Position Available

Cultural Program Manager

Location

Canberra ACT (Dairy Road, Fyshwick and NewActon)

About Molonglo Group (Australia) Pty Ltd

Molonglo’s vision is to support and promote healthy, cohesive and tolerant societies, through the design and creation of built environments that foster cultural expression, collaboration and human connection. Molonglo does this across property investment and development, cultural programming and its sponsorship of the arts. The company operates across Canberra and Melbourne as well as internationally in Athens, Greece. Our head office is located at 1 Dairy Road, Fyshwick ACT 2609.

The Molonglo Group Cultural Program (MGCP) is the cultural arm of the business. It presents music, theatre and community programs across our Canberra precincts, including Dairy Road, Mill Theatre and NewActon. MGCP's purpose is to:

- Present projects and programs that reveal the ideas, interests and curiosities of their makers
- Bring together the diverse Canberra community through a dynamic range of activities that provide meaningful benefits and new learnings, like encouraging wellbeing, advancing recent thinking on sustainable living and encouraging creative expression
- Fulfil our mandate 'a vessel for ongoing cultural and artistic creation' and activate our spaces as a creative platform, a meeting place, a hub for conversation, a public forum,



a site for new culture and a vessel for social change

Job Tasks and Responsibilities We are seeking an experienced arts manager to plan, organise, direct and promote the Molonglo Group Cultural Program. Reporting to the Directors, the Cultural Program Manager's role will include, but is not limited to, the following:

- Planning and delivering the annual program of music, theatre, family and festival events across Dairy Road and NewActon
- Programming and producing the Greek-inspired music and theatre series, including Rebetika, at Mill Theatre and the NewActon hotel
- Preparing and managing production budgets, schedules and contracts
- Auditioning, engaging and directing Australian-based performers and production crew, and supporting their development
- Working with venue partners, festivals and community organisations
- Promoting the program and building audiences
- Ensuring events meet award, safety and licensing requirements

Skills and Experience Required:

- At least three years' experience programming and producing live music or theatre
- Demonstrated knowledge of Greek music and theatre traditions, including Rebetika, sufficient to program and direct that repertoire
- Experience managing budgets, performers and production crew
- A relevant qualification in music, theatre or arts management, or equivalent experience

📌 Cultural Program Manager (Fyshwick)
🏢 Molonglo
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