Business Manager

If you are passionate about managing the business of a dynamic arts company with national reach and impact, this role is for you.

Our people 

Tura’s team is a small and agile collective, made up of intercultural arts producers, curators and community cultural developers. We work in remote-urban environments, with a Perth based office. The business manager is responsible for anchoring the Perth base – fostering a positive, productive and collaborative team culture. 

Tura creates cultural experiences that connect us all in meaningful and surprising ways. Through community cultural development and collaboration frameworks, we celebrate First Nations Peoples, culture and creative enterprise across Australia. We facilitate opportunities for artists, composers, and producers across the national landscape to create resonant and impactful works. Through the art of sound – in its many forms and crossovers within a universe of old and new practice – we explore Australian identity and push the boundaries of expression and experiences. 

The company has recently developed a new strategic plan and has undergone an organisational restructure to emphasise the allocation of resources to projects that deliver positive social outcomes. These projects are supported by a core team of staff and contractors. 

We are in the process of expanding our work nationally and internationally both in terms of the collaborative creation of new works and programs, and the presentation of existing works. 

The role 

An opportunity has arisen for a highly capable, organised and values-driven business manager to strengthen the national arts and cultural development sector.  

The ideal candidate has professional experience working with First Nations Peoples, cultures and communities, particularly in remote and regional environments. 

This person will support our small team through its next phase of growth and evolution.  

If you are passionate about managing the business of a dynamic arts company with national reach and impact, this role is for you. This position supports Tura’s executive partnership, which is made up of the Executive Producer/ Director (EP/D) and Artistic Director/CEO. The business manager reports directly to the EP/D.  

Under the guidance of the executive partnership, the position requires engagement and communication with a range of First Nations collaborators and diverse stakeholders, contractors, service providers and partners across Australia.  

The business manager position is central to Tura’s operations. This includes managing general business, cultural and operational governance, organisational plans, systems and compliance. This person will be responsible for financial reporting, grant development and funding acquittals, supporting human resources and the team’s project management and documentation of artistic programs.  

Selection criteria 

Essential  

• Proven business management experience in the community cultural development sector and/or the creative industries, including with First Nations artists and community organisations.  

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills with fellow employees, intercultural creatives, remote and regional community stakeholders, corporate leaders and government – at all levels.  

• Demonstrated ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively. 

• Highly developed strategic and analytical capacity, with the ability to develop practical and forward-thinking operational plans and solutions.  

• High-level computer skills, sound working knowledge of administrative procedures and practice and budget management.  

• Strong time-management and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise, multi-task and work under pressure.  

Desirable  

• Knowledge, understanding of, and respect for, First Nations people and cultures, including cultural protocols and governance obligations including Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (ICIP).  

• A track record of using effective communication to contribute to a positive and productive team culture.  
• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent work experience in both arts/business management/business development/project development.  

Salary and category 

Range of $100,000 – $110,000 + 11.5% superannuation  

Fixed term contract (two years), with potential to extend. Six-month probation period.  

HOW TO APPLY 

Please email applications in one PDF document to recruitment@tura.com.au  

Please include:  

• A one-page cover letter  

• A maximum of two pages to address selection criteria.  

• A two-page CV that includes contact details for two referees.  

Preferential consideration will be given to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants who meet the expected qualifications and experience.  

Tura is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace.  

Position enquiries to Tura Executive Producer / Director carly@tura.com.au or:  0428 189 811  

Applications Close: Monday 17 March 5:00pm AWST