Associate Director for Collections & Exhibitions

Smithsonian Institution•Washington, DC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in the Collections & Exhibitions Department, National Portrait Gallery (NPG) at the Smithsonian Institution (SI). The Associate Director for Collections and Exhibitions provides strategic leadership and oversight of professional and technical teams responsible for registration, art handling, exhibition design and production, museum lighting and technology, and exhibition planning and touring.

Requirements

Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.
Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date.
One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Service.
Specialized experience is defined as supervising multidisciplinary staff and serving as a senior advisor for collection care, exhibition planning, and exhibition development.
Resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and oversight of professional and technical teams responsible for registration, art handling, exhibition design and production, museum lighting and technology, and exhibition planning and touring.
Collaborate with the Director and senior leadership to establish strategic priorities for collection care and exhibition development.
Manage the short- and long-term planning of NPG’s exhibition program, including multi-year schedules, collection rotations, touring exhibitions, and loan agreements.
Provide leadership to subordinate supervisors, overseeing resource allocation, timelines, and exhibition activities to ensure projects remain on schedule and within budget.
Work closely with curators, educators, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure exhibitions meet interpretive, aesthetic, and accessibility objectives.