Job Opportunity: Museum Seeks Executive Director

MUSEUM SEEKS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Irish American Heritage Museum seeks a full-time Executive Director to be responsible for the overall operations, administration and management of all facets of the Museum in Albany, NY, including full- and part-time staff and a corps of volunteers. Candidates should have experience and skills associated with managing curatorial projects, educational programming, communications, long-term strategic planning, administrative management, fundraising, interfacing with government entities, and working directly with a Board of Trustees. Candidates should also have experience in social media and web platforms and in “branding” strategies. The successful candidate will provide a proven record in securing opportunities for displaying a museum’s/institution’s assets in both physical and virtual venues and leveraging such assets for long-term fundraising sustainability. Interested individuals should submit a resume by email to info@irishamericanheritagemuseum.org by Wednesday July 31. Included should be contact information for professional references. Please direct questions to the Museum’s email address or call (518) 427-1916.

The Museum is unique in the United States, where 36 million people claim Irish ancestry. Its new facility in the heart of downtown Albany, New York’s Capital City, features a main exhibit hall, a rear exhibit gallery, the acclaimed Paul O’Dwyer Library with over 1,000 volumes, a theatre setup for films, lectures and genealogy workshops and a small gift shop.  The Museum, with 13 exhibits developed over the years, reaches a national and international audience and is supported, in part by among others, the Irish Government. The Irish American Heritage Museum was created by New York State Legislation in 1986 and permanently chartered by the New York State Education Department in 1992 as a 501c3 non-profit educational institution.  The Museum is committed to the tenet that preserving one’s heritage is vital to providing a cultural and historical foundation to future generations of Americans.  The Museum’s mission is to preserve and tell the story of the contributions of the Irish people and their culture in America, inspiring individuals to examine the importance of their own heritage as part of the American cultural mosaic.  Learn more about the Irish American Heritage Museum at its Web site:http://www.irishamericanheritagemuseum.org