POSITION AVAILABLE

TITLE:          HAF Collections Manager
REPORTS TO:     Director of Museum Services
JOB STATUS:     1 Year position; Full time (35 hours per week), possibility
of renewal

JOB OPEN:       Accepting applications through December 10, 1999

REQUIREMENTS:   Experience in the care and management of museum
collections, MA or higher in Art History, Decorative Arts, American
Studies, Museum Studies, or related field.

SUMMARY:        A new staff position to manage Historic Annapolis Foundation's
cultural artifact collection (furnishings, decorative arts, tools, and
other related objects) as well as to work with other HAF staff in the
management of the archaeology, historic plant, and archival collections.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Update/maintain all collections records, conduct inventories, and
monitor object condition for the cultural artifact collection; work with
the appropriate members of the Museum Services team to do the same for
the archaeology, archival, and historic plant collections.
· Accession, deaccession, and process loans according to HAF's
Collection Management Policy for the cultural artifact collection.
· Work with other members of the Collections Committee to set up and
implement long and short term goals related to all HAF collections (i.e.
adequate storage, collection surveys, automating collections catalogs,
Collections Management Policy revision.)
· Work with other members of the Museum Services Team to develop and
implement tours, exhibits, and other educational projects.
· Conduct volunteer training on collections-related topics and answer
volunteer and visitor questions related to the William Paca House
collection.
· Chair the William Paca House Guild, a group of volunteers and staff
that oversee the  furnishings at the William Paca House.
· Work with Building Conservation Director to assure the physical
security of HAF's collections.
· Attend Museum Services Team meetings, staff meetings, and other
meetings as determined by the Museum Services Team.  Follow HAF
financial and administrative procedures.

NECESSARY JOB SKILLS:
Must be able to work as part of a team
Knowledge of current collection management techniques and procedures
Knowledge of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century material culture
Computer experience with knowledge of Access, Word, and WordPerfect
Good interpersonal skills
Good written and oral communication skills

Submit Resumes to: Director of Museum Services,
Historic Annapolis Foundation
18 Pinkney Street, Annapolis, MD 21401

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