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Director of Preservation and Research
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) seeks a highly motivated historic preservationist for a Director of Preservation and Research position.
GVSHP is a non-profit organization founded in 1980 and is the largest membership organization in Greenwich Village. It is the primary advocate for neighborhood and historic preservation in Greenwich Village and the East Village. The Society currently has five full-time employees, including the Director of Preservation and Research position, and several part-time consultants and interns.
Duties of the Director of Preservation and Research include:
- Assisting the Executive Director with all aspects of the organization’s preservation and advocacy work
- Overseeing and coordinating historic buildings research and managing research interns
- Overseeing and coordinating GVSHP’s design review of proposed new construction and changes to historic buildings
- Drafting testimony for public hearings and letters to city agencies
- Representing the organization at public hearings, community meetings, and other events
- Responding to questions from the public regarding landmarks and zoning regulations
- Responding to researchers queries about neighborhood or individual building history
- Monitoring and pursuing landmark and building violations
Candidates for the position must:
- Have a demonstrated knowledge of historic preservation, Landmarks Preservation Commission and zoning and land use regulations, and architectural history
- Have a familiarity with the Greenwich Village and East Village community
- Be a highly motivated, meticulous, detail-oriented self-starter willing to work more than 40 hours/week and occasional weekends and evenings as needed
- Be comfortable speaking in public, in both formal and informal settings
- Have strong writing skills
- Be knowledgeable about historic building research techniques
The ideal candidate would have:
- A degree in historic preservation.
- A strong knowledge of the history of the architectural, cultural history, and physical development of Greenwich Village, and of Greenwich Village’s preservation movements
- Experience interacting with and navigating the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, the City Planning Commission, the Board of Standards and Appeals, and the New York City Council
- Prior involvement in and connection to Greenwich Village community affairs
- Experience in advocacy before government bodies and in organizing community support for public policy initiatives
- Experience writing about architecture, urban planning, and New York City history
- Experience managing interns or staff
- Knowledge of/experience with Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Photoshop, Google SketchUp, Quark, and web design programs such as Contribute or Dreamweaver
- Experience with on-line building research using resources such as ACRIS, BIS, and Property Shark
Salary approx. $45-50,000 commensurate with experience. Full benefits included.
Send resumes and cover letters to GVSHP, 232 East 11th Street, NY, NY 10003, or fax (212) 475-9582, or gvshp@gvshp.org. |
