The Sooke Region Historical Society (SRHS) is seeking a collaborative leader and strong communicator to be our next Executive Director.

The SRHS owns and operates the Sooke Region Museum and Visitor Information Centre, located on ancestral lands of T’Sou-ke people, and operating within the region encompassing territories of Scia’new and Pacheedaht peoples and the communities of East Sooke, Sooke, Otter Point, Shirley, Jordan River and Port Renfrew on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Sooke is a community of 15,000+ people in an area of natural ocean and forest beauty and year-round outdoor recreation. Sooke is known as a small town with a big heart – where the rainforest meets the sea. The region has a rich human and natural history, and the museum explores this history, promotes the arts, and acts as the visitor centre.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director will be responsible for implementing the strategic direction and overseeing management of the Sooke Region Museum and Visitor Information Centre. We offer benefits and an annual salary of $62,000.00-$72,000.00, commensurate with experience.

Please refer to the attached Job Posting for more details about the role and qualifications we are looking for in an ideal Executive Director.

To apply in confidence please email your letter of interest and resume in Word or PDF format to sookeregionhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. Applications will be accepted until 4 pm (Pacific Time) December 15, 2023.

The Sooke Region Museum and Visitor Information Centre is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, access, and reconciliation and an open and transparent hiring process. We encourage and welcome all applications from women and gender nonconforming people, people of color, Indigenous Peoples, people with disabilities, peoples of all sexual orientations, and all others.

Job Posting Executive Director Sooke Region Museum