Administrative Program Director 1
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Administrative Program Director 1
Salary
$3,831.00 - $7,518.00 Monthly
Location
New Orleans, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
CRT-2025-211177-PW
Department
Culture Rec & Tourism-State Museum
Opening Date
07/28/2025
Closing Date
8/10/2025 11:59 PM Central
Description
Benefits
About this Job
This is a fulltime position located at the State Museum in New Orleans, LA.
The Louisiana State Museum's collections and educational programs stimulate awareness and appreciation of our state's rich and diverse history and culture.
We're looking for an Administrative Program Director 1 to coordinate the rental of the facilities located in New Orleans, the Cabildo, the Presbytere, and the Jazz Museum at the US Mint for weddings, parties, meetings, and galas. This position is also responsible for overseeing all of the Tourism Information Counselors (TIC) in the New Orleans area.
Minimum Qualifications
Five years of experience in administrative services; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus two years of experience in administrative services; OR
A bachelor's degree plus two years of experience in administrative services; OR
An advanced degree plus one year of experience in administrative services.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=170640) .
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
The Louisiana Office of State Museum is comprised of ten museums located throughout the state. The primary responsibility of this position is to coordinate the rental of the facilities located in New Orleans, the Cabildo, the Presbytere, and the Jazz Museum at the US Mint for weddings, parties, meetings, and galas. This position is also responsible for overseeing all of the Tourism Information Counselors (TIC) in the New Orleans area.
Maintains and monitors the master calendar which tracks the dates and times of all functions for the LA State Museum to include functions at the New Orleans properties.
Coordinates with the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old US Mint staff for programming events taking place at the Mint venue, grounds, and building.
Coordinates with the Friends of the Cabildo and the Louisiana Museum Foundation with any after-hours events hosted or sponsored by those organizations.
Responds to leads from the Tripleseat software, WeddingWire leads, the Louisiana State Museums website, sister agencies within the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism, the convention and visitors bureau, and other sources.
Actively seeks leads with outreach to event planners by attending host planning association meetings, arranging open house events at museum venues, and promoting museum venues with convention and tourism agencies.
Negotiates terms for rentals involving filming companies for commercial, movie, or television series filming.
Negotiates and finalizes the terms of event contracts, fees, and any other additional costs.
Oversees all fee collection and billing related to events. Event revenue is composed of a donation to the Louisiana State Museum Foundation fund, Building Usage Fees, and miscellaneous fees per Title XXV.
Serves as primary contact for clients wishing to rent the facility, providing tours as needed of the facility.
Conducts performance planning and review sessions for subordinates and ensures 100% compliance with this requirement.
Works with the Museums Marketing Director to enhance the customer service program for the TICs and the Administrative Program Specialist A to ensure quality customer service, outreach and community relations for the museum visitor and rental client experience.
Supports business office functions as directed.
Assists with all special projects as required.
Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type:This is a probational appointment; current classified permanent state employees may be required to accept a probational appointment if offered the position.
Work Schedule:This is a fulltime position; Most of the State Museums in New Orleans are open Tuesday-Saturday; this position may be required to work overtime and/or travel.
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.
Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Pacee Wallace
Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
1051 N. 3rdStreet
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: 225-342-8202
pwallace@crt.la.gov
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave- Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
*** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the @type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\Retirement\System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
Employer
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm
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