Vice-President, Research

Vice‑President, Research & Exhibitions – Canadian Museum for Human Rights The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is a national museum dedicated to the evolution, celebration, and future of human rights. Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CMHR delivers an immersive, interactive, and memorable experience for visitors of every background, age, and ability. The Vice‑President, Research and Exhibitions will work with members of the executive team to develop engaging and interactive content that advances human rights learning, dialogue, and reflection in order to promote respect and dignity for all. Key Responsibilities People, Strategic and Stakeholder Leadership Demonstrated ability to lead strong operational functions, fostering collaboration across departments to drive efficiency, accountability, and organizational excellence. Build and sustain strong relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, including community partners, government representatives, donors, and Board members. Act as a visible and trusted representative of the organization, advancing its mission and values through authentic engagement and partnership. Creates a culture that promotes respect, equity, inclusion and innovation, and models anti‑racist and accountable behaviours. Develops and executes strategies to support the CMHR’s strategic objectives and to prioritize new and emerging issues and opportunities that may impact the organization. Contributes to the development of the CMHR’s annual budget and uses sound judgment and strong financial management skills to manage financial resources, with regard to established policies and risk management strategy and protocols. Cultivates relationships with human rights defenders, academic institutions and community organizations, and other national and international museums. Creates a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and learning by developing impact‑driven processes that integrate with all areas of the Museum, online and in gallery. Content Development and Exhibitions Drives a collaborative and decolonized approach to research and curatorial activities with an emphasis on storytelling and lived experience. Oversees content development to support all areas including exhibitions (onsite and online) and programming. Promotes a culture of digital innovation and transformation that leverages interactive storytelling and digital technology to educate and inspire audiences. Oversees the development, maintenance, renewal and reimagination of onsite exhibitions, including the care and conservation of collections and loans, and design and production processes. Oversees online storytelling and exhibitions on the CMHR’s website and other virtual platforms and initiatives. Develops strategic opportunities to share content including the design and production and sharing of traveling exhibitions, and scheduling of temporary exhibitions. Leverages new and existing networks and partnerships to engage audiences locally, nationally and internationally in the CMHR’s content. Represents the CMHR on inter‑museum and other related committees, meetings and events. Qualifications and Experience Needed Post‑secondary degree in a relevant discipline with years of senior leadership leading people, operations, stakeholder engagement, and collaborating cross‑functionally across an organization. Senior leadership experience within a complex and multidisciplinary institution, including experience working at the executive level. Experience in relevant sectors such as human rights, museum, arts and culture, education, social impact and community advancement. Experience working with a diverse workforce in a complex or multi‑faceted workplace. For more information on CMHR, read the 2024‑2029 Strategic Plan. The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all. We encourage you to identify your employment equity status in your cover letter or resume. The information you voluntarily disclose will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose of increasing workforce diversity. The CMHR is committed to developing a work environment and recruitment processes that are inclusive and barrier‑free. Please advise the HR representative if accommodation measures must be taken to enable you to apply and be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. #J-18808-Ljbffr