Employment Opportunities

DIRECTOR & CEO
Hill-Stead Museum seeks Director to lead healthy museum to the next level. A director with vision and the talent to garner resources can set plans for new programs, further renovations, and new uses of buildings and the 152-acre country estate.

Requirements: Proven management, fundraising, marketing, strategic-planning track record; museum, art history or historic preservation credentials to oversee renowned buildings, paintings, and decorative arts collections; minimum 10 years in senior position(s) in art or history museum(s); Master of Arts degree; experience identifying and successfully soliciting contributions from individuals, corporations, foundations, government agencies; demonstrated HR/people/financial-management skills to direct growing museum with 8 full-time & 40 part-time staff, $1.3 million budget; ability to work closely with Trustees and volunteers and foster enhanced community engagement in metro-Hartford and statewide; experience with capital campaigns and endowment building; knowledge to expand visitation; ability to create, oversee and fund programs ranging from school visits, to house-and-garden tours, to Poetry Festival.

Nominations welcome. EOE. Apply in confidence: email (preferred) resume, letter, 3 references, salary requirement to search firm: searchandref@aol.com, or send to: Marilyn Hoffman, Museum Search & Reference, 45 Hardy Road, Londonderry, NH 03053 by July 28, 2008.
Posted May 30, 2008.

Development Manager
Hill-Stead Museum seeks a full-time Development Manager to design and implement annual fund/membership program and coordinate volunteer-run benefit events. Duties include renewals, appeals, event planning, acknowledgments, tracking, reporting, and reconciling with Finance.

Requirements: Bachelors degree; three years fundraising and event planning experience; strong knowledge of Raiser's Edge 7.0. preferred; intermediate level in Word and Excel; knowledge of IRS guidelines on charitable contributions; excellent interpersonal, organizational, analytical and written/oral communication skills. Knowledge of AuctionPay software a plus.

Submit cover letter and resume to: Marie Dalton-Meyer, Director of Development and Communications, Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road, Farmington, CT 06032. Or email dalton-meyerm@hillstead.org. EOE.
Posted January 24, 2008.