Museum Director [Michigan History Center, Lansing, MI]

Description

The Michigan History Center, part of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), seeks an experienced museum professional to provide innovative and dynamic leadership for the Michigan History Museum and its ten field sites. The Museum Director is a key position in fulfilling the Center’s commitment to foster curiosity, enjoyment, and inspiration rooted in Michigan’s stories.  To achieve this, the Museum Director works collaboratively with museum and other center staff to provide opportunities for experiences that spark curiosity and ensure people see themselves as they experience the Center’s exhibits, online materials, collections and programs.

This position serves as the Director of the Michigan History Museum, an AAM-accredited museum system, and is a professional museum administrator position reporting to the Director of the Michigan History Center. The Museum Director supervises collections, exhibits and field site staff; manages budgets, develops and implements plans that support the center’s strategic agenda; works with Engagement unit on programming, education and visitor experience.  The Michigan History Museum is currently engaged in multiple major initiatives, including a multi-year project updating the Michigan History Museum principal exhibits (opened in 1989). The Museum Director works collaboratively as a member of the Center’s management team. In addition to the museum system, the Center includes the Archives of Michigan, the Engagement unit, a historical marker program and other statewide initiatives and commissions.

The successful candidate will demonstrate experience in managing staff, budget oversight and project management; a comprehensive knowledge of current museum practice; an ability to work collaboratively with other managers and external partners; and innovative, creative approaches to meeting challenges and empowering staff to succeed.

The Center’s five Evergreen Goals are:

• Educational Achievement:  Utilize staff expertise and strategic partnerships to create content and programs that inspire Michigan children to learn.
• Sharing the Real Stories of Michigan:  Use authentic Michigan stories to help people connect to their past and to Michigan.
• Diversity and Inclusiveness:  Reflect the diversity of Michiganians in program materials, exhibits, staffing and governance.
• Outreach to Adult Audiences:  Engage in meaningful relationships with adult audiences as information seekers, donors, volunteers and cultural tourists.
• Stewardship:  Develop and manage financial, collections and human resources to ensure the long-term sustainability of collections, programs and facilities.

The Michigan History Center is an equal opportunity employer interested in expanding the diversity of its staff.

Please apply online through NEOGOV by clicking on the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/michigan/jobs/1467279/state-administrative-manager-15. If this is the first time you are applying using our online job application, you will need to create an account and select a Username and Password. After your account has been established, you can build an application by clicking on the “Build Job Application” link. This application can be saved and used to apply for more than one job opening.

Applications are due July 31, 2016.

Requirements

The successful candidate will demonstrate experience in managing staff, budget oversight and project management; a comprehensive knowledge of current museum practice; an ability to work collaboratively with other managers and external partners; and innovative, creative approaches to meeting challenges and empowering staff to succeed.