Exhibits Manager - Vancouver, Canada - Science World

Science World

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Regular Full-Time

Position:
Exhibits Manager

Reports to:
Director of Exhibits
Science World is a BC-based charitable organization that engages the people of British Columbia in STEAM literacy. Our mission is to ignite wonder and empower dreams through science and nature.

Our people are our greatest asset.

As part of our team, you will become part of a diverse community that acknowledges everyone's unique talents and empowers people to do what is right for our visitors and each other.

You will work in an environment where we believe in developing our employees and growing their strengths, while focusing on our values:
Curious, Playful, Inclusive, Relevant and Collaborative.

Science World is currently looking for an Exhibits Manager to help the Exhibits Department fulfill our vision to create sustainable, thriving communities through science literacy, technological innovation, and a deep connection to nature.

This work includes supporting the creation of the visitor experience throughout the science centre and through collaborative project management.

The Exhibits Manager builds teams and facilitates the exhibit design process to bring about fun and meaningful STEAM experiences for our visitors.

Position Description:

Reporting to the Director of Exhibits, this role will lead multi-disciplinary teams through the creation and production of inspiring, fun, educational, and relevant exhibits and projects for Science World.

The Exhibits Manager will be responsible for multiple concurrent exhibit-related projects of varying sizes and timelines. For each project, responsibilities will include developing the project plan, schedule, budget, and coordinating resources towards successful completion.

The Exhibits Manager will facilitate cross-disciplinary and cross-department team collaborations, as well as lead the communication of project assignments and progress across the organization.

As a member of the exhibits department and in alignment with Science World strategic initiatives, this individual is responsible for supporting exhibit development through effective project management.

This includes building consensus across the team on the project scope, priorities, assignments, and timing.

The Exhibits Manager will work with each team member to ensure that Science World values are built into the exhibit design and production process.

Who are we looking for?

You are someone who lives and advocates for Science World values, with a deep passion for creating thriving and sustainable communities through STEAM education.

The Exhibits Manager is a planner.

They will use project management skills to ensure that everyone on the team is set up for success, ensuring space for creativity, collaboration, and playfulness.

The Exhibits Manager is a clear communicator. They first listen to team members with curiosity, clearly define success criteria, and keep all external participants well informed. The Exhibits Manager is an advocate.

They seek to set up each team member for success, promote the success of each project, and uses the exhibition design process to promote the needs of our visitors.

They appreciate the importance of incorporating the visitors' voice and perspective in their exhibits.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead, inspire, and facilitate multidisciplinary teams to create highquality exhibits on time and within budget
Manage all aspects and phases of the diverse scope of exhibits projects, from development of the plan, schedule, and budget through prototyping, content development, design, fabrication, evaluation and remediation
Facilitate the exhibit development process from kickoff to completion, using a teambased, highly collaborative process, ensuring that all team members are engaged and use their skills to enhance the exhibit development process
Develop and continuously monitor project schedules, budgets, and assignments
Clearly and continuously communicate to appropriate internal and external participants
Manage the Request for Quotation (RFQ), Request for Proposal (RFP) process and contracting of outside suppliers, manage professional relationships, and oversee the completion of contracts
Support of travelling feature exhibitions logistics, planning, augmentation and execution
Maintain project information (budgets, schedules, drawings and other files) for the duration of the project and in an accessible form after the project
Working collaboratively and cross departmentally with Experiential Learning, Visitor Experience and Marketing in content planning for internallyproduced exhibits and exhibitions, as well as enhancements to externallyproduced exhibitions
Perform other related duties as required to fulfill any changing business needs of this role

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience