Placer County

(Unclassified)

To plan, organize, direct, and manage the activities of the Museums Division within the Department of Facilities Management; to coordinate Museums activities with other divisions, departments, and outside agencies; and to provide highly complex staff assistance to higher level management staff or the department head.

The Administrator level recognizes positions that provide full-time line and functional management responsibility for a division or program area within a department.

• Develop, plan, and implement division goals and objectives; recommend and administer policies and procedures.
• Coordinate division activities with those of other departments and outside agencies and organizations; provide staff assistance to higher level management staff and the department head; provide staff support to Historical Advisory Board; prepare and present staff reports and other necessary correspondence.
• Plan, prioritize, assign, direct, monitor, and review the division’s work plan; assign work activities, projects and programs; monitor work flow; review and evaluate work products, methods and procedures.
• Supervise and participate in the development and administration of the Museum Division budget; direct the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; monitor and approve expenditures; implement mid-year adjustments.
• Participate in the selection of staff; provide or coordinate staff training; conduct performance evaluations; recommend and impose discipline; implement discipline procedures as directed.
• Represent the division to outside groups and organizations; participate in outside community and professional groups and committees; provide technical assistance as necessary.
• Research and prepare technical and administrative reports and studies; prepare written correspondence as necessary.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other County employees and the public using principles of good customer service.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Experience and Training
Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in professional museum work, including two (2) years of administrative and supervisory responsibility.

Training: Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in museum studies, history, art, anthropology, sociology, the humanities, or a related field. A master's degree in museum studies is desirable.

Required License or Certificate:
May need to possess a valid driver's license as required by the position.  Proof of adequate vehicle insurance and medical clearance may also be required.

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of professional museum work, including methods of interpretation and exhibit design, standards for care and preservation of collections, and accessioning and cataloging of collections.
• Principles and practices of leadership, motivation, team building and conflict resolution.
• Pertinent local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
• Organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of programs, policies, and operational needs.
• Principles and practices of organization, administration, and personnel management.
• Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration.
• Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.

Ability to:

• On a continuous basis, know and understand all aspects of the job; analyze budget and technical reports; interpret and evaluate staff reports; understand, recall, and explain applicable laws, regulations, and codes; complete tasks with frequent interruptions; analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of department goals.
• On a continuous basis, sit at a desk and in meetings for long periods of time. Intermittently walk, stand, reach, push, pull, bend, squat, crouch, climb, stoop, kneel, or twist to reach equipment surrounding desk and while cataloging, conducting tours, assisting with exhibit installation, or working in the field; perform simple grasping and fine manipulation; use a telephone and write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means; see with sufficient acuity to read characters and decipher colors on a computer screen and in museum exhibits; lift moderate weight.
• Plan, direct, and manage the administration and operations of the Museums Divisions.
• Develop and implement division policies and procedures.
• Successfully develop, control, and administer divisional budget and expenditures.
• Interpret and apply County policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned staff.
• Work with various cultural and ethnic groups in a tactful and effective manner.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.