14 October 2009

Executive Director, San Francisco Maritime National Park

San Francisco Maritime National Park Association
(http://www.maritime.org) is seeking a leader to be our Executive
Director. For 59 years we have worked to bring maritime history to life.
We do this both through our partnership with San Francisco Maritime
National Historical Park and our stewardship of USS Pampanito, a World
War II submarine museum and memorial. Together at both locations we
inspire over 18,500 children and adults a year in daytime and overnight
education programs, and over 250,000 visitors aboard the National
Historic Landmark ships. Over 1,000,000 visitors a year view our ships
from shore. Every day visitors and students learn history, science,
technology, and leadership aboard the historic ships. The ships and
their stories inspire in a way that replicas and simulations cannot.

As Executive Director you will report directly to the board of
directors. Your ability to motivate and support the staff of 45 (full
and PT) and volunteers of the Association plus your ability to raise
money will be your most important skills. During the recent difficult
economy we slimmed down to our core mission with a $2.0 million per year
budget. Your experience leading development, capital campaigns, and
using financial tools are needed to rebuild our financial reserves.
Experience in non-profit management, and a passion for historic ships,
National Parks, museums, and education will all help you to shape our
future.

We have an incredible mission, solid programs, enthusiastic people,
dedicated partners, and priceless ships and stories which require the
complement of your skills in order to make our education programs and
visitor experience flourish with the coming economic recovery.

Application Instructions: Candidates should submit a resume and cover
letter which clearly describes why you are interested and how you are
qualified for this job, your salary requirements, and two references to
Execjobs@maritime.org. This is a non-profit organization. Principals
only; recruiters, do not contact this job poster. Please, no phone calls
about this job. Please do not contact job poster about other services,
products, or commercial interest.

Archivist, New Bedford Whaling Museum

The New Bedford Whaling Museum is seeking an archivist to appraise, arrange, preserve and describe the newly acquired collection of records of the Merchants Bank of New Bedford, 1825-1936. The candidate should be familiar with American history, 19th century bindings and their care and 19th century business accounting techniques. This is a two year grant-funded position from the IMLS. It is a unique opportunity to work with a near comprehensive collection of materials in a subject matter not fully developed and understood. Duties include: Perform basic preservation on collection where necessary. Create an inventory, finding aid and a MARC record for import into Re:discovery, the museum’s collection management database. Manage one apprentice. Other duties as assigned. MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:  M.A. in accredited school of Library and Information Technology, History, Museum Studies, or associated field. One year or equivalent of archival processing experience including internships, volunteer work or other experience with special collections, university archives, or other archival repository. Demonstrated knowledge of current trends, standards, and practices of archival services in preservation archives. TO APPLY: Send cover letter and resume to Kristen Sniezek, VP Administration, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA  02740, or ksniezek@whalingmuseum.org