- Job ID: 54424
- Job Category: Economic Development, Arts \& Culture
- Division \& Section: Economic Development \& Culture, EDC Museum \& Heritage Services
- Work Location: Mackenzie House (82 Bond St.), Gibson House Museum (5172 Yonge St.)
- Job Type \& Duration: 2 Permanent Vacancies
- Salary: $87,800.00-$116,745.00
- Shift Information: 35 hours per week
- Affiliation: Non-Union
- Number of Positions Open: 2
- Posting Period: 25-Apr-2025 to 9-May-2025
Job Summary
Reports To
Supervises
Responsibilities Major Responsibilities:
- Supervises the day to day museum operation, provides staff direction, strategic planning, development and coordination of programs for clients and the community.
- Recruits, selects, trains and monitors service delivery of all site staff. Monitors and evaluates staff performance, approves salary increments, hears grievances and recommends disciplinary action when necessary.
- Administers assigned operating budget, ensuring that expenditures are controlled with approved budget and revenues are collected and deposited, in compliance with corporate finance policies and procedures.
- Identifies community visitor trends.
- Conducts the analysis of policies and procedures, develops and initiates plans to ensure effective operational planning and service delivery.
- Liaises with various client groups, including teachers, group leaders, volunteer organizations, community partners and outside business partners to promote museum programs.
- Develops and delivers new equitable and inclusive educational and exhibit programs for a variety of client groups in response to changing community needs, capacities and assets.
- Plans, develops, administers, and supports the evaluation processes and coordinates the museums' existing interpretive services and other public services.
- Participates in the planning and completion of grant applications.
- Evaluates visitor and community needs and coordinates on-site response.
- Ensures compliance with security and health and safety matters.
- Contributes to the development and implementation of marketing activities for the Museum.
- Develops a long-term plan for the facility in accordance with the Division's strategic plan.
- Leads staff in the development of existing and new programs at the museum in response to the requirements of Economic Development and Culture.
- Implements detailed plans and recommends policies/procedures regarding program specific requirements.
- Maintains relationships with various client groups, including teachers, other group leaders, volunteer organizations, community partners, and outside business partners.
- Improves operational performance through evaluating, expenditures and attendance figures, and adjusts operations accordingly.
- Ensures compliance with safety and security matters under Occupational Health and Safety legislation and divisional safety and security policies, including work place accommodations.
Key Qualifications
- Post-secondary education in History, Museum Studies, or another professional discipline pertinent to the job function, or an equivalent combination of education and lived experience.
- Experience motivating, leading, training, managing and supervising the day-to-day operations of assigned staff in a unionized environment, including monitoring and evaluating staff performance, and recommending disciplinary action when necessary.
- Experience developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating public programs or projects, including informal education programs for students in a museum setting.
- Experience developing, designing and delivering stakeholder/partner engagement and consultation activities, with the ability to build effective networks and partnerships with a broad spectrum of diverse stakeholders or partners.
- Experience in administering budgets, establishing budget priorities, developing revenue strategies, and achieving planned results.
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