[Bcma-l] Job Posting - City of Surrey - Museum Manager

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:50:45 -0700

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CITY OF SURREY
Parks, Recreation & Culture

The City of Surrey is British Columbia's second largest city and one of 
Canada's most progressive and rapidly growing municipalities. Innovation 
and technological leadership are vital to our progress as a civic 
corporation servicing a community of 450,000 citizens.
The City of Surrey, known for its excellence as a top 40 employer, has a 
career opportunity for a Museum Manager.  This is a senior position 
providing leadership in the public operation and administration of the 
26,000 square foot Surrey Museum that opened in late 2005. 

MUSEUM MANAGER

As Museum Manager you provide leadership, oversee planning and 
implementation of all programs and services, and ensure the maintenance, 
safety and security of the facility.  You are responsible for exhibits 
and public services, supporting the community advisory board and working 
with the local and professional community to enhance the scope and 
delivery of a variety of services.  You will supervise and direct a team 
of staff and volunteers and be accountable for the annual operating 
budget and daily administrative functions. This position requires the 
ability to work flexible hours.

The successful candidate will demonstrate experience in the philosophy 
and practice of community development and have strong interpersonal 
skills and leadership abilities. Technical knowledge of museum practices 
and considerable experience in a related field are required. You will 
bring a strong understanding of cultural facility and heritage program 
operations including financial management, audit and control functions 
and you will actively demonstrate your ability to successfully write 
grants and manage projects.

Applicants must have a university or college degree in a related 
discipline. Your work experience includes hands on involvement in 
cultural programs with ascending levels of responsibility over a 5-7 
year period. You bring experience in recruitment, supervision, 
scheduling, performance management and development of inter-disciplinary 
staff teams and cultural facility operation and management.  
Considerable experience working with volunteers and sustaining active 
community partnerships is required.  An equivalent combination of 
education and experience may be considered. 

If you have what it takes to make a positive contribution to the City of 
Surrey, please apply online* *quoting competition *# 08-MGT-27* to:

www.surreycareers.ca <http://www.surreycareers.ca/>

/City of Opportunity.  Progress Through Diversity./
/ /
/  The City of Surrey wishes to thank all applicants for their interest 
and advises that only /
/those to be interviewed will be contacted./

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CITY OF SURREY<o:p></o:p>
 
Parks, Recreation &amp;
Culture<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
The
City of Surrey is British Columbia&#8217;s second largest city and one of
Canada&#8217;s
most progressive and rapidly growing municipalities. Innovation and
technological leadership are vital to our progress as a civic
corporation
servicing a community of 450,000 citizens.<o:p></o:p>
 
The City of Surrey, known
for its excellence as a top 40 employer, has a career opportunity for a
Museum
Manager.&nbsp; This is a senior position
providing leadership in the public operation and administration of the
26,000
square foot Surrey Museum that opened in late 2005.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
MUSEUM MANAGER<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
As Museum Manager you
provide leadership, oversee planning and implementation of all programs
and
services, and ensure the maintenance, safety and security of the
facility.&nbsp; You are responsible for exhibits and
public
services, supporting the community advisory board and working with the
local
and professional community to enhance the scope and delivery of a
variety of
services.&nbsp; You will supervise and direct
a team of staff and volunteers and be accountable for the annual
operating
budget and daily administrative functions. This position requires the
ability
to work flexible hours.<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
The successful candidate
will demonstrate experience in the philosophy and practice of community
development and have strong interpersonal skills and leadership
abilities.
Technical knowledge of museum practices and considerable experience in
a
related field are required. You will bring a strong understanding of
cultural
facility and heritage program operations including financial
management, audit
and control functions and you will actively demonstrate your ability to
successfully write grants and manage projects. <o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
Applicants must have a
university or college degree in a related discipline. Your work
experience
includes hands on involvement in cultural programs with ascending
levels of
responsibility over a 5-7 year period. You bring experience in
recruitment,
supervision, scheduling, performance management and development of
inter-disciplinary staff teams and cultural facility operation and
management.&nbsp; Considerable experience
working with volunteers and sustaining active community partnerships is
required.&nbsp; An equivalent combination of
education and experience may be considered.&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p> 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
If you have what it takes to
make a positive contribution to the City of Surrey, please apply online quoting competition # 08-MGT-27
to:<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
<a href="http://www.surreycareers.ca/">www.surreycareers.ca</a><o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p> 
<a name="OLE_LINK1">City
of Opportunity.&nbsp;
Progress Through Diversity.<o:p></o:p></a>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;
The City of Surrey wishes to thank all applicants for their
interest and
advises that only <o:p></o:p> 
those to
be interviewed
will be contacted.
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