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Position: Survey & National Register Manager

Status: Full time, Permanent

Salary: $51,000-59,000 annually

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, Life/Disability, retirement savings options and state pension, paid vacation and sick time, paid holidays, free museum membership and discounts

Position Summary:

Responsible for managing, reviewing, and processing Ohio Historic Inventory survey products and National Register of Historic Places nominations; advising and educating professionals and the public about the Ohio Historic Inventory and National Register programs.

Essential Functions:

• Provide technical and substantive review of Ohio Historic Inventory survey forms and reports, including providing oral and written guidance during the process.
• Provides GIS support for survey and inventory activities.
• Create and implement the management process for hard copy and electronic historic architecture survey forms and reports.
• Manage the Ohio Historic Survey program process, including how departments coordinate, and the resulting digital assets and electronic file and data management.
• Review National Register Questionnaires, National Register of Historic Places nominations and related maps, photographs, floorplans, and supplemental materials, including providing written guidance to applicants; assist in fulfilling public notification requirements including public meetings
• Participate in the preparation and presentation of nominations at Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board meetings
• Create and present training and education for Ohio Historic Inventory and National Register topics, including written material, workshops, conferences, presentations, and training sessions
• Coordinate the Ohio Historic Inventory and National Register programs with other departments in the State Historic Preservation Office, other divisions of the Ohio History Connection, and government agencies as appropriate
• Communicate about the Ohio Historic Inventory and National Register programs including responding to public inquiries
• Assist in the development and review of SHPO and Inventory & Registration Department special projects/programs

Required Education & Experience:

• Must meet the professional qualifications standards in 36 CFR 61, Appendix A: a graduate degree in history, architectural history, architecture, historical architecture, or a closely related field; or a bachelor's degree in history, architectural history, architecture, historical architecture, or closely related field and two years of work experience in a relevant discipline.
• Two additional years of work experience in a relevant discipline preferred.
• One to three years' experience with ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise solutions.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Ability to apply National Register of Historic Places Criteria for evaluating significance and assessing historic integrity for historic properties
• Familiarity with Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation for Identification and Evaluation, as well as other federal historic preservation laws, regulations, and guidelines
• Proven experience in taking a program and/or project from concept to completion
• Able to use project management processes
• Able to create evaluations and use evaluation data for program improvement
• Ability to communicate with staff and the public, both orally and in writing, and on behalf of a program
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to consider expenses and revenues in developing and managing program budgets
• Proficiency in various office software suites and virtual platforms, including Microsoft 365.
• Effective organizational skills, including attention to detail, prioritizing, and managing multiple tasks for yourself, and being accountable to the organization for said tasks.

Required Competencies:

• Can locate and use resources to get things done, orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal, use resources effectively and efficiently, and arranges information in a useful manner.
• Able to initiate work and delegate to staff (either direct reports, volunteers, interns, or program/project staff).
• Able to process information in a consistent manner, simultaneously displaying adaptability when necessary.
• Intuitive and proactive in all levels of stakeholder identification, relationship building and stewardship that support organizational goals and objectives.
• Strategic thinker who is self-directed
• Able to make practical and prudent business decisions and connections for profitability (may be earned revenue, grants, state funds, etc.)
• Ability to use Geographic Information System software

Work Environment:

Normal office environment. Occasional evening or weekend work. Work may be stressful at times. Requires ability to travel, sometimes with overnight stays. Work will involve site visits and attendance at public meetings. A valid driver's license is required.

To apply:

Please submit application materials through the Ohio History Connection application portal https://www.ohiohistory.org/jobs. Resume, cover letter, and other supporting documents can be attached in the "Resume" section. Please direct inquiries and accommodation requests to Human Resources, applicant@ohiohistory.org or by calling 614-297-2500.

EOE Statement:

Ohio History Connection will recruit, hire and maintain a diverse workforce allowing for the inclusion of every employee's unique value, contribution and potential. OHC is committed not only to the principle of equal employment opportunity but also to the letter and spirit of the law. OHC, as an equal opportunity employer, does not discriminate in its employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy and/or related conditions, national origin, ethnicity, age, veteran status, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. OHC ensures that equal employment opportunity applies to all areas of employment including hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, recruitment, selection, discipline, termination, compensation, benefits and training.

ADA Compliance:

Ohio History Connection is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, OHC will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the Human Resources Department at 614-297-2390 or by email at applicant@ohiohistory.org.

Ohio History Connection is an equal opportunity employer.

All prospective employees are required to undergo a fingerprint background check processed by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation & Identification (BCI) in accordance with the Volunteer Children's Act. Additionally, prospective employees will also submit to a drug test. Both will occur after the offer of employment is accepted. The results of the background check and drug test are not immediate disqualifiers to employment and are reviewed in accordance with Ohio History Connection policies and procedures. Inquiries must be directed to the Human Resources Director at 614-297-2390 or via email at applicant@ohiohistory.org.