Manager, Museum of Natural History

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Competition # : 31198

Department: Communities, Culture & Heritage

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Permanent

Union Status: Exclusion – Non Union – NSPG

Closing Date: 7/1/2021 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

The Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage contributes to building a province which enhances pride in our creative and diverse communities and people, allowing us to embrace our past and influence our future. Our vision is for Nova Scotia to be an acknowledged leader as a place where cultural identity, expression, and economy prosper. A place where all people honour and embrace diversity and heritage.

The Nova Scotia Museum consisting of 28 museum sites, is the most decentralized museum in Canada. It is also one of the oldest provincial museums in the country. The Nova Scotia Museum is responsible for the provincial collection of over one million artifacts and specimens housed at museum sites and storage facilities across the province.

About Our Opportunity

The Manager of the Museum of Natural History leads a team of interpreters, technicians, and visitor services staff and is responsible for operations at the Museum of Natural History, a part of the Nova Scotia Museum. The Manager is responsible for overall development and delivery of Museum of Natural History operations in accordance with strategies, policy and/or regulations.

The Manager assumes a lead role in enhancing all aspects of museum operations, including visitor services, interpretation, and infrastructure. The Manager works in collaboration with Archives, Museums and Libraries staff to ensure the Museum of Natural History goals align with those of the broader department, and to ensure that the museum represents its mandate.

The Manager works collaboratively across the Nova Scotia Museum system, Archives, Museum and Libraries and the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage, as well as across government and with various stakeholders and sectors to build collaborative relationships and innovate.

The Manager of the Museum of Natural History reports to the Director, Nova Scotia Museum.

Primary Accountabilities

Accountable for strategic and operational leadership through direction, planning, evaluation, and implementation requiring experience with and knowledge of legislation, regulations, policies, and programs to support museum, departmental and government priorities.

Accountable for managing the financial and human resources of the Museum of Natural History, including development and management of budgets for the Museum of Natural History.

Ensures proper protocols regarding procurement and financial expenditures are adhered to.

Initiates, plans and manages implementation of interpretive renewal and innovative programming at the Museum of Natural History.

Oversees team of interpreters, technicians, and visitor services staff developing work plans, strategies and procedures to ensure priorities are met and activities align with broader departmental goals (such as the Culture Action Plan)

Provides Ministerial briefings, handles media enquiries, develops speaking notes and provides direction to executive leadership

Ensuring mechanisms are in place for supervisors to monitor and report operational issues on policies, planning and works to develop solutions for identified issues.

Reviews programs and implements plans for efficiencies and innovation.

Works with stakeholders and partners to develop museum programming.

Works with contractors and manages the museum’s role in infrastructure projects.

Responsible for overseeing Human Resource policies at the Museum of Natural History.

Promotes diversity and a healthy workplace, ensure respectful workplace standards are met.

Qualifications and Experience

To be successful in this role you have a University degree in a relevant discipline combined with 7 years of related work experience. You also have knowledge and experience in museum management best practices and the demonstrated ability to clearly communicate museum-related issues to diverse audiences, this should be clearly demonstrated in your cover letter and resume.

Political and museum acumen is required.

You have strong interpersonal skills, and the demonstrated ability to supervise and motivate a large team of specialists, while valuing a diverse, and inclusive work environment. You demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills and have a proven ability to be innovative, lead and execute, addressing issues and demands with diplomacy and tact. You have time management skills to successfully develop and manage multiple priorities with competing deadlines. You can develop and maintain partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, and have demonstrated skills in maintaining these relationships on interpretation and building maintenance projects.

Success in this role includes being innovative and having a broad way of thinking, while staying current with respect to broader impacts (current events, legislative changes and national trends) and being diligent on how opinions and perspectives effect stakeholders and partners.

Assets considered for this position:
Project management experience

Experience in the broader heritage sector

We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.

Leadership competencies required are: Decisiveness; Strategic Orientation; Developing Others; Team Leadership; Self-awareness; Effective Interactive Communication; Partnering and Relationship Building; Intercultural and Diversity Proficiency.

Equivalency

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and Union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as: Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click here to learn more about our various benefits offering and eligibility criteria.

Working Conditions

Must have valid driver’s license as some travel to locations (outdoors in natural and cultural environments, museums, collections storage facilities and private homes) across the province

What We Offer

Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.

Engaging workplace. Our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in. We have forward-thinking policies and strategies.

Mentorship through iNSpire; a new formal, interdepartmental mentorship program that connects employees so they can gain knowledge and experience to support their career development.

Countless Career Paths for Nova Scotians.

Department Specific Flexible working schedules.

Pay Grade: EC 12

Salary Range: $3,368.38 – $4,220.16 Bi-Weekly

Employment Equity Statement:
Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.

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Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to [email protected].