Deputy Director - Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art

Requisition ID: 2025-8862

of Openings: 1

Location: US-UT-Logan

Category: Program Management and Support

Position Type: Benefited Full-Time

Job Classification: Exempt

College: President

Department: Art Museum

Advertised Salary: Minimum $95,000; Commensurate with experience, plus excellent benefits.

Overview

This position of Deputy Director (Assistant Director in HR information system) offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the strategic direction and implementation of initiatives at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art (NEHMA) at Utah State University as it embarks on a new era. In 2025, the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art will open a new facility, the Wanlass Center for Arts Education and Research, to augment and expand current learning and engagement opportunities to better serve students, scholars, and the community as a leading academic, land-grant university museum in the 21st century. The Deputy Director is a senior leadership team member overseeing many fundamental areas of NEHMA's operations and administration, assuming a significant scope of responsibility. This new position serves as a partner and advisor to the Museum Executive Director to achieve strategic goals and implement organizational initiatives focusing on strategy, efficiency, process, and assessment.

The Deputy Director deeply understands museum operations and can align the workflows of multiple departments and functions to create cohesive, collaborative teams. As a senior staff member at the NEHMA, the Deputy Director collaborates with leadership colleagues to manage a dynamic museum team, promote interdepartmental communication, and increase efficiencies in museum-wide workflows.

This position leads finance management, facility and security management, visitor services, public relations and marketing, grants, and event rentals. There are three direct reports, the Visitor and Events Services Coordinator, PR and Marketing Coordinator, and the Business Manager. The Deputy Director is also a senior administrator overseeing the museum's legal needs, working with the Office of Legal Counsel and other external partners, is the primary liaison for human resources support, working closely with the Business Manager, and liaising with Facilities Management as needed.

Responsibilities

60%

• Assesses strengths and gaps in current operational workflow, processes, and procedures to create a new overall operations strategy.

• Manages professional staff and establishes performance goals, allocates resources, and assesses policies for direct subordinates.

• Provides leadership and guidance for timelines, deadlines, staffing, communications, and budgets.

• Manages budgets for all areas of the museum, working closely with the Business and Finance managers and Grant Writer/Development Officer to ensure financial compliance.

• Collaborates with the Executive Director and other senior staff to track organizational performance against both the annual budget and strategic plan objectives.

• Guides the strategy and implementation for all communications, marketing, public relations, and collateral materials to enhance the NEHMA's... For full info follow application link.

   

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