What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President of Facilities, Operations, and Capital Programs position at The Huntington?
About Us
At The Huntington, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to support and promote the appreciation of the humanities, the arts, and botanical science. The Huntington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, disability, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.
The Huntington
Founded in 1919, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution open to the public, housing world-class library, art, and botanical collections. Its mission is to support research and promote education in the arts, humanities, and botanical science and to display and interpret its extraordinary resources for diverse audiences.
The Culture
Here we are committed to the highest of standards in all that we do – from preserving and protecting the collections, to exhibitions, educational and scholarly programming, visitor and reader services, and beyond. Achieving excellence across these pursuits requires a diversity of perspectives, expertise, experience, and methodologies.
At The Huntington, our organizational Culture is shaped by the following core values: Intellectual curiosity, Collaboration, Stewardship, Belonging, and Integrity.
- Intellectual Curiosity: Knowledge, lifelong learning, and a spirit of inquiry are at the core of our mission and organizational culture.
- Collaboration: Teamwork and a collaborative attitude are important at all levels of The Huntington. We foster relationships internally among our departments and externally with organizations throughout the community.
- Stewardship: We are committed to the care and development of our collections, our financial and physical resources, our staff, and our community.
- Belonging: We strive to attract and maintain a workforce of individuals with diverse talents, backgrounds, and perspectives. Our organizational culture promotes a sense of welcome, inclusion, and connection.
- Integrity: We value respect and honesty, working to fulfill our mission with honor and ethical principles.
Job Description
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens’s (“The Huntington”) mission is to share its world-renowned collections to support scholarship, foster learning, inspire creativity, and offer transformative experiences for diverse audiences.
The Huntington seeks a visionary, strategic, and collaborative Vice President of Facilities, Operations, and Capital Programs. The successful candidate will have extensive management experience in a complex, fast-paced organization. Reporting directly to the President with a dotted line to the SVP and Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President of Facilities, Operations, and Capital Programs provides strategic and tactical leadership for The Huntington’s facilities, security, capital improvements, and operational services. This executive-level position oversees the comprehensive management of The Huntington’s physical infrastructure and ensures that the institution operates efficiently and effectively to support its mission and maintain the highest standards for safety and excellence.
Major responsibilities include oversight of the physical infrastructure, and upkeep; security; emergency planning, safety, and risk management; asset renewal and major construction projects; master planning and implementation of related improvements; and centralized institutional operations and processes, including parking.
The role requires a highly organized and team-oriented individual with stellar communication skills and a holistic understanding of the relationships between The Huntington’s people, its cultural and historic significance, projects, programs, collections, and physical spaces, as well as their 2 connections to the institution’s mission and strategic goals.
S/he/they will demonstrate a background of working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, using a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible approach.
This is a full-time, on-site position in San Marino, CA. The targeted salary is $200,000-$250,000, commensurate with experience.
How to Apply: PLEASE DO NOT APPLY HERE ON THE HUNTINGTON'S CAREER SITE. PLEASE APPLY AT THE WEBSITE BELOW.
The Huntington has retained ZRG Partners to assist in this recruitment. Please direct all inquiries, nominations, and applications electronically and in confidence to Matt Lesher at
mattl@helblingsearch.com
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https://www.helblingsearch.com/ActiveSearch-Vice-President-Facilities-Operations-Capital-Programs
At The Huntington, we believe that having a team of people with diverse backgrounds and voices will enable us to support and promote the appreciation of the humanities, the arts, and botanical science. The Huntington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, disability, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.
Salary : $200,000 - $250,000
