Director of Strategic Initiatives

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework up to 2 days/week

Job summary

The Director of Strategic Initiatives at Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission leads agency-wide planning, oversees major programs, and guides long-range strategies for museum planning, interpretation, and preservation. You will partner with the Executive Office to advance statewide initiatives and manage cross-bureau collaborations.

This full-time role offers telework options up to two days per week and requires strong project management, budgeting, and contract oversight skills within a

Qualifications

• Four or more years of experience in a public or private organization that focuses on public history or museum work, including experience in project management, budgeting, and contract management.
• Must have four or more years of experience in a public or private organization focused on public history or museum work, including project management and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Statewide Representation: Represent PHMC across statewide initiatives and coordinate stakeholder engagements.
• Project Management: Develop charters, methodologies, schedules, benchmarks, and deliverable reviews; monitor budgets.
• Strategic Leadership: Lead sustainability planning, continuity of operations, marketing studies, and engagement assessments.
• Industry Research: Research emerging industry trends and prepare recommendations for the Executive Office.

Job description

The Director of Strategic Initiatives supports the PHMC's Executive Office in developing complex agency programs and executing long-range strategies related to museum planning, interpretation, programming, facility utilization and collections preservation. As the Director of Strategic initiatives, you will perform the following duties:
Statewide Representation: Represent PHMC across statewide initiatives, serving as liaison to inter-agency programs and councils, coordinating stakeholder engagements, and directing cross-bureau working groups
Project Management: Manage large-scale, agency-wide projects by developing project charters, methodologies, schedules, benchmarks, and deliverable reviews while coordinating with department heads and external partners; monitor project budgets and execute special assignments for the Executive Director
Strategic Leadership: Lead strategic initiatives such as sustainability planning, continuity of operations plans, marketing studies, culture and engagement assessments, and continuing-education seminars
Industry Research: Research emerging industry trends and prepare recommendations for the Executive Office

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

Full-time employment
Work hours are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 2 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

One year as an Administrative Officer 2 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
Four years of experience in progressively responsible and varied office management of staff work in public or private organization, including experience in personnel management budgeting or procurement; and such training as may have been gained through graduation from a four-year college or university; or
Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Additional Requirements

You must have four or more years of experience in a public or private organization that focuses on public history or museum work, including experience in project management, budgeting, and contract management.
You must be able to perform essential job functions.