Museum Manager

Collier County Museums is currently seeking a full-time Museum Manager at our Naples Depot Museum located at 650 Central Avenue Naples, Florida.

Closing Date/Time: Thursday January 2, 2014 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Salary: $25.55-$37.57 Hourly

             $2, 043.81-$3,005.58 Biweekly

             $53,139.00-$78,145.00 Annually  

Essential Functions

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

•  Manages and maintains the daily operations of one of the remote museums in Collier County; plans and executes museum events.
•  Manages and maintains public programs; manages educational activities; plans and installs museum exhibitions.
•  Cares for and conserves museum collections.
• Supervises, directs and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee appraisals; manages volunteers.
• Develops community and professional contacts; promotes public awareness of all the Museums activities.
• Prepares grant and fundraising requests; monitors grants; files grant reports.
•  Supervises site maintenance.
•  Writes and submits news releases to promote the activities of the museum.
• Oversees the restoration of new projects; promotes public awareness of new projects.
• Operates a computer, printer, facsimile machine, adding machine, copier, telephone, automobile, electric drill, hand tools, or other equipment as necessary to complete essential functions, to include the use of word processing, spreadsheet, database, or other system software.
• Generates and maintains correspondence.
• Tracks and counts daily receipts and head counts.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• In the event of a declared emergency, employees in this classification may be called to work during days or hours other than those for which they are regularly scheduled.  

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts or Education, with a concentration in History, Archaeology, or Art History, or closely related field; five years of experience in museum management, the administration of funds and personnel, fund-raising, curatorial, historical preservation, or education programming; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Must possess and maintain a valid Florida driver’s license.

Benefits

Collier County BCC offers a variety of benefits to both regular and part time employees. For information, click here to view the comprehensive benefits package we have to offer you when your join our staff.

Required Supplemental Questions

• Are you a current employee of Collier County BCC? (Please note: Employees of the Sheriff’s Office, Clerk of Courts, Collier Schools, Tax Collector, Supervisor of Elections, Property Appraisers and Health Department are not considered employees of the BCC.)
• Do you hold a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts or Education, with a concentration in History, Museum Studies, Archaeology, Art History, or a closely related field?
• Do you possess a minimum of five years of experience in museum management?
• Do you possess practical experience with fund raising, collections management, historic preservation, and/or educational programming?
• How many years of experience do you have in developing and administering budgets? (No experience, 1-3 years, 4-6 years, 7-9 years, 10+ years)
• How would you rate your skill level and experience in working with volunteers, non-profit groups, civic groups and support organizations? (No experience, beginner, intermediate, advanced)
• Do you have previous work experience in securing and administering grant funding?
• Do you have experience with researching, planning, scheduling and presenting public programs, lectures, and special exhibitions?

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