Overview:

The Sandbox Children’s Museum, a 17 year old premier attraction for children and families both local and visiting, is seeking a full-time executive director.

Responsibilities:

• Overseeing daily operations of the museum which is open seven days a week.

• Planning weekly and yearly events and special programs

• Overseeing educational components to programming

• Ordering supplies

• Staff hiring, scheduling, and payroll

• Budgeting, monthly financial reports

• Writing all grants to support programming including the yearly ATAX grant and completing follow-up reports to grantors

• Maintaining the facility and exhibits

• Completing and keeping all legal paperwork up to date

• Networking with local groups to bring awareness to the museum and how it can be supported.

• Marketing the museum and creating advertisements for local publications, maintaining all social media

• Recruiting, maintaining, and training all volunteers

• Communicating to staff, members, guests, and board members about the state of the museum

Additionally, the executive director is expected to attend all board meetings and board events and submit a report to board members prior to the meeting.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Hospitality Services, or other relevant backgrounds

• Experience with children and families required

• Experience with non-profits preferred

• Experience with budgeting preferred

• Experience in museums a plus