Manager, Travelling Exhibition Services

Compensation: $53,00-$70,00 per year flexible work arrangements,

robust group benefits package

Are you a leader with passion, energy and a focus on operational excellence? Can you focus on logistics, build client relationships and balance financial accountability? Would you love supporting a team that works around the world and represents a globally respected brand?

At Science North we are all Bluecoats. Bluecoats are innovative and collaborative, we value accountability, inclusion, respect, and strive towards excellence in our work. We are leaders in the development of interactive and robust traveling exhibitions with amazing STEM content. Our award-winning experiences have been enjoyed by millions of visitors across the world. Each large-scale exhibition travels globally for 5-7 years with multiple exhibits on the road simultaneously. Smaller exhibitions tour across Northern Ontario and Canada for 1-3 years.

As the Manager, Travelling Exhibition Services, you will lead Science North’s portfolio of travelling exhibitions, including an installation team of technical specialists. You will also support incoming exhibitions to Science North and the development of new travelling exhibitions related to travelability, efficient installation, and ease of maintenance. You will be a key member of the Project and Exhibit Services team which includes project managers, technical specialists, exhibit logistics, and science communicators. The successful candidate must be willing and able to occasionally travel internationally.

In this role you will:

• Manage a team of technical specialists who work remotely at client locations to install and de-install exhibitions
• Define deliverables, identify resources, and lead logistics for travelling exhibition tours
• Manage day-to-day operations to meet financial goals
• Collaborate with the Sales & Marketing unit to nurture client relationships and promote future sales opportunities
• Advance health & safety procedures for travelling staff and promote a culture of safety in all work locations

• Lead the installation and support of incoming travelling exhibitions to Science North
• Develop and maintain Exhibition Tour schedules and budgets

• Provide ongoing customer support and build strong relationships with science centre and museum clients
• Participate as a key member of the project team in the development of new travelling exhibitions to maximize performance, travelability and efficiency
• Support Science North initiatives and best practices for sustainability, accessibility, equity, diversity, and reconciliation. 

Qualifications:  

• Experience leading teams and managing operational goals
• Familiar with Office 365 and Microsoft Teams 
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written 
• Strong interest in relationship-building and customer service 
• Willingness to create and support a collaborative team environment 
• Ability to adapt to changing situations and priorities 
• Aptitude for resourceful problem-solving and innovation  
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally on occasion

Compensation package highlights:

This is a long-term position supported by an excellent compensation package:

• Competitive salary package range ($53,700 to $70,000 per year)
• Annual performance and merit increase consideration 
• Participation in the Science North Employee Incentive Plan 
• Flexible working environment 
• Comprehensive group health benefit package including mediacal, dental, vision, paramedical, life/travel insurance, short and long-term disabilty coverage, 24/7 telemedicine access, wellness spending account, onsite physio/chiro services 
• Pension plan following one year eligibility 
• Science North annual family membership 
• Free or discounted admission to partner attractions outside Sudbury. Science North membership, program discounts, fitness membership contribution 
• Professional Development opportunities 
• Minimum 3 weeks’ vacation 
• Onsite gym 
• Free onsite parking 

Apply online at http://sciencenorth.ca/careers. An early application represents your best opportunity for consideration. Science North is committed to an inclusive workplace and invites applications from all qualified individuals to join our diverse team. Accommodations are available upon request in all aspects of Science North’s selection process. We thank all interested candidates; only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Science North is grateful to work with First Nations across Northern Ontario and we give thanks to the Indigenous Peoples who have cared for this land since time immemorial. We pay respect to their traditions, ways of knowing, and acknowledge their many contributions to innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, past and present. We also recognize the Métis Nation of Ontario for their historic and ongoing contributions. Science North commits to deepening engagement, relationships and partnerships in order to advance truth and reconciliation, honour and reflect Indigenous ways of knowing, grow economic opportunities, and collaborate with Indigenous peoples as partners in order to inspire all people to be engaged with science in the world around them.

Science North is a registered charity

Science North is an agency of the Government of Ontario