3544 Curator III, Museum Affairs Program Manager (164121)

3544 Curator III Museum Affairs Program Manager

Under the general direction of the Assistant Director of Museum Affairs the 3544 Museum Affairs Program Manager supports colleagues in a wide variety of activities including exhibition scheduling and task management resource and budget management stakeholder communication coordination of all aspects of Museum projects and public engagement oversight. Projects include over 15 annual exhibition rotations public art maintenance public engagement aviation collection acquisition and special projects related to the Airport. This position works with all levels of Museum and Airport staff and has regular communication with outside individuals and organizations to support the Museums goals.

Essential functions and duties include:

1. Develop and maintain all exhibition timelines using project management software; communicate timelines schedules milestones dependencies and deadlines to staff; meet regularly with Assistant Director Exhibitions and Director and Chief Curator to manage the advance three-year exhibition calendar; coordinate monthly exhibition planning meetings.  
2. Supervise the Associate Curator of Public Engagement including reviewing and editing social media contents; supporting the various public programming initiatives conducting research on collections and exhibitions; facilitating opportunities for enhancing educational activities. 
3. Collaborate alongside key staff members to determine how Airport special project objectives interact with the Museums goals; serve as a key point of contact across Museum teams and external stakeholders; develop schedules track progress budgets and deadlines and communicate regularly with stakeholders pertaining to the Museums involvement in Airport special projects.
4. Coordinate regularly with the Museum Public Art staff to review schedules budgets meeting agendas tracking documents and other materials; participate in regular meetings with San Francisco Arts Commission regarding ongoing maintenance of public art.
5. Meet regularly with the Museums Collection team to ensure that all aspects and communication of the various projects are thoroughly communicated and documented in concurrence with the exhibition calendar.  
6. Partner with Museum administrative staff to prepare contracts documents and Commission packages; liaise as-needed with Deputy City Attorneys. 
7. Perform other job-related duties consistent with the 3544 Curator III classification. 

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications:

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 

1. Education: Possession of a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in the fine arts art history decorative arts design history library science museum studies natural history science technology or other closely related disciplines;

AND

1. Experience: Five (5) years of museum experience.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

One year full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40 hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above 40 hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Desirable Qualifications: 

The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify job finalists at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring:

1. Experience in managing complex exhibition or program schedules and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
2. Experience in using project management software and museum-specific databases such as Smartsheet Claris FileMaker and Microsoft Office Suite.
3. Ability to navigate complex civic or municipal environments including coordinating across multiple agencies and external stakeholders.
4. Experience in developing and monitoring program budgets processing invoices and managing external funding sources.
5. Knowledge of effective verbal and written communication practices and the ability to manage a high-volume workload with a calm detail-oriented approach.

Verification:
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required information on how to verify education requirements including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency can be found at Falsifying ones education training or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco. All work experience education training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

Selection Procedures:

The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements.  Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview.  Depending on the number of applicants the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates.  If this becomes necessary only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited for an interview.

Note: Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to advance through all steps in the selection process.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Clearance: Candidates for employment with the San Francisco Airport Commission are required to undergo a criminal history check including FBI fingerprints and Security Threat Assessment in order to determine eligibility for security clearance and may be required to undergo drug/alcohol screening. Per Civil Service Commission Rule Section 110.9.1 every applicant for an examination must possess and maintain the qualifications required by law and by the examination announcement for the examination. Failure to obtain and maintain security clearance may be basis for termination from employment with the Airport Commission.

Additional Information :

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

How to Apply:

All job applications for the City and County of San Francisco must be submitted through our online portal. Please visit to begin your application process. No other methods of application will be accepted.

Select the Im Interested button and follow the instructions on the screen.

Computers are available for the public (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday) to file online applications in the lobby of the Department of Human Resources at 1 South Van Ness Avenue 4th Floor and at the City Career Center at City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place Room 110.

Ensure your application information is accurate as changes may not be possible after submission. Your first and last name must match your legal ID for verification and preferred names can be included in parentheses. Use your personal email address not a shared or work email to avoid unfixable issues.

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and therefore it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and @).

Upon successful submission applicants will receive a confirmation email from . Keep this email for your records. If you do not receive it your application was not submitted successfully.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law.

Recruitment Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process please contact the Ben Cen via email at

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time