The Senior Conservator, Textiles will lead a small team of conservators and a technician to manage all aspects of the care of the textiles within the national collection and on loan to the gallery. The National Collection has an exciting and diverse collection of textiles with feature holdings in Southeast Asian textiles, costume and fashion and Ballet Russe Costumes. The Gallery is also passionate on developing a contemporary textile collection and as a leader in lending, touring and exhibiting traditional and contemporary art, this role will play a key role in meeting these requirements. To achieve this, you will work closely with a wide variety of internal stakeholders, borrowers and clients. This role also provides advice on the storage of the textile collection and designing, manufacturing and managing the unique display systems for the textile collection. This position will be responsible for working with contractors for complex works of art in the collection such as the Skywhale hot air balloons. This role will provide information on textiles and their history to the gallery community. This position reports to the Head of Conservation and is responsible for managing staff, research, resources, and the workflow through the Textile Section to manage the permanent collection and to meet the Gallery's exhibition, touring and lending program. This position of Senior Conservator, Textiles is an ongoing full-time role with the conservation team. The key duties of the position include In accordance with the APS EL1 work level standards, you will: Develop, monitor and maintain the workflow of the Textile section to ensure exhibition, loan and travelling exhibition deadlines can be managed and resourced effectively. Manage and supervise staff within the section and promote their development and develop accurate timelines and schedules for the team. Supervise the conservation, documentation and research of textiles within the National Collection and on loan to the NGA. Carry out examinations, treatments and maintain conservation records of textile objects to the highest professional standards. Demonstrate highly developed skills in textile treatment and research. Provide expert advice on all matters relating to the preservation of the textile collection, in a confident and constructive way. This may include internal stakeholders, exhibition development, scheduling, storage, movement and transportation of textile works of art. Develop and contribute Risk Assessments to assist with caring for the collection. Initiate and coordinate research and development into conservation methods and materials and into the techniques of works of art. Participate and encourage staff to develop lectures and research projects relevant to the NGA collection. Demonstrate a strong knowledge of textile history to provide information of other areas of the collection that may capture fashion and design elements. Participate in preventative conservation activities including design and manufacture of packing and display systems, design and maintenance of storage systems, integrated pest management, environmental control activities and disaster response. Undertake other duties as required by the Head of Conservation, including preparations of policies, guidelines, corporate and financial reporting for the Department.