The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), a nonprofit conservation center established in 1977 and located in center city Philadelphia, PA, seeks a chief executive officer to lead CCAHA and provide for its continued growth and success through the management of all operations, maintaining the highest levels of productivity, integrity, and quality. CCAHA has a professional staff of 33, an annual operating budget of $3 million, and undertakes documentation and conservation treatment of works of art on paper, photographs, documents, and books. CCAHA addresses pressing preservation challenges facing museums, libraries, archives, artists, and collectors through innovative educational programming, on-site consultations, scholarship, and public advocacy. CCAHA has a national reputation for excellence in the field of cultural heritage preservation.
The Executive Director for CCAHA leads in the development, implementation, and oversight of CCAHA’s vision and mission. Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the successful candidate will have a passion for conservation, an entrepreneurial spirit, excellent communication skills, and the ability to inspire loyalty, trust, and respect in his/her colleagues and professional associates.
Minimum qualifications include a master’s degree and at least seven years of increasing responsibility in managing a department or division within a nonprofit cultural institution. The experience must include the supervision of staff, financial management, successful fundraising, grants management, and strategic planning.
CCAHA has a generous benefits package, and a competitive salary will be offered to the successful candidate.
Candidates should send a letter of interest discussing their qualifications, a résumé, and the names, addresses, and contact information for three references to:
Search@CCAHA.org
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
264 South 23rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
The Application Deadline is April 15, 2014. For more information, visit CCAHA’s website at www.ccaha.org.