flexible options, plus generous leave allowances.
Make your pay go further with a variety of salary-packaging options, including Rainbow Cottage Childcare, novated vehicle leasing, self-education expenses, disability/income protection insurance, and so much more.
Be rewarded for your impact with our annual Staff Excellence Awards and find real connection with our supportive team environment and active social club.
Prioritise your health and wellbeing with our Fitness Passport, comprehensive Wellbeing Program, annual flu vaccination, and Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.

Dubbo Regional Council is part of Wiradjuri Country and we acknowledge all clan groups that reside within the Dubbo and Wellington Wiradjuri Nation. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.