Hybrid Associate Museum Director na Chatham County Government, GA

About the Department

The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum is seeking a qualified and experienced Associate Director to oversee key administrative and operational functions. In this vital leadership role, you will help manage museum finances, staff, and strategic initiatives to ensure continued growth and success.

Position Duties

• Directs and supervises the museum’s financial and budget activities, including supervision of all accounting functions.
• Provides oversight of short- and long-term strategic planning.
• Oversees and leads the annual budgeting and planning process in conjunction with the Museum Director.
• Assists with hiring, training, supervision, and evaluation of staff and volunteers, and ensures staff members and volunteers work effectively toward shared goals and a unified vision for the organization.
• Assists with grant preparation and oversees grants administration.
• Assists with the management of security, guest services, and the museum store.
• Ensures the highest level of visitor enjoyment and safety.
• Ensures compliance with best practices and adherence to standards for accessibility.
• Ensures protection of the museum’s collections.
• Develops systems for attendance tracking, assessment, and data collection and analysis.
• Oversees preparation of annual statistical reports.
• Develops, coordinates, and executes policies and procedures affecting all areas of the Museum.
• Formulates policies to ensure best practices, non-profit integrity, and ethics in accordance with legal statutes and current standards.
• Supervises legal matters on behalf of the museum including negotiating and monitoring contracts.
• Serves as liaison with Facilities Maintenance, Information and Communication Services, and other related departments to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of department operations, facilities, and equipment.
• Oversees identification and implementation of administrative technologies.
• Participates in collaboration with education specialists to develop, implement and coordinate year-round museum programming and outreach efforts, conducting ongoing assessments regarding the effectiveness of planned curriculum and programming, and thinking creatively and analytically about how to increase the impact of the organization.
• Assists with maintaining regular communications with the Board and management, and provides them with the necessary support, counsel, and information required for effective governance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Administration, Public Administration, Business Administration, History, or a related field, and
• At least four (4) years of related experience, to include budgeting and finance, grant writing, or fundraising, with at least (2) years served in a management or supervisory role; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training 
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience working with museums or non-profit organizations.