Overview:    

New Hanover County is seeking an experienced Museum Manager of Exhibitions to join our team at Cape Fear Museum of History and Science. This role serves as the museum’s lead project manager for traveling exhibitions, onsite exhibition development and major initiatives relating to Market Street campus and is the onsite operations manager for this site. 

Reporting to the Museum Director, the Museum Manager of Exhibitions provides strategic leadership and project management for the Research, Collections, Design & Fabrication team, ensuring adherence to professional museum standards and best practices while supervising staff in support of the Exhibitions unit's mission and goals. The Manager also works collaboratively with the County Facilities Management, Parks and Gardens, Museum leadership & staff, consultants, and contractors to oversee planning, implementation, scheduling, prioritization, and operational coordination for complex capital and operational projects. This includes the current initiative to renovate and repurpose the museum’s Market Street facility into a hub for collections housing, research, exhibit design, and fabrication operations.

Qualifications:    

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in Project Management, Museum Administration Management, Public Administration or related field; and seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in project management, exhibitions management, facility operations, collections management, or related museum leadership work; or an equivalent combination of training and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the position.