Position Announcement:
Executive Director
World of Scouting Museum, Inc.
Valley Forge, PA
The World of Scouting Museum is searching for a highly
motivated and self-directed professional to serve as the museum’s
full-time executive director who will lead the museum through a transition from
its current location to a new home on the campus of another nonprofit in Valley
Forge. The museum has been in operation for over 10 years at its current
location in Valley Forge National Park. The new location will allow the museum
to grow, expand its exhibits and programs, and to better fulfill its mission of
telling the story of the scouting movement, both in the United States and
worldwide. The museum is a private, non-profit organization governed by a board
of directors and is not affiliated with any scouting organization. The museum
has a growing collection of scouting artifacts that tell the history of
scouting from its very beginning to the present day. The executive director
will be the first professional director of the organization and will be joined
on the staff by a professional collections manager and supplemented by
occasional consultants. Duties will include: managing the final design and construction process of the new museum
quarters; supervising the collections manager and developing professional
collections management policies and practices as well as working with
collectors to further enhance the core collection; working with the board on
fundraising (both operational and capital); assisting the board chair in the
transition from a founding/working board to a board that concentrates on
institutional development; managing the relationship between the museum and the
host nonprofit; working with board, staff, and consultants to develop the core
exhibit for the new museum; developing exhibition topics for a small temporary
exhibition area; developing educational outreach programs; budget and financial
management; marketing and public relations; representing the museum to the
general public, to funders, and to the scouting world at large. Qualifications:
MA in history or museum studies or
equivalent; experience working in a supervisory position in a museum or
educational institution; experience in working directly with a board;
fundraising and grant-writing experience; knowledge of non-profit management,
budgeting, and finance; ability to motivate and work well with volunteers;
excellent writing and public speaking skills; familiarity with and affinity for
scouting highly desirable. Competitive compensation and benefit package. EOE. To
apply please send letter of application, resume, and three references to via
email to:
Paul
W. Ware, Chairman
World
of Scouting Museum
c/o
Ware Offices
229
North Duke Street
Lancaster,
PA 17602