Interim Director [Canterbury Shaker Village, Canterbury, NH]

Canterbury Shaker Village seeks an interim director to oversee operations while it conducts a search for a permanent executive director. This is a 30-40 hour per week (approximately 6-10 month) contract position, preferably starting by mid-December. Incorporated as a museum in 1969 by the last living Shakers in New Hampshire, Canterbury Shaker Village is a 694-acre National Historic Landmark with 25 restored Shaker buildings that hold collections of national significance. While open seasonally (http://www.shakers.org/), important activities continue throughout the winter and need to be overseen on site. A versatile ten-member staff is supplemented by contracted services and volunteers. Qualifying applicants will demonstrate: at least 10 years organizational management experience, preferably in museums or similar institutions having significant collections and multiple facilities; effective staff administration, team building, and support of program planning and operations; ability to oversee day to day business, financial, and facilities management systems working with functional managers and contracted services; excellent oral and written communications skills; experience working with organizational boards, committees, and volunteers; experience in systems for institutional advancement, donor cultivation and grant management; sufficient education and experience in the humanities to support the Museum’s program staff and advance CSV’s mission. Interested qualifying candidates should contact: Kirk Leoni, Chairman, Canterbury Shaker Village at kleoni@nathanwechsler.com, attaching a resume. Open until position is filled; target date is mid-December. CSV is an equal opportunity employer.