3558 Senior Museum Registrar

City and County of San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

10h

About The Position

This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A. Application Opening: Thursday, April 16 Application Deadline: Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this announcement will be closed on Wednesday, April 22 at 5 pm PT. Compensation: $100,464 - $122,174 Recruitment ID: PCS-3558-102870 Rule: Pending approval for Union rule expansion San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is a world-class, award-winning airport that served more than 54 million guests in Fiscal Year 2025. SFO offers non-stop flights to 60+ international cities on over 40 international carriers. The Bay Area’s largest airport also connects non-stop with 80+ U.S. cities on 10 domestic airlines. As an enterprise department of the City & County of San Francisco, SFO has a workforce of approximately 1,900 City employees. In Fiscal Year 2021, SFO generated more than 28,000 direct jobs and $6.1B in business activity. SFO is more than an airport — we are a dynamic organization where employees collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to support global travel, economic development, and public service. We are recognized as a leader in safety, environmental sustainability, and forward-thinking infrastructure, and continue to be at the forefront of transforming the travel experience. Our Vision, Mission, and Core Values shape our culture and operations as we continue to build a supportive, purpose-driven workplace where all employees can thrive. Our mission is to deliver an airport experience where people and our planet come first. Learn more about careers at SFO at flysfo.com , and follow us on Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , LinkedIn , Bluesky and Threads . Established in 1980 by the Airport Commission, SFO Museum’s mission is to delight, engage, and inspire a global audience with programming on a broad range of subjects; to collect, preserve, interpret, and share the history of commercial aviation; and to enrich the public experience at San Francisco International Airport. The Museum has been accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 1999 and retains the distinction of being the only accredited museum in an airport. The Museum operates more than twenty-five sites throughout the Airport terminals, including fourteen galleries that exhibit a rotating schedule of art, history, photography, science, and cultural exhibitions. Among the sites is the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum, which houses a permanent collection of more than 150,000 objects related to the history of commercial aviation. For additional information about SFO Museum, please visit www.sfomuseum.org . As a team member of SFO, you will embrace SFO’s core values and SFO’s Racial Equity Action Plan . Under general supervision of Curator in charge of Collections, the Senior Museum Registrar will perform registration duties associated with archives materials at the Aviation Museum and Library. This collection now comprises 116,500 objects and is receiving record numbers of donations annually. Additionally, this material is heavily used by curators for inclusion in exhibitions, as well as by researchers and other SFO departments. A Senior Museum Registrar is required to oversee and carry out the complex and high-volume duties associated with the ongoing care and access of the archives collection.

Requirements

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in art, art history, museum studies, arts administration or a closely related field and five years of verifiable museum registration experience; OR 2. Possession of a master's degree from an accredited college or university in art, art history, museum studies, arts administration or a closely related postgraduate program and three year of verifiable museum registration experience.
AND 3. Computer literacy in word processing, database management and a computerized registration system.
Performance of essential duties require: considerable physical effort and dexterity in the use of fingers, limbs and body; excellent visual acuity; exposure to inclement weather and working conditions that are somewhat disagreeable in underground locations; the use of ladders and aerial lift bucket; and lifting of 51 pounds of equipment.
Candidates must demonstrate the ability to identify a variety of color codes. This will be evaluated during the probationary period.

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee the collection development and registration of museum objects and aviation archives at SFO Museum, including establishing standards for accession, documentation, labeling, and cataloging; ensure the integrity of more than 180,000 records in the collections database.
Manage and approve donation processing workflows, including creation of master donation records, evaluation of prospective materials, tracking of donation status from intake through deed of gift, donor correspondence, and oversight of records for purchases and transfers into the permanent collection.
Supervise the maintenance of official collection records, including donor files, insurance documentation, identification photographs, invoices, and financial records; review accession documentation prepared for curators and museum leadership.
Plan, coordinate, and oversee the digitization program for archival materials, setting priorities, quality standards, and workflows for scanning, metadata creation, digital asset management, and preservation.
Serve as the primary registration liaison to curators, museum staff, and other SFO departments; advise on appropriate use of archival materials in exhibitions, publications, research, and projects, including coordination with airline partners.
Direct and review periodic inventories of the permanent collection, ensuring accuracy of location, condition reporting, and record reconciliation; approve corrective actions when discrepancies are identified; monitor environmental controls in collections storage facilities across campus with HOBO data tracking and integrated pest management (IPM).
Review and provide final input on all aviation exhibition text related to archival materials to ensure historical accuracy, consistency, and alignment with SFO Museum standards.
Oversee and authorize the movement, storage, and disposition of collection objects; establish handling protocols, packing standards, environmental controls, security procedures, and records management of donation documents and insurance; serve as lead courier when high-value or sensitive materials are transported; authorize conservation treatment; coordinate with vendors for collection supplies and equipment maintenance.
Coordinate aviation oral history program initiatives with participant correspondence, transcript editing, publication, and production of content deliverables for public programming; produce and edit weblog content/blogposts in conjunction with museum collection initiatives; support educational programming, tours, and outreach activities, ensuring appropriate use of collection materials and compliance with museum, library, and archival policies.
Provide lead supervision, training, and work assignments to interns, volunteers, and other collections/registration staff; set priorities, monitor progress, and ensure quality of cataloging, digitization, and records work.
Provide onsite support of the Aviation Museum & Library during public open hours on weekends as assigned, including volunteer supervision, visitor services, operations, interdepartmental liaising, and point of contact for first responder and frontline communications.
Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.