Coordinator, Partnerships

Join Australia’s leading performing arts organisations and play a key role in supporting strategic partnerships that create meaningful cultural, commercial, and community impact.

At Arts Centre Melbourne, our Development business unit is focused on building long-term sustainability through values-aligned partnerships across the corporate, tertiary and government sectors. 

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Coordinator, Partnerships to join the team in a maternity leave cover role to August 2027.

The Coordinator, Partnerships is the operational backbone of the Partnerships team, providing critical administrative, systems, and coordination support across a broad range of partnership activities.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and enjoys bringing structure, organisation, and efficiency to complex projects and stakeholder relationships.

You will support the team across:

• Partnership administration and team coordination
• CRM and systems management
• Event and meeting coordination
• Partnership delivery and reporting
• Relationship management support
• Process improvement and operational efficiency

Working closely with internal stakeholders across the organisation, you’ll help ensure partnership activity is delivered seamlessly and aligned to broader organisational goals.

You are a detail-oriented and solutions-focused coordinator with strong organisational and communication skills. You enjoy juggling multiple priorities, building strong working relationships, and finding smarter ways of working.

• Experience in administration, coordination, partnerships, sponsorship, events, fundraising, or stakeholder engagement
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills
• Strong attention to detail and process management capability
• Confidence working across systems, databases, and reporting tools
• A collaborative and proactive approach
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience within arts, culture, events, not-for-profit, or corporate partnerships environments will be highly regarded.

For more info please read  Position Description - Coordinator, Partnerships - Maternity Leave Cover

Arts Centre Melbourne acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we gather, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung. We also acknowledge the neighbouring Kulin Nation groups, the Boonwurrung and Bunurong people, and pay our respects to elders, past and present.

Beneath our iconic Spire, in Hamer Hall and at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, we showcase the best of Australian and international performing arts.  

Together with our own program of performances, events and activities we offer a diversity of audiences a distinctly multidimensional approach to participation, education and entertainment.

We are now focused on Reimagining Arts Centre Melbourne as part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to transforming the Melbourne Arts Precinct into a thriving, connected creative and civic space over the coming years.

For a glimpse into working at Arts Centre Melbourne click here.

Arts Centre Melbourne welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, Disabled and Deaf people, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people of all ages.

We seek to provide workplace adjustments at all relevant stages of the recruitment process such as alternative formats or other access supports. You can specify in the application form if you require any adjustments or please ask us at any stage. If you need to contact us about making workplace adjustments during the recruitment process, please send an email to peopleassist@artscentremelbourne.com.au.

Please submit your resume together with a cover letter by 11:55pm Monday 6th July 2026.

Early applications are encouraged as suitable candidates may be invited to attend an interview prior to the closing date.

Applications are open to those with full working rights in Australia. Arts Centre Melbourne is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. 

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Advertised: 15 Jun 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 06 Jul 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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