Description

Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of libraries, archives, museums, art galleries or departments within such institutions. They are employed in libraries, archives, museums and non-retail art galleries.

Job Titles

• Archives director
• Art gallery manager
• Assistant director of archives
• Chief librarian
• Library director
• Museum administrator
• Museum executive director

Main Duties

• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of a library or library system, archive or archive system, museum or art gallery or a technical department within such an institution
• Develop and administer policies and programs
• Prepare and administer budgets
• Develop, promote and implement public relations and promotional programs
• Prepare funding and grant applications and proposals
• Prepare operational and financial reports, analyses and recommendations
• Recruit and provide training for professional, technical and clerical staff
• May perform the duties of a librarian, archivist or curator in smaller institutions.

Workplaces

• Archives
• Libraries
• Museums
• Non-retail art galleries

Skills

• Management of Financial Resources
• Management of Material Resources
• Negotiating
• Coordinating
• Critical Thinking

Abilities

• Categorization Flexibility
• Deductive Reasoning
• Fluency of Ideas
• Information Ordering
• Mathematical Reasoning

Personal Attributes

• Leadership
• Active Learning
• Adaptability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail

Similar Occupations

• Librarians (51100)
• Conservators and curators (51101)
• Archivists (51102)

Source: OaSIS