Executive Director - Austin, TX
Company: Texas Association of Museums
Location: Austin
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
Executive Director
Flower Hill Foundation / Urban Homestead Museum
Salary: $52,000 a year. Majority of the work to be done during a
M-F, 8-5 setting but weekend hours
are sometimes needed. Hours worked are flexible. While the ED must
live in Austin the job can be a
hybrid of work from home and office.
Flower Hill Foundation History:
The Flower Hill Foundation exists to honor the late Jane Smoot's
vision to celebrate
an Austin founding family of civil servants; preserve one of the
city's last historic
homesteads; and empower, inspire, and engage the diverse Austin
community of today
and tomorrow.
The Foundation aims to provide Austin the same services and
opportunities the Smoot family did
throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the
twenty-first. Wherefore, by maintaining a
space for individualism, artistic expression, and civic engagement
at the Flower Hill historic
homestead museum, generations will have the chance to build and
project their own future on a piece
of Texas history through community, conservation, and the arts.
Job Overview:
The Board of Directors is looking for a full time Executive
Director to lead and expand the direction of
the Flower Hill Foundation (FH). The primary objective is to help
FH move into the next phase of its
life by exploring partnerships, programming, and sustainability
with the board and while maintaining
the house and its community.
Ideal Candidate:
--- 2 years experience in preservation and/or nonprofits
--- 2 years experience in a director or management position
--- A deep and passionate commitment to our mission and genuine
excitement to swiftly move our
foundation into its next phase
--- Ability to analyze problems, identify alternative solutions,
project consequences of proposed
actions, and implement approved recommendations.
--- Ability to develop and nurture networks to build and maintain a
pipeline of prospects.
--- Strong listening skills and demonstrated ability to develop and
maintain effective relationships
with a variety of stakeholders.
--- Excellent interpersonal skills
--- Ability to maintain a high level of integrity and consistent
ethical judgment in all working
relationships and related duties.
--- Outstanding planning, organizational, and analytical
skills.
--- Sound judgment in problem-solving and decision-making
techniques.
--- Able to balance competing priorities, complex situations, and
tight deadlines
--- Able to work with a high level of independence
Goals for the Executive Director
1. Manage and execute the next phase of Flower Hill as created by
the ED, Director of Mission,
and the board.
2. Continue to oversee and assist with the day-to-day operations at
Flower Hill. Including:
--- Administrative - Familiarity with nonprofit/foundation
structure and day to day
operations.
--- Coordinating general upkeep of the house and premises alongside
the Trustee,
including renovations and repairs as required
--- Accounting for and managing funds, including paying all bills
and salaries
--- Acting as the liaison between the Foundation and professionals
including
consultants, attorneys, and accountants
--- Communicating with the Board, creating monthly reports and
financial
statements
--- Development - Raising funds to continue the preservation of the
home and potential
programming.
--- Donor stewardship -- continue our relationship with established
donors and seek
out new ones
--- Annual Fundraising
--- Grants as needed
--- Preservation -- Strong grasp on Historic preservation.
--- Consult with Trustee and Coach's Lawn service about the cycle
of maintenance
for the home and the grounds
--- Oversee the new roof being installed winter of 2022
--- Keep up with the historical information of the home
--- Continue to oversee volunteers as they digitize the
collection
--- Oversee other large scale preservation projects as the budget
allows
--- Outreach - Continuing to build community support for the home
from
leaders/stakeholders in Austin.
--- Continue to be a durable and joyful part of the Austin
non-profit community
--- Assume the role of the face of Flower Hill as needed
This position would have the full support of the Board of
Directors. The ED would report directly to
the Trustee and the board of directors
All candidates should send their resume and cover letter to
info@flowerhillfoundation.org, attn Natalie
George.
Flower Hill is an equal opportunity employer. We will not
discriminate and will take affirmative action
measures to ensure against discrimination in employment,
recruitment, advertisements for
employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and
other conditions of employment
against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color,
gender, national origin, age, religion,
creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender
identity or gender expression.
The Flower Hill Foundation requires proof of COVID vaccination for
employment. TAM is for Museums, art centers, historic houses and
sites, children's museums, community cultural centers, zoos,
science centers, university galleries, any institution, especially
in Texas, that exist to exhibit and interpret the historic,
cultural, artistic, ethnic, or scientific heritage of
humankind.
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