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Date: May 22, 2025
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Requisition No:853716
Agency: Department of State
At least six years of full-time experience working in a museum leadership position with significant responsibility.
Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with planning and delivering public education programs for museums.
Demonstrated experience with public speaking
Demonstrated experience with project management, budgeting, and procurement
Cover letter detailing experience and education to support answers to the minimum qualifications above and applicable preferences listed below
Current resume detailing all relevant education and work experience
Preferences:
- Master’s degree in history, museum studies, art history, or related field
- Prior experience working or volunteering in a historic house museum
- At least one year of supervisory experience
- Knowledge of Native American history
- Knowledge of US environmental history
- Knowledge of State of Florida procurement policies and procedures
- Knowledge of US Southern history
- Knowledge of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation
Special Note:
Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported in your employment history.
Duties and Responsibilities:
This is managerial work supervising staff and providing leadership in the planning and implementation of museum program and operational functions within the Division of Historical Resources. The incumbent in this position will plan, organize, direct, and coordinate programs to encourage, promote, maintain, and operate The Grove Museum in accordance with museum accreditation requirements and best practices.
The duties and responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:
Serve as Director of The Grove Museum.
· Lead, plan and direct programs and efforts to ensure excellence, coordination, and efficiency among administrative, programmatic, and operational functions at The Grove Museum within the Division of Historical Resources
Responsible for maintaining and monitoring the structural, curatorial, and archival, and institutional integrity of The Grove Museum
· Provides leadership, administrative, financial, and curatorial oversight of all activities at the interests of The Grove Museum.
Responsible for program development and event planning, exhibit design, and interpretive guidance and oversight; prepares, manages and implements budgets; develops and implements business plans.
Interprets financial and audit reports; serves as the primary point of contact and communications liaison for The Grove Museum.
- Assist in coordination of activities with other organizational entities within the Department.
- Develops and implements external partnerships with organizations whose interests and needs align with those of The Grove Museum
- Serves as liaison to Friends of Florida History boards and coordinates development activities and the membership program for The Grove Museum
- Performs other work-related duties as assigned.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Knowledge of museum terminology, exhibitions, collections and programs. Knowledge of techniques used in conducting research.
- Knowledge of budget and human resources management.
- Knowledge of non-profit organization management.
- Knowledge of budget and financial processes.
- Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate projects and work assignments.
- Ability to work in a team environment and maintain effective working relationships.
- Skill in public speaking and making presentations.
- Skill in writing and editing.
- Ability to organize and maintain paper and electronic filing systems.
- Ability to follow established procedures.
- Ability to use common office equipment and software.
- Knowledge of Native American history, US environmental history, and US Southern history.
- Knowledge of the Secretary of the Interiors Standards for Historic Properties.
- Knowledge of State of Florida procurement policies and procedures.
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS : A Level 2 criminal background check is a condition of employment. If selected for this position, you must provide your fingerprints. We will send your fingerprints to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check.
IMPORTANT NOTICES:
We are committed to enhancing our workforce through the employment of Veterans’, individuals with disabilities and seek qualified candidates with diverse backgrounds, abilities, skills, and talents to join our workforce.
Male applicants born on or after January 1, 1960, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website:
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
Location: TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32301 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32304 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32308 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32311 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32316 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32303 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32305 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32310 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32312 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32309 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32302 TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32317
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