Interim Programs Manager

• Part-time, Nonexempt
• Average 20 hours a week
• $23.50 - $26.00 per hour
• Interim Dates: March 31- October 17, 2025
• Reports to: Curator of Learning and Community Impact
• Directs Reports: None

We are seeking a dedicated and adaptable professional to temporarily cover maternity leave (approximately 7 months) for our Programs Manager at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona, Minnesota.

This role involves maintaining seamless program operations by managing the planning, communications, facilitation, and evaluation of the museum’s dynamic public programs and school field trips. The ideal candidate will bring strong skills in database management and a proactive approach to resolve challenges as they arise.

Responsibilities will include

• Communication with all parties involved in MMAM’s wide variety programs including school field trips, public programs, and artist events.
• Attend and assist with all programming. Includes planning, contracts, budgets, set-up, facilitation, clean-up, and evaluation.
• Manage school field trip programs including scheduling, confirming, billing, evaluation surveys, set-up, clean-up, and assisting volunteer tour guides.
• Event management and data tracking in the museum’s ticketing database (Altru).
• Maintaining, organizing and tidying a handful of gallery and exhibit visitor interactives, including Curiosity Cart, Discovery Docks, and Family Lounge interactives.
• Maintaining, organizing, and tidying program-related supplies in the main storage room.
• Managing the art room for Seasonal Saturdays. Ensuring the event location is prepared, clean, organized, and exceeds client expectations.
• Assist the Curator of Engagement and Community Impact with research and administrative duties as needed.
• Proactively and warmly welcoming guests, responding to questions, and offering assistance–always showing the highest quality of customer service.
• Proactively promoting MMAM’s mission, vision, and values, while also sharing information about the Museum’s other services.
• Creating and supporting a culture of hospitality and memorable client experiences.

Position specifics

• Required Dates: Candidates are expected to be available to work the scheduled program dates listed below with minimal exceptions: April 8, April 12, April 26, May 8 evening, May 13, June 5 evening, June 10, July 8, July 19, July 24 evening, July 27, August 9, August 12, August 23, August 28 evening, September 4 evening, September 9, September 18-21 various, October 4 evening.
• Benefits: eligible for our part time benefits package including SIMPLE IRA retirement plan with employer match, museum membership, retail store discount and PTO.
• Work location: on location

Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often only apply to jobs if they meet 100% of the qualifications. As no one ever meets 100% of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply if you feel that much of the following matches your experience:

You will likely demonstrate

• Internet, computing, and tech skills
• Ability to be a self-starter, flexible and independent
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Experience working in museums, arts organizations, or nonprofits
• Experience working with diverse populations, and advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion preferred
• Ability to lift, haul up to 50lbs, and be on your feet for extended periods of time

Values - You are a champion of

• Centering your work in Community and Collaboration.
• Stewarding Sustainability, Equity and Hospitality.
• Operating with Honesty, Transparency and Trust.
• Being Bold and Brave.
• Always Enterprising, Always Outstanding.

The Minnesota Marine Art Museum is committed to being an inclusive workplace. Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the communities and audiences we serve. We are dedicated to fair and inclusive employment practices for all individuals. The Minnesota Marine Art Museum is an equal opportunity employer and will consider requests for reasonable accommodations based on disability or sincerely-held religious beliefs possible without undue hardship.

About MMAM

Mission: To create meaningful art experiences that explore our relationship with water.

Vision: To spark wonder and create a more compassionate and connected world for all.

About: Before there ever was a Minnesota Marine Art Museum, there was a Maritime Heritage Society, a community group dedicated to preserving and sharing stories about life on the river. Their commitment set in motion the creation of a museum to showcase art inspired by water. MMAM opened in 2006 with the vision of creating a nationally recognized center for arts and culture in Southeast Minnesota. The initial collections consisted of traditional marine paintings and regional folk art. After expanding the quality and diversity of its collections, evolving the exhibition program, adding an annual roster of educational programs and temporary exhibitions, and enlarging its facility, today’s MMAM is a dynamic and surprising experience for tens of thousands of visitors a year.

MMAM operates from Mni Sota Makoce (Land Where the Waters Reflect The Clouds), the traditional homeland of the Dakota people. Residing here since time immemorial, Dakota still call Mni Sota Makoce home, with four federally recognized Dakota nations and many more Dakota people residing in what is now the state of Minnesota. Due to continued legacies of colonization,, genocide and forced removal, generations of Dakota people remain disenfranchised from their traditional homeland. Presently, Mni Sota Makoce has become a refuge and home for many Indigenous nations and peoples, including seven federally recognized Ojibwe nations. We humbly encourage our audiences to reflect upon the historical legacies held in the lands they occupy.

MMAM is committed to ecological stewardship. We strive to make our communities—social, cultural, and natural— better off than we found them. Built on a former industrial site, the museum’s five-acre gardens—our 7th Gallery—are not only a source of natural beauty, they are the base of MMAM’s sustainability goals. The land has transformed to become a biodiverse ecosystem that sequesters carbon and improves climate sustainability. From the roots of the plants to the roof of the museum, MMAM is working to achieve Net Zero by 2030.

To apply

Please submit your resume, two professional references, and a cover letter outlining why you’re interested in this position and how your specific skills and experiences align with the responsibilities outlined in the position description to MMAM.

Applications will be accepted through 5pm on Monday, March 10, 2025.

Hiring manager(s): Heather Casper, MMAM Director of Learning and Community Impact, and Dave Casey, Director of Engagement.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $23.50 - $26.00 per hour

Expected hours: 15 – 32 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $24 - $26