Agency

Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources

Division

Historic Sites

Job Classification Title

Historic Site Manager III (NS)

Description of Work

The Site Manager will perform a wide range of duties overseeing the administrative management and interpretive services for Bentonville Battlefield, an over 2,100-acre North Carolina State Historic Site with approximately 50,000 visitors per year. This position is responsible for supervision of staff; preservation of site features, historic buildings, grounds; visitor services and interpretation; marketing and publicity; planning for events and educational programming; research and compilation of documents; care of artifacts; daily grounds and facility upkeep and cleanliness; budget and payroll; purchasing of supplies, materials and equipment; supervision of gift shop and deposits; and developing community support and working with local interest groups such as the Tourism Development Authority. This position supervises four full-time staff members; as well as temporary or seasonal staff, and volunteers. Work schedule will be Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Some holiday, evening and weekend work can be expected.
Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
· Supervision of full-time staff and temporary staff and volunteers
· Preservation of site features, historic buildings, grounds; visitor services and interpretation
· Marketing and publicity planning; planning for events and educational programming; research and compilation of documents; care of artifacts; daily grounds and facility upkeep and cleanliness
· Supervision of budget and payroll; purchasing supplies, materials and equipment; supervision of gift shop and deposits.
· Develop community support and work with local interest groups such as the Tourism Development Authority.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Please note: Job postings close at 11:59:59 p.m. the night before the listed Posting End Date above.

Recruitment Range: $45,431.00 - $55,900.00

To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must provide the information on the application form. Any information omitted from the application form, listed as general statements, listed under the text resume section, or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit.

Candidates meet the minimum qualifications of this position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement. Vacancy specific knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and/or management preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following are preferred:

• Knowledge of United States history and/or North Carolina history

• Experience in supervision of staff in a museum or historic sites setting

• Ability to develop and implement special events and educational programming

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

• Experience with community outreach

Position/Physical Requirements

• Must be available to work the schedule of Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm.

• Must have a valid driver’s license issued from within the United States or be able to obtain one within 90 days of employment.

This position is located at:

5466 Harper House Rd.

Four Oaks, NC 27524

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Bachelor's degree in history or a field specifically related to the site of employment from an appropriately accredited institution

AND

two years of experience in managing the operation of a historic site, in historical research or interpretation, or in a field specifically related to the site of employment;

OR

an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Section/Unit Description

A National Historic Landmark since 1996, Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site encompasses a large portion of the site of the Battle of Bentonville, fought March 19-21, 1865. The battle was the last full-scale action of the Civil War in which a Confederate army was able to mount a tactical offensive. This major battle, the largest ever fought in North Carolina, was the only significant attempt to defeat the large Union army of Gen. William T. Sherman during its march through the Carolinas in the spring of 1865. The Congressionally appointed Civil War Sites Advisory Commission ranked Bentonville Battlefield sixth on the list of Priority One, Class A battlefields. Comprising over 2,100 protected acres, historic structures at the site include the Harper House (ca. 1855), furnished as a Civil War field hospital, a reconstructed kitchen and slave quarters. Trails, monuments and outdoor features include trenches, the Harper family cemetery, a Confederate mass grave, the North Carolina monument, the Texas monument, the Goldsboro Rifles monument (ca. 1893), the Union monument (ca. 2013) and a field fortification exhibit.