Museum Field Services Manager

Develop and manage yearly program plans and long-range goals for museum field services. Negotiates, produces, and oversees contracts including federal grant reports, MOUs, partnership service agreements, and workshop instruction or consultant contracts for museum field services activities. Develops and manages budgets for the museum field services program. Provide outreach, training, and consultation to Utah’s museums in collections, preservation and care, museum administration, education, and exhibitions. Serves as the subject matter expert for relevant Arts Museums grant opportunities. Identifies and manages new and existing partnerships and collaborations with other museum support agencies, including the Utah Historical Society, Utah Humanities, Utah Museums Association, Utah Nonprofits Association, Western Museums Association, AASLH, and other state, regional, and national agencies, etc. Maintains constituent databases, including the online Utah Museums Directory; designs and disseminates surveys to the field, shares research findings and reports. Communicates program-related content through the Division’s website, newsletters, and social media. Statewide travel to provide museum field services. Special projects and assignments as needed.