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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders both past and present.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this website contains images of deceased persons.

Employee Census 2024

National Portrait Gallery staff and Paradise won by Ryan Presley, April 2024
National Portrait Gallery staff and Paradise won by Ryan Presley, April 2024

The APS Employee Census is an annual survey which is used to collect confidential attitude and opinion information from APS employees on issues in the workplace.

Detailed results for the 2024 Census are available as a pdf document and an Excel spreadsheet.

The Census is an opportunity for APS employees to share their experiences of working in the APS. The NPG gains insights from the results and is committed to taking action to improve on our working environment.

What we are doing well

Leadership/Immediate Supervisor - Employees believe their immediate supervisors are effective communicators, invested in their development, ensure their workgroup delivers on responsibilities, provide autonomy and encourage innovation and continuous improvement in how we complete our work.

Performance - Employees feel their workgroup has the tools and resources needed to perform their roles to the best of their abilities and are supported to use these resources efficiently.

Areas where we could be doing more

Communication and Change - Consistent and effective communication frameworks and change management processes are implemented across the gallery.

Employee Wellbeing - Optimise the psychological and physical health of employees through promotion and integration of wellbeing activities into daily routines.

Enabling Innovation - Create an environment where innovation is integrated into daily activities and projects where employees feel inspired and safe to continually improve the way we work.

How we are committing to action

1. Communication and change

  • Implement and embed communication framework to support new digital workplace resourcing.
  • Proactively engage staff in change management processes and provide development opportunities for people managers.
  • Employees commit to engage with the communication framework and channels to share relevant and appropriate information with team members.

2. Employee Wellbeing

  • We commit to continually review and evolve the health and wellbeing program to ensure the program is fit for purpose.
  • We will invest in learning opportunities to strengthen a culture of inclusion and respect.
  • Employees commit to invest in and take primary responsibility for their wellbeing, engage with the activities made available and contribute to the success of wellbeing initiatives

3. Enabling Innovation

  • Foster collaboration between sections to share insights and ideas that can lead to innovative solutions.
  • Celebrate successes and recognise contributions to innovation.
  • Implement regular feedback mechanisms to assess ideas and projects allowing for continuous improvement.
  • Employees commit to take responsibility to look for ways to continually improve systems and the way we work.
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The National Portrait Gallery acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to Elders past and present. We respectfully advise that this site includes works by, images of, names of, voices of and references to deceased people.

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