Employment
We are currently hiring for the position of Collections and Exhibitions Coordinator.
Position: Collections and Exhibitions Coordinator
- Contract: 4 months with the option to renew for 2025
- Work Hours: 21hrs./week (Mon thru Wed)
- Hourly Wage: $22.50/hour
- Tentative Start: October 2024
Organization Overview and Mission:
Roedde House Museum is a fully restored Victorian home in the heart of Vancouver’s West End neighbourhood, located on the unceeded shared ancestral territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. The museum is run by the Roedde House Preservation Society, a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining Roedde House and presenting heritage programs reflecting the early history of Vancouver. The society aims to present a window into Vancouver’s past, to encourage the contemplation of our social and cultural history, and to make this history accessible now and for the future through the operation of Roedde House Museum.
Position Overview:
This position will report to the Museum Manager and will work with volunteers and Board Members in Collections and Exhibitions, as well as, some programming. Primary responsibilities include maintaining the museum’s collection, coordinating exhibitions, overseeing the school program, supporting the museum’s concert program in collaboration with the Music Director, and overseeing the museum’s film night program.
Key Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to:
Collection Management & Administration
- Lead and support the collections team in work to maintain the collection.
- Maintain the online collection database to best practice standards.
- Oversee collection donation records and tax receipts in conjunction with the Museum Manager.
Exhibitions
- Oversee the development of special exhibitions and related events in collaboration with the Exhibits Committee.
School Program
- Liaise with the Education Committee to plan, promote, and schedule school tours.
Concert Program:
- Oversee the coordination, promotion and execution of monthly concerts in collaboration with the Music Director.
Film Night Program:
- Coordinate, promote, and execute monthly film nights.
General Duties
- Facilitate general museum operations by acting as key holder to open and close the museum, and by supporting volunteers and fellow staff when required for daily operations and/or special events.
- Support marketing initiatives including posting on social media and updating the website.
Qualifications:
- Degree or diploma in a related field such as museum studies, library science and information studies OR equivalent experience.
- Familiarity with collections databases – Collective Access preferred.
- Experience with museums or similar cultural heritage institutions.
- Experience with administrative duties.
- Demonstrated supervisory skills.
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and complete planned and unplanned projects.
- Clear communication skills.
- Desire to work with a diverse group of volunteers in a collaborative and inclusive manner.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a small office.
The following additional qualifications will be considered an asset:
- Experience with museum collections.
- Experience with early childhood education or programming.
- Desire to promote a work environment centred on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Experience working with volunteers.
- Experience organizing programs or events.
- A passion for history and/or community engagement.
How to Apply:
Please email your Resume and Cover Letter in one pdf document to: roeddehousehiring@gmail.com Attention: Sara Hepper.
Deadline to apply is August 31st, 2024.
We would like to thank everyone for your interest in Roedde House Museum. Please note that only the candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
Internship Opportunities
The museum welcomes students (bachelor and masters levels) for internships. If you wish to join our team, please fill in the form below and make sure to provide us with all the information mentioned on the check list.
We wish to thank you for your interest, but our staff will exclusively contact applicants whose proposals match with our projects and priorities. For any further inquiry regarding your internship applications, please contact us at 604.684.7040
Visiting Curator Position
The museum is outfitted with a collections room which stands apart from the museum’s furnished 19th to early 20th century rooms as a contemporary space for displays and mini-exhibits. The role of the Visiting Curator will be to research, design, and build displays for the collections room. Using artifacts from the museum, these themed displays should then convey information surrounding the Roedde home and/or the historical context to which it belongs. The idea is also for these displays to be “rotating exhibits” that can be remounted again from time to time.
The position aims to give prospective curators the opportunity to see a small-scale exhibition through from its inception to its final installation, where they would be involved in all aspects of the project’s development
Please contact manager@roeddehouse.org with your proposal and CV.