Job Summary:

Rokeby’s Director oversees all operations including exhibits, public and educational programs, collections care, and all matters relating to the museum’s property and facility.  This includes all financial, personnel, and administrative dimensions of the Museum’s operation. The new director will continue the Museum’s wise stewardship of resources and expand its reach through increased visitation and an enlarged donor base. The position is currently 60%FTE.

Core Responsibilities:

Administrative

  • Attend to or delegate all daily tasks including correspondence and database management.
  • Serve as primary liaison to the Board of Directors at bimonthly meetings, annual retreats, and on committees as assigned. This includes providing regular financial and administrative reports and preparing the annual budget.
  • Oversee ongoing maintenance/preservation of all historic structures.
  • Recruit, hire, train, and supervise two seasonal staff, live-in caretaker, and housekeeper.
  • Recruit and train new volunteer tour guides annually in April–May; recruit volunteers for other tasks as needed.

Educational

  • Develop, research, write, design (in collaboration with graphic designer), and install seasonal exhibit annually.
  • Develop and coordinate seasonal calendar of public programs — about 10 annually.
  • Schedule and facilitate education programs for schools.
  • Manage museum collections. Respond to image and loan requests as needed.

Financial

  • Coordinate all fundraising efforts, including annual fund mailing, grant writing and reporting, fundraising events, and the processing donations.
  • Attend to financial aspects of the museum, including management of everyday expenses, tax documents, and records.

Marketing

  • Expand Group Tours outreach to bring more large tour groups to the museum each year.
  • Work with Marketing Committee to draft annual marketing plan. Promote the museum through press outreach, annual calendars, social media, and newsletters.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in history, museum studies, or related field. Master’s Degree and three (3) years of museum work experience, including administration, preferred.
  • Training and/or experience in non-profit business management, marketing, and educational presentations.
  • Enthusiasm for the position and commitment to the Museum’s mission.

Desirable Qualifications

  • Excellence in writing promotional materials and grant applications.
  • Creative curatorial and programming skills.
  • Effective interpersonal skills in engagement with the staff, Board, volunteers, and the public.

For more information and to apply, visit http://rokeby.org/museum-director-search/