Church History Museum Director

Salt Lake City, UT, United States

JOB DESCRIPTION

Objectives:

• Lead a team that collects, preserves, catalogs, researches, and exhibits art and artifacts that enable the sharing of an open and authentic story of the Latter-day Saints
• Provide meaningful patron experiences via engaging exhibitions, quality educational programming, and best practice interpretive planning
• Maintain a vibrant team of staff, docents, and volunteers
• Foster positive relationships with artists, donors, and partners
• Make more of the museum’s art and artifacts, exhibitions, and programs available to more people through modern technology and dynamic partnerships
• Provide an opportunity for patrons to purchase items from the museum store as a reminder of the heritage of faith they witnessed

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead day-to-day operations with a team of about 20 staff and 250 volunteers
• Develop strategic vision, plans, and goals
• Direct the curatorial, exhibition, education, public programming, and collections management functions

• Recruit, hire, retain, and build the capability of a diverse and high-performing team
• Manage budgets and oversee all financial aspects
• Initiate and maintain efficient museum processes

• Contribute to department-wide, cross-department and campus-wide efforts
• Act as liaison with outside institutions and partners

QUALIFICATIONS

• One or more advanced degrees in museum studies, history, art history, archival studies, public history, public administration, business or a related field; plus at least 8-10 years of related professional experience, including managing and developing teams and large complex projects
• Experience with public history projects and programming; involvement in museum exhibit development a plus

• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and team building skills
• Experience in reporting complex issues to high-level executives
• Excellent oral and written communication abilities
• Flexible, adaptable, and innovative
• Proficient knowledge of the history and art of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a plus
• Must be a temple-worthy member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

ABOUT US

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.