<div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000"><b>Now Hiring: BCMA Executive Director</b><font face="arial, sans-serif"></font></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">The British Columbia Museums Association (BCMA) Council is seeking a passionate, experienced, business-focused, and strategic Executive Director. Preferably based in or near the Association’s office on the unceded lands of the Lekwungen peoples (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations) in Victoria. The successful candidate will carry out the BCMA’s strategic priorities and work collaboratively with Council, membership, and key partners to facilitate the <a href="https://museum.bc.ca/brain/bc-museums-association-strategic-plan-2024-2029/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:inherit">mission of the Association</a> to support a thriving arts, culture, and heritage sector.</font><div><h3 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;line-height:1.4;margin-bottom:1.5rem;padding-top:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Position Expectations:</font></h3><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Position Expectation:</font></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Works collaboratively with BCMA Council, members, and key partners to develop initiatives of benefit to the Association’s members, including professional development and networking opportunities such as: annual conference, regional workshops, webinars, a podcast series, and mentorship programs</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Manages, monitors, and reports regularly on BCMA finance,s including identifying risks and making future budget recommendations</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Explores, plans, and implements revenue generating initiatives</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Advocates and promotes BC’s museum community on behalf of BCMA to all levels of government and sponsors</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Initiates, manages, evaluates and reports on new BCMA projects</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Under the direction of BCMA Council, develops, implements and revises as necessary a business plan that includes the goals, objectives, policies, and priorities of the organization as guided by the Strategic Plan</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Oversees and supports grant writing and community/corporate sponsorships</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Manages staff, services and activities of BCMA</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Hires, coaches, supervises, trains, and evaluates staff and volunteers and oversees the work of professional consultants</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Effectively communicates with Association members and key partners, including media and government</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Creates and maintains relationships with key partners, including GLAM partners, Arts Service Organizations (ASO)s, Provincial & Territorial Museum Associations (PTMAs) governments, sponsors and professional organizations</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Undertakes research assignments that link to museum practice and bring value to the organization and its members</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Implements and maintains an office IT plan and manages all of the association’s digital properties</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Organizes and attends all Council meetings and provides support to committees where necessary</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Works with committees and contractors on the organization of annual conference, AGM, and other events</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px;box-sizing:inherit"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Manages member communications, including a listserv, social media, website, branding, and print communications</font></li><li style="margin-left:1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c-museums-association-strategic-plan-2024-2029/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent">BCMA’s values and strategic priorities</a></font></li></ul><h3 style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;line-height:1.4;margin-bottom:1.5rem;padding-top:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Salary:</font></h3><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Typical work hours: Monday – Friday (35 hours per week)</font></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">$75,000 – $85,000 annual salary plus statutory benefits & group health plan</font></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">This is a permanent position with an anticipated start date in July to August, 2025.</font></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">The BCMA is a virtual-first organization and the team works remotely. We welcome applications from any location in British Columbia, though being available to be in Victoria and Vancouver for meetings with key partners and the Government of BC is a requirement.</font></p><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" color="#000000"><br><a href="https://museum.bc.ca/now-hiring-executive-director/" target="_blank" style="">Read the full job posting here</a></font></div></div></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br></font><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000">Lorenda Calvert<br>Acting Executive Director, typically Program Manager</font></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font size="1" color="#000000">Pronouns: she/her. To learn why pronouns are important, click <a href="https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/" target="_blank">here</a></font></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000">The BC Museums Association office is located on the traditional, unceded lands of the <a href="https://vimeo.com/275788251" style="" target="_blank">Lekwungen</a> peoples (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations). We respect past, present, and future Indigenous stewards and recognize that we are uninvited guests on this territory.<br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000"><br></font></p></div><div><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street  || Victoria, BC || V8W 1A1</font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"><a href="http://www.museum.bc.ca/" style="" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">museum.bc.ca</font></a></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000"><br></font></p><div><font color="#000000">The BCMA is hiring an Executive Director! <a href="https://museum.bc.ca/now-hiring-executive-director/" target="_blank">Apply</a> by May 14, 2025.</font></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt"><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>