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5.3 KiB

Competences — museum director

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/cc937d5f-4072-4fe7-bc23-2c9a465b8754).

Essential

  • advise on art handling (skill/competence)
  • advise on loans of art work for exhibitions (skill/competence)
  • approve reports for artistic project (skill/competence)
  • art collections (knowledge)
  • art history (knowledge)
  • art-historical values (knowledge)
  • assist clients with special needs (skill/competence)
  • consult exhibition organisers (skill/competence)
  • document museum collection (skill/competence)
  • ensure infrastructure accessibility (skill/competence)
  • handle artworks (skill/competence)
  • implement risk management for works of art (skill/competence)
  • liaise with colleagues (skill/competence)
  • liaise with educational institutions (skill/competence)
  • liaise with managers (skill/competence)
  • liaise with shareholders (skill/competence)
  • maintain catalogue collection (skill/competence)
  • maintain museum records (skill/competence)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • manage staff (skill/competence)
  • monitor museum environment (skill/competence)
  • museum databases (knowledge)
  • plan art educational activities (skill/competence)
  • sell art (skill/competence)
  • supervise art gallery staff (skill/competence)

Optional

  • advertise an art collection (skill/competence)
  • analyse packaging requirements (skill/competence)
  • classical antiquity (knowledge)
  • collaborate in the development of marketing strategies (skill/competence)
  • conduct scholarly research (skill/competence)
  • coordinate marketing plan actions (skill/competence)
  • develop classification systems (skill/competence)
  • ensure safety conditions in storage rooms (skill/competence)
  • evaluate cultural venue visitor needs (skill/competence)
  • history (knowledge)
  • install artwork in gallery (skill/competence)
  • investigation research methods (knowledge)
  • manage fundraising activities (skill/competence)
  • manage rented goods returns (skill/competence)
  • marketing management (knowledge)
  • marketing principles (knowledge)
  • museology (knowledge)
  • organise participation in local or international events (skill/competence)
  • paleontology (knowledge)
  • perform fundraising activities (skill/competence)
  • public relations (knowledge)
  • store goods (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 7 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • fundraising — 71 %
  • budget management — 29 %
  • collections management — 29 %
  • community engagement — 29 %
  • strategic planning — 29 %
  • strategic leadership — 14 %
  • community outreach — 14 %
  • contract oversight — 14 %
  • art collection management — 14 %
  • budgeting — 14 %
  • collection care — 14 %
  • budget administration — 14 %
  • financial management — 14 %
  • historic preservation — 14 %
  • environmental control — 14 %
  • exhibition development — 14 %
  • exhibition planning — 14 %
  • marketing — 14 %
  • marketing strategy — 14 %
  • museum management — 14 %
  • museum operations — 14 %
  • operations management — 14 %
  • nonprofit leadership — 14 %
  • policy creation — 14 %
  • program development — 14 %
  • property management — 14 %
  • public engagement — 14 %
  • public programming — 14 %
  • public relations — 14 %
  • public speaking — 14 %
  • relationship building — 14 %
  • revenue generation — 14 %
  • staff supervision — 14 %
  • stakeholder engagement — 14 %

Methods

  • project management — 14 %
  • best practices — 14 %
  • museum standards — 14 %

Responsibilities

  • donor cultivation — 29 %
  • staff supervision — 29 %
  • museum representation — 29 %
  • museum operation direction — 14 %
  • museum operation oversight — 14 %
  • marketing campaign development — 14 %
  • policy implementation — 14 %
  • operation management — 14 %
  • organization leadership — 14 %
  • outreach strategy development — 14 %
  • plan development — 14 %
  • stakeholder relationship fostering — 14 %
  • strategic direction development — 14 %
  • staff leadership — 14 %
  • staff mentoring — 14 %
  • property and facilities management — 14 %
  • program evaluation — 14 %
  • public relations — 14 %
  • public image enhancement — 14 %
  • educational program creation — 14 %
  • facilities maintenance — 14 %
  • event creation — 14 %
  • event planning — 14 %
  • exhibition curation — 14 %
  • institution shaping — 14 %
  • fundraising activities — 14 %
  • fundraising efforts — 14 %
  • global event contextualization — 14 %
  • high-profile tour leading — 14 %
  • board member engagement — 14 %
  • budget management — 14 %
  • collection oversight — 14 %
  • collection preservation — 14 %
  • community outreach — 14 %
  • community partnership establishment — 14 %
  • community engagement — 14 %
  • communications plan development — 14 %
  • strategic plan development — 14 %
  • thought leadership — 14 %