Collections Manager

Pechanga Band of Indians; Temecula (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Retirement 401(k)

Health & Wellness Coverage

Life and Long Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance

Supplemental Coverage

Legal Shield and Identity Shield

Pet Insurance

Education Reimbursement Opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

The Pechanga Band of Indians seeks a Collections Manager to maintain and document the Tribe’s cultural repositories, including digital records, manuscripts, and artifacts. You will collaborate with the Curator, Archivist, and staff to ensure accurate cataloging and safe housing of items.

Responsibilities include assisting with exhibits, data entry, and progress on preservation projects, with occasional evening/weekend hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in history, art history, museum studies, or a closely related field is required.
• Five (5) years of professional experience managing cultural items and/or artifact collections in a museum environment is required.
• Knowledge of collections management standards and best practices is required.
• Experience in care, preservation, documentation, and exhibition procedures is required.
• Experience or familiarity with Native American collections preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) is required.
• Experience or ability to learn PastPerfect cataloging software is required.
• Experience with data input and data entry is required.
• Basic knowledge of Luiseño culture and Native American history preferred.
• Excellent project management skills are required.
• Ability to perform moderate physical activity and work evenings/weekends as needed.
• Compliance with the Tribe’s Drug-Free Workplace Policy and successful background check are required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in generating and maintaining digital records and ensure accurate documentation of the collections.
• Ensure proper storage and conservation of physical items within the repositories.
• Assist with creation and preparation of exhibits for the Pechanga Reservation and external museums and institutions.
• Collaborate with the Curator, Archivist, interns, vendors, and staff to lead preservation and access projects.
• Support emergency preparedness initiatives related to the collections.

Skills

Collections management

Exhibition installation

Data entry

Project management

Evening/weekend availability

Physical stamina

Native American history knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in history, art history, museum studies, or a closely related field

Tools

PastPerfect

MS Office

Job description

The Collections Manager is responsible for contributing to and maintaining the Tribe’s collections housed in the Cultural Resource Department repositories. The collections include but are not limited to: digital and physical archival material including paper documents, manuscripts, sound and visual recordings, as well as cultural items and archaeological objects. The Collection manager is responsible for assisting in generating and maintaining the digital records, ensuring the collections are accurately documented and properly stored, and conserving the physical items. The Collections Manager also assists with the creation and preparation of exhibits on the Pechanga Reservation and at outside museums and institutions and works closely with the Curator, Archivist, and other Cultural Department staff, including interns, outside vendors and colleagues. The collections manager plays an important role in establishing and achieving goals to improve the care and preservation of and access to the Pechanga collections and may be called upon to help lead projects in these areas, such as emergency preparedness.

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in history, art history, museum studies, or a closely related field required
• A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience managing cultural items and/or artifact collections in a museum environment required
• Must have a thorough knowledge of collections management standards and best practices
• Demonstrated experience managing the care, preservation, and documentation of museum collections, especially in museum registration, collections management software, object handling and housing, loan procedures, and exhibition installation is required
• Experience working with/for Native Americans, with an understanding of the special needs and concerns governing the management of Native American collections preferred
• Must have experience and be proficient in MS Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
• Experience or ability to learn to use the cataloging software, PastPerfect
• Must have experience with data input and/or data entry
• Basic knowledge of the Luiseño culture and tradition and Native American history preferred
• Must have excellent project management skills
• Must have the ability to perform moderate physical activity, such as climbing ladders, operating a lift, lifting, kneeling, and standing or walking for extended periods of time
• Must have the ability to work occasional evening and weekend hours
• This position must comply with the Pechanga Tribal Government’s Drug-Free Workplace Policy. This includes: pre-employment and random testing.
• Must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation

The Pechanga Band offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package for all full‑time employees. Benefits include the following:

BENEFITS:

• Paid Time Off – Vacation, Sick and Holiday pay
• Retirement - 401(k) retirement plan with a generous employer match
• Health & Wellness Coverage - Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life and Long Term Disability - $25,000 employer paid life and Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts – Healthcare and Dependent care reimbursement accounts
• Supplemental Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment(AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Coverage – Disability, Accident, Cancer, Life, and Hospital Confinement
• Legal Shield and Identity Shield
• Pet Insurance
• Education Reimbursement Opportunities– For pre‑approved specific, job related education
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Face‑to‑face counseling, Legal assistance, Financial assistance, ID recovery, Tobacco cessation, Dependent care and Daily living resources, and Crisis consultation