Position Opening: Executive Director,

Indiana Medical History Museum, Indianapolis

The Board of Directors, Indiana Medical History Museum seeks a resourceful professional and creative leader to direct the institution forward as its surrounding neighborhood experiences major change. The new Executive Director must succeed in an environment with a motivated, small staff, and show characteristics of flexibility, teamwork, and affability essential in a small organization. He/she must provide vision for its historic site, collections and programs, to ensure its long-term financial health, and to build productive relationships with the communities and constituents it serves.

The Indiana Medical History Museum, Inc. (IMHM) is a 501-(c)3 not-for-profit educational and cultural institution founded in 1969 to engage and interest people in the development of medical care and advancement in medical science throughout Indiana's history. It stands on the grounds of the former Central State Hospital in the Near West community of the city of Indianapolis. The institution fulfills its mission by collecting and preserving the material culture of medicine and health care, using these materials as powerful educational tools through docent-led tours, exhibits on-site and online, and public programs. The centerpiece of the museum's operations is the Old Pathology Building an historic site first opened in 1896 as The Pathological Department of the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane. The Old Pathology Building is augmented by a rural family doctor's office exhibited in an adjacent outbuilding and an extensive medicinal plant garden. The institution is governed by a 25-member Board of Directors. Its governance is independent and not part of a university, municipality, county, state or federal entity. Please visit www.imhm.org for further information.

The IMHM Executive Director answers to the Board of Directors which assigns him/her the authority to plan and implement the activities of the museum and carefully manage its assets in fulfillment of its educational and cultural mission. The Executive Director is responsible for the organization’s consistent fulfillment of its mission and objectives including the maintenance and preservation of the historic site, enhancing the engagement of its constituencies especially the communities and academic institutions of central Indiana, the day-to-day operation of the Old Pathology Building, Doctor's Office and Medicinal Plant Garden, the financial management of the organization, long-range planning, fundraising, and enhancing the revenue stream for the organization.

The successful candidate will bring to the position a demonstrable understanding of best practices in the museum, historic preservation and non-profit management professions; a working knowledge and understanding of history, culture and science in late 19th and early 20th century America; ability to act as an effective and engaging public representative of the museum with excellent written and public speaking skills; ability to continue raising the public profile of the organization; ability to successfully communicate and interact with the Board of Directors and its committees, personnel, potential grantors, donors and philanthropic organizations in fulfillment of the institution objectives; a working knowledge of not-for-profit fiscal management including an understanding of non-profit accounting, tax laws, financial statement interpretation, developing, managing and reporting on annual budget projections and expenditures, and interacting with financial institutions with which the museum is involved; organizational and planning abilities, especially in developing staff, intern and volunteer work schedules and exhibit/program/event timelines; staff, intern and volunteer recruitment, development and management experience; creativity and intellectual interest in research, exhibit and educational program development; experience and drive to promote the museum to the public and cultivate partnerships, donors, exhibit sponsors, and facility rental customers; ability to develop and present for the Board's consideration short and long-range plans to address future physical and organizational needs of the museum; flexibility to perform a variety of tasks associated with a small museum; a willingness to arrange his/her work schedule around museum's open hours on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, with an understanding that Irregular work hours including evenings and weekends may be required in the pursuit of museum objectives.

Preferred Qualifications are a master's degree, in Museum Studies, History, Historic Preservation, Science, or a related field, with a minimum of three years experience in museum/historic site administration or upper level management including educational programming, collections management and project management. The successful candidate will bring excellent communication, administrative, organizational, and public relations skills and the ability to work independently with a proven record of responsibility and accomplishment.

To apply, please submit a cover letter detailing interest in the position and addressing how your education and experience support the responsibilities and qualifications listed here; a full resume; and contact information for a minimum of three professional references. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Please put “Executive Director Application” in the subject line and email to the Secretary, IMHM Board of Directors, Kathleen Warfel Hull, MD at [log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]. Please submit your materials by May 12, 2014. The position is now open with an immediate start date desirable. Screening of applications will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled. This is a part-time position requiring a minimum of 30 hours per week, with an annual salary of $30,000.00 and paid vacation.