About Us

At The Huntington, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to support and promote the appreciation of the humanities, the arts, and botanical science. The Huntington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, disability, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.

The Huntington

Founded in 1919, The Huntington is a collections-based research and educational institution open to the public, housing world-class library, art, and botanical collections. Its mission is to support research and promote education in the arts, humanities, and botanical science and to display and interpret its extraordinary resources for diverse audiences.

The Culture

Here we are committed to the highest of standards in all that we do – from preserving and protecting the collections, to exhibitions, educational and scholarly programming, visitor and reader services, and beyond. Achieving excellence across these pursuits requires a diversity of perspectives, expertise, experience, and methodologies.

At The Huntington, our organizational Culture is shaped by the following core values: Intellectual curiosity, Collaboration, Stewardship, Belonging, and Integrity.

Intellectual Curiosity: Knowledge, lifelong learning, and a spirit of inquiry are at the core of our mission and organizational culture.
Collaboration: Teamwork and a collaborative attitude are important at all levels of The Huntington. We foster relationships internally among our departments and externally with organizations throughout the community.
Stewardship: We are committed to the care and development of our collections, our financial and physical resources, our staff, and our community.
Belonging: We strive to attract and maintain a workforce of individuals with diverse talents, backgrounds, and perspectives. Our organizational culture promotes a sense of welcome, inclusion, and connection.
Integrity: We value respect and honesty, working to fulfill our mission with honor and ethical principles.

Job Description

About the Role

The Huntington seeks a highly motivated, experienced, collaborative, and visionary Director of Security & Operations. Reporting to the Vice President of Facilities, Operations and Capital Programs, the Director of Security & Operations is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Security Department on a 24/7 basis and help ensure high quality, fiscally responsible, and efficient operations in support of The Huntington’s mission. With 207 acres of land, 600,000 square feet of building spaces including galleries, library, offices, public spaces and more, the Director of Security & Operations is responsible for securing and supporting the operations of a large and diverse campus. The Huntington hosts more than 1 million guests each year and is home to 130 acres of botanical gardens; over 50,000 works of art; 430,000 rare books and 12 million library objects.

The successful candidate should have a proven record of leading transformational change of a complex security department, including building relationships across all levels of an organization, must be an effective manager of resources (both human and financial), and work well within an institutional culture that values collegiality, trust, and transparency.

The Application Process: The Huntington has retained ZRG Partners to assist in this recruitment.

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY HERE ON THE HUNTINGTON'S CAREER SITE. PLEASE APPLY AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: Director of Security & Operations | ZRG Partners

Please direct all inquiries, nominations, and applications electronically and in confidence to Valerie Rohn at vrohn@zrgpartners.com

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