Description:
The Eskenazi Museum seeks to hire a Director of Administration and Strategic Initiatives who will provide oversight of the museum's operations, including budget planning, security operations, and human resources. The Director Administration serves as a member of the museum's senior leadership team, and will lead the museum's efforts to be a financially sustainable and inclusive part of Indiana University. The successful candidate will be coming to the Eskenazi Museum at an exciting juncture, joining a senior leadership team that is in the process of implementing a 5-year DEAI strategic plan and exploring ways to broaden our audience impact through new strategic initiatives.
Department Specific Responsibilities
- Directs the annual budgeting process and the development of financial plans, including annual/multi-year fiscal forecasts to meet strategic goals
- Develops, recommends, and maintains, as approved by the museum director, short- and long-range financial plans, taking into account multiple and complex funding sources
- Through a dotted line reporting relationship with the museum's business manager, oversees the museum's finance department in the production of financial projections and the development of business plans and goals
- Supervises the security and guest services team
- Ensures procurement of equipment and services
- Serves as liaison between the museum and residential programs and services at the university, which facilitates operations at the gift shop/café
- Serves as the museum's human resource representative, liaising with the university's Human Resources department to facilitate recruitment, hiring, separations, compensation, benefits, and conflict resolution
General Responsibilities
- Provides the highest level of operational leadership and coordination of assigned staff members to define museum services methodologies and standards; provides direction and guidance on high priority museum services projects/initiatives.
- Establishes short-term business plans and long-term operational objectives, including managing project timelines/deliverables and developing resource plans for multi-project/multi-phase museum initiatives.
- Conducts a variety of personnel actions to include, but not limited to hiring, promotion, performance management, and dismissal.
- Manages high-level assignments and allocation of museum resources, including negotiating and coordinating initiatives that involve staff in other departments/areas/teams; may coordinate large-scale museum projects with a wide audience in support of academic initiatives.
- Makes budgetary recommendations/proposals based on resource needs and ensures cost containment.
- Researches and stays up-to-date on new industry museum services standards, procedures, trends, and protocols; responsible for the implementation of new protocols/procedures to address business needs.
- Works collaboratively with other museum leaders across departments in recommending standards, best practices, and related policies/procedures.
- Prepares management reports and summaries for senior administration, executive, steering and advisory committees; acts as advisor to executive committees; serves on various university committees, communities of practice, and task-forces related to museum services.
Qualifications
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required
- Bachelor's degree in museum services or related field
Preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Arts Administration, or similar field
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required
- 4 years in museum services or related field
- 1 year of management experience in museum services or related field