Volunteer

ANVAM welcomes volunteers from the community to join the growing band of committed veterans contributing to ANVAM as a cultural institution in a range of areas. The following is a list of roles and descriptions on what is required to keep ANVAM operating. We welcome enquiries about volunteer and pro-bono assistance.

Volunteer for up to two days per week including on sight at ANVAM, or remotely as suits your circumstances.

Volunteer

  • Arts Programs Operations (APO). Supports the Head of Arts Programs, the APO assists in the coordination and administration of a range of arts engagement activities.

  • Board Chairman. The Board seeks expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced senior candidates for the role of Chairman. The Chairman will work closely with the Director in promoting ANVAM more broadly in the mental health, arts and veterans policy domains.

  • Board Member. The ANVAM Board comprises up to nine members. Expressions of interest are welcome as to vacancies on the Board, and what skills and experience the Board is seeking in potential candidates to join the Board.

  • Collections & Cataloging Manager. ANVAM has a growing collection of works by members of the veteran community that requires part-time management to catalogue and oversee its conservation as well as to support the borrowing of artworks by external organisations. The collection is located at ANVAM’s storage facility in Southbank, Melbourne.

  • Communications Manager. Managing the external face of ANVAM in partnership with the head of engagement, the communications manager develops and coordinates ANVAM’s brand as well as engagement with the media including social media and internal communications channels.

  • Engagement. Support ANVAM’s engagement across the Veteran Community, the arts sector and with research and educational partners.

  • Fundraising Manager. Working closely with the executive, focus is on preparing and managing government and philanthropic grants.

  • Graphics Design Coordinator. To support ANVAM in promoting its growing program of veterans’ arts, including exhibitions, publications, newsletters, website and social media, the graphics designer helps mature ANVAM’s brand through innovative use of graphics and imagery.

  • Historian / Archivist. In charge of documenting ANVAM’s emerging history as well as research the historical and contemporary veterans arts community, and the history of 310 St Kilda Rd.

  • Media Coordinator. Generates a range of video productions promoting ANVAM’s work and veterans arts more generally, all while working closely with the web and social media team.

  • Newsletter Coordinator. Works across ANVAM to generate a regular newsletter about the comings and goings of ANVAM and the veteran arts community and managing the newsletter distribution list.

  • Social Media Coordinator. Working across ANVAM’s range of operations, and particularly in support of promoting the veterans’ arts community and ANVAM’s work, the communications and social media manager leads the content development directed toward the media and/or social media platforms.

  • Volunteer Manager. Actively looks for roles volunteers can file, seeks to match roles with volunteers and ensures that volunteers are engaged.

  • Web Coordinator. Keeps ANVAM’s website current and relevant to the veteran community and other stakeholder groups interested in veterans, the arts and mental health. All while working closely with the newsletter coordinator, social media and media coordinator.

Internships. ANVAM welcomes expressions of interest from undergraduate and post-graduate interns interested in the fields including, but not limited to, curation, events coordination, conservation, collections management, art history, graphic design, media management, marketing and online retailing.

Pro-Bono

  • Legal Advisor. ANVAM invites the pro-bono support of a legal advisor to provide ad-hoc support and advice related to a range of charitable activities.

*Volunteers may be asked to undertake a police check.

 
 

ANVAM Volunteers:

Bruce Copland - Curator

Grace Watson - Curatorial Intern

Nina Hughes - Design Intern

Julie Bonarius - Events

Toby Johnston - General Support

Jarryd Goundry - Media & Communications

Nell Ollson-Young - Finance & Media

Paritosh Sharma - Policy

Dennis Wright - Media