Deputy Director

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible management experience, including at the senior leadership level. Master of Business Administration or other advanced degree in a relevant management discipline, or equivalent years of management experience.

Additional Information

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Position Description

The Position

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A strategic leader who can drive and support a vision, the Deputy Director develops and manages the administrative functions, provides direction, develops and implements new initiatives, and ensures the effectiveness of ongoing operations. In close partnership with the Chief Curator and reporting to the Director, the Deputy Director will act strategically to advance the museums' objectives as a premier collection, research, and education center, and they will be directly responsible for key operations and facilities projects. The Deputy Director currently oversees, directs, and manages Finance, Communications, Collections Management, Digital Infrastructure & Emerging Technologies, Facilities, Security, Museum Archives, and Project and Program Management. They will collaborate closely with the Director's directs, including Curatorial, Academic & Public Programs, Institutional Advancement, and the Straus Center for Conservation & Technical Studies. The Deputy Director also serves as a primary liaison to the rest of the University, including Harvard Human Resources, serving as a key information resource and spokesperson, representing and advocating for the museums within the University. Committed to the students and the public, the Deputy Director will work in partnership with the administrators, staff, faculty, students, and other strategic and operational partners to embrace the Harvard Art Museums' mission. In addition, the Deputy Director will model a commitment to, and an interest in, Harvard's role as an institution of higher education and unique combination of cultural offerings to the public.

Job Summary

About Us

The Harvard Art Museums house one of the largest and most renowned art collections in the United States comprising three museums-the Fogg Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, and Arthur M. Sackler Museum-and four research centers-Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Center for the Technical Study of Modern Art, Harvard Art Museums Archives, and Archaeological Exploration of Sardis. The Fogg Museum includes Western art from the Middle Ages to the present; the Busch-Reisinger Museum, unique among North American museums, is dedicated to the study of all modes and periods of art from central and northern Europe with an emphasis on German-speaking countries; and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum is focused on art from Asia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean. Together, the collections include over 255,000 objects in all media.

The Harvard Art Museums are distinguished by the range and depth of their collections, groundbreaking exhibitions, and original research. Integral to Harvard University and the wider community, the museums and research centers serve as resources for students, scholars, and the public. For more than a century, the Harvard Art Museums have been a premier training ground for museum professionals and is renowned for its seminal role in developing the discipline of art history and conservation in the United States. The Harvard Art Museums have a rich tradition of considering the history of objects as fundamental to the teaching and study across a wide range of disciplines.

The Harvard Art Museums support a culture of equity and inclusion where everyone can experience its collections, exhibitions, and programs with minimal barriers and maximum access. It embraces openness and seeks to promote the joy of discovery. It values its community of colleagues and peers and strives to inspire each other. The Harvard Art Museums respect expertise, act with honesty, promote collaboration, and work as equal partners to build and strengthen an environment where all can thrive.