HISTORIC RESOURCES
SPECIALIST SENIOR
MUSEUM DIVISION
MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR’S
MANSION
To apply for
this position
online, please go to the Mississippi State Personnel Board at
www.mspb.ms.gov and
submit an e-application. If
you need more information about the
application process please contact 601-576-6866.
STARTING ANNUAL
SALARY: $40,800
DEADLINE FOR
RECEIVING
APPLICATIONS: December
9, 2014
This is administrative work in which the incumbent
serves as curator
for the historic section at Mississippi Governor’s Mansion. The Governor’s Mansion is a
National Historic
Landmark structure, the official residence of the Governor,
whose living
quarters adjoin the historic section. The
Mansion serves as both the official residence of the Governor
and as a historic
house museum. MDAH has
statutory
authority for the Mansion’s historic section and is responsible
for its
preservation and interpretation.
Work
involves managing and caring for Mansion’s historic collection;
administering
volunteer docent program for public tours of historic section;
overseeing the
review and approval of any major changes in architecture,
furniture,
furnishings, and decoration, or landscaping of grounds. Incumbent serves as liaison
between First Family,
Governor’s office, Mansion staff, Mansion Committee, and MDAH. Incumbent will work with
MDAH professionals,
as well as architects and professionals from other agencies and
institutions.
Additional responsibilities include preparing and
managing disaster
preparedness plan, developing strategic plans, preparing monthly
and quarterly
reports, supervising various contractual workers, and serving as
public
relations representative for the museum.
The Museum is open to the public Tuesday – Friday from
9:00 – 11:00
a.m. Office hours are
Monday – Friday
from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Work
is
subject to infrequent review, through conference and reports, by
Museum
Division Director. Curator
will be on
call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week to insure proper
protection of the
historic section.
Education and
experience must
meet one of the following criteria:
·
Master’s
Degree from an accredited four-year college or university; AND
two (2) years of
special experience defined below.
·
Bachelor’s
Degree from an accredited four-year college or university; AND
three (3) years
of special experience as defined below.
Special qualifications: At
the Bachelor’s
degree or higher level, degree must be in museum studies,
historic site
management, historic preservation, archaeology, anthropology,
business,
history, southern culture, education, literature, or art. Required work experience
must have been in
museum management or historic site management.
MDAH
is an
Equal Opportunity Employer.