MOS Code: None

Education and Experience: Master’s Degree or higher in Public History, History, American Studies, Chicano Studies, Art, Art History, Museum Studies or related field and six (6) years of museum exhibit development or design, or curatorial experience or cultural program facilitation or museum education experience, which includes four (4) years of supervisory experience.

Licenses and Certificates: Texas Class “C” Driver’s License or equivalent from another state.

Under administrative direction, provide leadership, develop policy, acquire funding, plan, organize and direct activities through staff for assigned area. Oversee professional practices such as exhibitions, public programs and presentations.

Plan, develop, organize and direct the Mexican American Cultural Center's (MACC) programs and activities. Involves: Establish policies and methods to display, remove, and safeguard loaned artifacts. Present local and traveling exhibitions. Formulate short and long-range strategic plans, goals, priorities and standards. Research and propose major initiatives to sustain and enhance appreciation of Mexican and Mexican American heritage. Liaison with local, regional and national Latino groups, community groups and organizations to promote programs and activities and to recruit volunteers and donors. Coordinate facility improvement and/or capital improvement projects.

Plan, research, design and execute new, temporary and permanent exhibits and programs. Involves: Oversee contracts for exhibit planning, design, fabrication, and temporary and rotating exhibits. Supervise the MACC's community programs. Involves: Develop, execute and evaluate the effectiveness of the MACC's public programs, audience development, class and camp programs, and development of public/private partnerships. Implement, oversee and evaluate programs to ensure or increase effectiveness and efficiency. Develop and implement strategic plans to ensure program goals, including appropriate timetables, objectives and budgets. Conduct outreach activities to promote and engage community organizations, schools, and social service agencies in programs and educational opportunities with the MACC’s resources. Oversee the scheduling and staffing of all public programs. Oversee and implement program budgets.

Plan and direct and/or engage in fundraising solicitations/negotiations, oversee media relations and marketing of MACC programs and services to public. Involves: Oversee research, prepare and submit grant and endowment proposals. Oversee the timely preparation of documents, applications and reports for governmental and foundation grants and gifts. Oversee, write or edit, program brochures, press releases, advertising copy and correspondence. Represent MACC at professional conventions to participate in or conduct seminars and community social events.

Prepare strategic long and short-term plans, goals and objectives. Involves: Prepare annual budget including budgetary projections for personnel resources, facilities, equipment, materials and supplies necessary to meet long and short-term plans and goals. Monitor and approve expenditures within budgetary constraints for operating and capital budgets. Research, prepare, submit and administer grants and other outside funding sources. Prepare and submit regular reports for grant requirements. Inspect facility to ensure MACC is properly maintained and secured.

Supervise professional, clerical, security and volunteer staff. Involves: Schedule, assign, and review operational and procedural activities. Instruct, guide, prioritize and check work. Appraise employee performance. Provide training and development. Enforce personnel rules, regulations, and work standards. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. As appointing authority, interview applicants and hire, terminate, transfer, discipline, and assign merit pay or other employee status changes.

Note: This is an unclassified contract position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all relevant documents translated and evaluated by a College, University, or Credentials Evaluation Services Department prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.