Administrative Coordinator, Curatorial at The Jewish Museum

Job Title: Administrative Coordinator

Job Status: Full-time

The Jewish Museum:

The Jewish Museum serves people of all religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds through world-class art exhibitions ranging from ancient to contemporary. Founded in 1904 and located on New York City’s Museum Mile, the Jewish Museum aspires to be the global leader at the center of Jewish culture.

The Museum maintains a unique collection of nearly 30,000 works of art, ceremonial objects, and media reflecting the global Jewish experience over more than 4,000 years. The Museum’s thought-provoking, innovative, and intellectually stimulating exhibitions and education programs serve a wide range of audiences, including families, teens, students, educators, and visitors with disabilities. As an identity-based institution, the Museum plays an important role among cultural institutions, challenging all forms of bigotry and discrimination and promoting understanding among wide audiences. The Jewish Museum invites applicants of all backgrounds to consider joining the Museum in its work.

The Jewish Museum is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all and to promoting a positive work culture that celebrates difference, challenges prejudice, and ensures fairness. Integrity, collegiality, and excellence are central to the Museum’s values. These values, along with an institution-wide commitment to Diversity, Equity, Access & Inclusion (DEAI), are embedded in the Museum’s strategic plan and will be the focus of a comprehensive DEAI action plan.

The Position:

The Administrative Coordinator, Curatorial provides critical support to the Chief Curator and Senior Deputy Director for Program Administration and helps ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of the Curatorial Department.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Manage the Chief Curator’s calendar and travel schedule
  • Communicate on behalf of the Chief Curator internally to staff and externally to colleagues, donors, trustees, artists, and other members of the public
  • Assist with preparations for trustee meetings and weekly curatorial department meetings
  • Manage departmental intern recruitment, assignments and seating in collaboration with the Human Resources coordinator
  • In coordination with the Sr. Deputy Director for Program Administration, develop and monitor departmental budgets and professional development allocations
  • Make departmental purchases and reconcile the monthly invoices
  • Maintain departmental invitation lists and manage RSVPs for events
  • Collect requests for and distribute exhibition catalogues
  • Coordinate meetings of the Board Exhibition Committee and Acquisitions Committees, including drafting and distributing agendas, taking and circulating minutes, and helping to prepare presentations
  • Orient new staff and interns to curatorial department policies and procedures
  • Track the status of exhibition and acquisition proposals and respond to proposals following curatorial review
  • Assist curatorial staff in preparing and updating exhibition checklists, drafting correspondence, processing loan requests and agreements, and responding to requests from other departments
  • Organize and submit Immunity from Seizure applications
  • Input and update the Museum’s CRM system as needed
  • Help coordinate the annual Purim Ball and “Art Tour” fundraisers, and assist staff from other departments on other cultivation events for trustees, Museum Council members and patrons
  • Represent the Museum at openings of exhibitions, conferences and other events, as needed
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • B.A. or M.A. degree in art history, museum management or administration or related humanities field
  • Professional/administrative experience in the form of temporary assignments/internships of one-two years
  • Broad knowledge of contemporary art, art history and interest in Jewish history and culture
  • Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills, and interpersonal skills
  • Knowledge of German, French, Spanish or Hebrew language a plus
  • Computer and digital media literacy
  • Knowledge of The Museum System, Net X, and Salesforce a plus
  • Ability to work nights on occasion

To Apply:

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Note: The Museum currently is operating with a hybrid model, with all full-time staff working on-site three days per week.