Head Curator

Position Summary

Manage, supervise and coordinate assigned programs, services, and activities for the Albuquerque Museum to include, but not limited to, collection development/management and exhibition acquisition, creation, and implementation; manage the development and the implementation of goals, objectives, policies and priorities for assigned programs; and coordinate activities with outside groups, organizations and agencies. Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

Job descriptions are intended to present a general list of tasks/duties performed by employees within this job classification. Job Descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

Minimum Education, Experience And Additional Requirements

Education and experience directly related to the minimum requirements below may be interchangeable on a year for year basis.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university art, art history, history, museum studies, cultural or ethnic studies, or anthropology; and

Six (6) years of curatorial experience in a museum or gallery setting; and

To include three (3) years of supervisory experience.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Possession of a valid New Mexico Driver's License, or the ability to obtain within ninety (90) days from date of hire.

Possession of a City Operator's Permit (COP) within six (6) months from date of hire.

Preferred Knowledge

• Principles and practices of program development and administration within a museum or gallery
• Principal and practices of project management
• Operational characteristics, services and activities of a museum collection program
• Art, southwestern, social, or cultural history
• Principles and museum exhibit planning, designing, interpretation, and public dispersal of historic concepts and research
• Principles and procedures of programming, interpretation, and preservation of historic structures
• Methods and techniques of historical research and analysis
• Principles of process improvement
• Principles and practices of municipal budget preparation and administration
• Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation
• Pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes and regulations

Preferred Skills & Abilities

• Manage, coordinate and oversee assigned museum programs, services and activities
• Oversee and coordinate the work of lower level staff
• Select, supervise, train and evaluate staff
• Manage the development and the implementation of goals, objectives, policies and priorities for assigned programs
• Oversee and coordinate the development of exhibitions
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals
• Research, analyze, and evaluate new service delivery methods and techniques
• Interpret and apply Federal, State and local policies, laws and regulations
• Communicate clearly and concisely
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation