About the prospect

Interchange Bench is partnering with a leading national arts organisation to recruit an Assessment Officer for an immediate start through to 26 February 2027. Reporting to the Manager Assessment, you'll play a key role in ensuring staff, industry advisors, and peers assess funding applications fairly and effectively.

What you'll be doing

- Supporting the recruitment and approval of peer assessors and industry advisors
- Forming assessment panels that reflect diversity in artistic practice, roles and representation
- Delivering inductions and tailored support so assessors can work consistently and fairly
- Coordinating assessment meetings and logistics, ensuring processes are inclusive and accessible
- Managing post-assessment processes, including decision reports, assessor payments, data collection and evaluation
- Developing expertise in the Application Management System and maintaining accurate CRM data
- Identifying real or perceived conflicts of interest and escalating them promptly

About you

To be successful,



you'll bring:

- Experience supporting diverse and complex stakeholder relationships, built on trust and clear communication
- Excellent written skills, including briefings, correspondence, reports and training materials
- A proven ability to manage logistics and processes to a high standard within a team
- High-level administrative experience across a diverse stakeholder group
- A collaborative approach, particularly during busy assessment periods
- Knowledge and appreciation of the arts

Experience with peer review processes (arts, research or academia) or in an arts or funding organisation will be highly regarded.

What's on offer

- $58.37 per hour (including 25% casual loading) plus superannuation
- Hybrid working arrangements in Sydney
- The opportunity to contribute to the future of Australia's arts sector

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📌 Assessment Officer (Sydney)
🏢 Slade Group
📍 Sydney