Museum Director

Nature of Work The fundamental reason this position exists is to plan, administer, and supervise, build support for, and report on all operations of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
The employee acts as the primary manager of the Museum and serves as the liaison to other City departments, outside government agencies, the Montgomery community, and the community of art museums in the United States.
This position reports directly to the City of Montgomery Director of Cultural Affairs.
Minimum Qualifications An advanced degree in Art History, Museum Studies, or a related field and at least (5) five years of experience in an art museum, visual arts organization, or arts center as a Director, Assistant Director, Division or Department Head, or Chief Curator.
Note: Qualifying education, training and experience that provide the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job will be considered.
Kind of Examination Applications are being accepted to fill one (1) current vacancy and any vacancies that may occur from the date of the established list of eligible candidates.
The current vacancy is with the City of Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
Applicants will be screened and qualified based on the education and experience on their online applications.
For this reason, applicants are urged to fill in the application completely providing detailed information concerning the kinds of jobs they have held, the dates they held them, where and exactly what their duties were.
If more than five qualified applications are received, a selection procedure will be administered to rank applicants on the register.
Tied scores will not be broken (in accordance with Personnel Rules and Regulations, Rule VII, Section 3).
If there are five or less qualified applicants, they will be considered equally qualified and placed on the register in alphabetical order.
Complete an online application by visiting Montgomery City-County Personnel's Online Employment Center.
Paper applications are no longer accepted.
Completed applications will be accepted online until 5:00 p.
m.
on the closing date.
If there is no closing date, the announcement may be closed at any time without prior notice.
Additional Information BENEFITS: Employees are offered a competitive benefits package which includes health, dental, and life insurance, paid annual and sick leave, paid holidays, and a retirement program.
DRUG TEST: Employment is conditional upon the potential employee passing a preemployment drug test.
(The drug test may require the submission of a sample of hair, finger nails, and/or urine that will verify illegal drug use).