Collections Manager, USGA Golf Museum & World Golf Hall of Fame

The USGA is a mission-based golf organization whose purpose is to unify the golf community through handicapping and grassroots programs; to showcase the game's best talent through the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open and 13 other national championships and our museum; to provide unbiased global governance with The R&A through the playing, equipment and Amateur Status rules; and to advance issues important to golf's future, with a focus on driving sustainability, accessibility and inclusion. As a nonprofit association, our work and our team are driven to act for the good of the game. The USGA's headquarters are located in Liberty Corner, NJ, with a recently opened campus in Pinehurst, NC. For more, visit usga.org.

About this role :

The USGA Golf Museum and Library, the nation's first sports museum, preserves and celebrates the history of the game to enhance the enjoyment of golfers, golf fans, and sports fans worldwide. The collection of more than 80,000 artifacts, nearly 1 million photographs, a library of more than 100,000 volumes and a robust video archive support ongoing efforts to bring to life 600 years of golf history through collections stewardship, education, outreach and scholarship. The Museum is located at USGA headquarters in Liberty Corner, N.J. The World Golf Hall of Fame showcases artifacts, images and stories at its home in Pinehurst, N.C., as well as through the Hall's website and social media channels.

The Collections Manager of the USGA Golf Museum and World Golf Hall of Fame leads and executes the management of the Museum collection, including its documentation, preservation, presentation and refinement, while meeting the highest professional standards. S / he oversees the registration, cataloging, movement, safekeeping, storage and conservation of all USGA Golf Museum and World Golf Hall of Fame artifacts. S / he strategizes all aspects of collections care, management and preservation initiatives.

Reporting to the Senior Director of the USGA Golf Museum, the Collections Manager will play an important role in strategizing the growth and care of the collections.

What you'll do :

Collections Management, Registration and Care

• Oversees day-to-day activities related to stewardship and care of the collections
• Supports the registration processes for artifact acquisitions, including receipt, accessioning, condition reporting and cataloging of collections objects
• Assists with the acquisition, deaccession, loan and exhibition of the collections
• Manages collections storage spaces and oversees the professional and secure storage and handling of objects
• Ensures that objects are safely stored in accordance with best practices, undertakes environmental monitoring, develops and maintains security protocols
• Coordinates, schedules and packs objects; monitors them for safe and responsible movement
• Documents best practices, proposes solutions to achieve continuous improvement and oversees disaster planning and emergency preparedness for all collections
• Develops and implements a long-range plan to gain intellectual and physical control over the museum's satellite collections, including creating and updating collections records in the catalog, identifying conservation issues and recommending items for deaccession
• Trains staff on collections care, handling, and preventative conservation as needed
• Participates in special projects related to improving the museum's care of and public's access to collections materials

Exhibitions

Administrative

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What you bring :

What the USGA brings :

The USGA is an equal opportunity employer. Our organization believes we are stronger by embracing our diverse backgrounds and perspectives, promoting equity so all teammates can excel and grow in their careers, and fostering experiences to drive inclusion in our workplace and game. Golf is a game for everyone, and you are always welcome.

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