About the National Art School

Our campus is located on Gadigal land in central Sydney, within the historic sandstone walls of what was once the Darlinghurst Gaol and is now one of the nation’s premier art institutions where many of Australia’s leading artists having studied and taught.

The National Art

School is Australia’s leading independent art school, dedicated to exceptional, studio-based art education and shaping contemporary art practice.

The National Art School (NAS) is accredited through TEQSA and offers Bachelor of Fine Art, Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours), Masters and Doctorate courses. The School is at the forefront of learning, creativity and innovative practice utilising its independent identity and distinctive studio-based teaching model to deliver exceptional higher education and research, scholarship and professional practice.

The Position The Corporate Governance

Coordinator provides operational support for NAS’s corporate and organisational governance functions and, company secretary support. This role focuses on policy management, corporate compliance, risk registers, committee coordination (non-academic), and related corporate governance documentation.

This position supports the corporate and operational governance stream, ensuring NAS meets its statutory, regulatory, and organisational governance obligations. The role also contributes to aligning academic policies with operational policies where appropriate, supporting whole-of-school consistency and compliance.

What You

Bring to The Role

You are a highly organised and proactive governance professional with exceptional attention to detail and a robust commitment to integrity, compliance and continuous improvement.



You bring experience supporting governance processes, including committee coordination, policy and procedure management, compliance monitoring and records administration. You are confident working across multiple priorities and have excellent planning and stakeholder engagement skills, enabling you to build effective relationships across diverse teams and provide trusted governance support.

Bringing strong digital capability and advanced Microsoft Office skills, you are comfortable managing governance systems, registers and workflows. You show initiative, sound judgement and have a problem-solving approach which helps identify risks, improve processes and ensure organisational obligations are met. An understanding of governance principles, regulatory compliance, privacy legislation, WHS, ethical practices, and ideally experience gained within the education, arts, government or not-for-profit sectors, will see you thrive in this role.

How to Apply

Please read the Position Description and include the following in your application:

A covering letter addressing how your experience matches the job requirements.

A comprehensive resume citing your academic qualifications and outlining professional experience.

If you have any questions or if we can assist in making the application process more accessible for you, please call Abby Hasleham on 02 9339 8658 or email abby.​hasleham@​nas.​edu.​au Please email your application to hr@​nas.​edu.​au.

The National Art School is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The closing date for all applications will be Sunday 23 August 2026.

📌 Corporate Governance Coordinator (Sydney)
🏢 National Art School
📍 Sydney