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Executive Director
Job Title: Executive Director
Reports to: The Board of Directors
Employment Classification: Full Time, Salary
Schedule: 40 Hours/Week in addition to any after hours meetings and events
Compensation and Benefits: Competitive Salary base on experience, with paid time off and professional development
The Wonderfeet Kids Museum Board of Directors is seeking an individual with a passion for children, families and learning, to launch our newly expanded museum into a future with expanded growth and opportunity for our community. The Executive Director (ED) plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of the Wonderfeet Kids Museum and is responsible for guiding the daily operations of the museum and working with the board of directors to ensure consistency with our mission, values, and goals.
The ED will be expected to lead a dynamic team, oversee strategic planning, and champion a mission to foster curiosity and exploration, inspire creativity, and ignite the imagination of every child through play. The ED will need to fully understand the museum's operations from the bottom up, often working the museum floor, programming, managing the resolution of operational issues at all levels, including filling staffing gaps.
The ED is expected to promote the museum through community outreach acting as a resource and extending our goals of collaborating with community members to build a more vibrant future for our children and families. The ED is responsible for all aspects of fundraising, including Board of Directors in campaign efforts, researching and submitting grants, and creating beneficial partnerships with organizations and individuals that will symbiotically assist in the growth of the WKM and to grow the museum in the future. This role truly involves inspirational leadership in attracting, engaging, training, retaining, empowering, and supporting Wonderfeet’s staff, board, and volunteers while creating a positive, safe and inclusive working environment.
Qualifications:
This role will be an active member of the greater Rutland Community arts, culture, and education communities, and it is therefore expected that the ED will work in a variety of settings, which may also include events and engagements around holidays, evenings and weekends.. Due to the level of management, it is understood that the Executive Director will work outside of this job description as needed. It is understood that a leader of this level will be an initiator, global thinker and will be highly self-motivated.
Preferred at least 3 years minimum of management or nonprofit leadership experience.
Preferred at minimum a Bachelor's Degree in a related field
Demonstrated ability to lead and energize staff and volunteers.
A proven track record of fundraising, civic and community engagement, marketing and branding, board engagement and fiscal management is required
Application Instructions:
Please send your cover letter and resume to: [email protected] and in the subject line please write: Executive Director application. You may address your letter to Wonderfeet Board of Directors. We will begin reviewing applications on November 15, 2024. Those who apply by then will have priority. However, the position will remain open until filled. If you have any inquiries about this position, please email [email protected] with subject line WKM ED. NO PHONE CALLS.
Wonderfeet Children’s Museum is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of, race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
