Description

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New Hanover County is seeking an experienced Museum Manager of Exhibitions to join our team at Cape Fear Museum of History and Science. This role serves as the museum’s lead project manager for traveling exhibitions, onsite exhibition development and major initiatives relating to Market Street campus and is the onsite operations manager for this site.

Reporting to the Museum Director, the Museum Manager of Exhibitions provides strategic leadership and project management for the Research, Collections, Design & Fabrication team, ensuring adherence to professional museum standards and best practices while supervising staff in support of the Exhibitions unit's mission and goals. The Manager also works collaboratively with the County Facilities Management, Parks and Gardens, Museum leadership & staff, consultants, and contractors to oversee planning, implementation, scheduling, prioritization, and operational coordination for complex capital and operational projects. This includes the current initiative to renovate and repurpose the museum’s Market Street facility into a hub for collections housing, research, exhibit design, and fabrication operations.

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Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Project Management, Museum Administration Management, Public Administration or related field; and seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in project management, exhibitions management, facility operations, collections management, or related museum leadership work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the position.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience managing complex museum capital projects, facility renovations, or major operational transitions. 
Experience working with County or municipal facilities management processes. 
Experience administering contracts, procurement processes, and project budgets.
Knowledge of AAM standards, collections care, and museum facility requirements.
Grant writing and project funding experience.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Strong project management, organizational leadership, budgeting, and operational planning skills.
Knowledge of capital project coordination, contractor oversight, procurement, and facilities operations.
Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously and establish strategic priorities.
Ability to supervise, mentor, and support staff in a collaborative environment.
Ability to communicate effectively with County staff, contractors, consultants, donors, scholars, and community partners.
Knowledge of museum operations.
Skilled in preparing reports, project documentation, and grant materials.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Licenses/Certifications:
Valid Driver's License (from any state) and good driving record required at time of application. 
Valid North Carolina Driver’s License required by first date of employment with good driving record.

Other Information
Physical Requirements / Working Conditions
Work is performed in museum office, galleries, collections storage, fabrication, Museum park, and construction/renovation environments and may require lifting, climbing, standing, walking, bending, and movement of materials and exhibit components consistent with museum operations and project management activities.