About the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.

Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world.

At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.

Respect: Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always.

Inclusivity: Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued.

Collaboration: Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission.

Excellence: Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity.

Integrity: Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
You provide general administrative assistance and support services for the Capital Projects team to ensure compliance with the museum Construction Policies & Procedures. You will be a point of contact for the vendors working on the capital projects and will work closely with Assistant Project Managers and the rest of the Capital Projects Operation team to make sure that they have the administrative support necessary to keep projects running at a smooth pace and keeping vendors paid on time. you will maintain project files, project and department operations spend tracking and general office needs.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
Work with and assist Procurement to compile documents for bid packages, including letters, scope of work and construction documents
Manage supplier onboarding, request to pay function, requisition entry, invoice management, and purchase order tracking.
Work independently to track and maintain capital construction project spend to make sure that it matches the general ledger.
File and execute contracts for vendors and track and maintain contractor insurance certificates.
Process materials for change orders against capital construction budgets.
Assist the Contract Project Managers in scheduling meetings with stakeholders across the museum.
Act as the point of contact for mail and package delivery and serve as the computer liaison for various technology maintenance requests.
Assist with the production of support materials for the Buildings Committee meetings
Additional general administrative duties as needed.

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:
BA degree, preferred or equivalent experience
Demonstrated experience with various administrative tasks including filing, calendar management, and general reception duties.
Proficiency in Workday, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel, and project management.

COMPENSATION RANGE:
Pay Range: $27.50 - $30.00/hour
The advertised pay scale reflects the good faith minimum and maximum salary range for this role. The advertised pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage for any specific employee. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, special licensing or qualifications, and other factors.

Benefits Offerings

The Museum provides competitive compensation, and generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees. Note: Benefits Offering may differ based on Employee Status.

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
403(b) basic retirement plan and optional matching retirement plan with an outstanding employer match
Considerable paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and 13 Museum holidays
Long-term disability coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Account (pre-tax income for eligible health care expenses)
Commuter benefits (pre-tax income for parking or mass transit expenses)
Free financial-planning services
Financial assistance for relevant coursework, seminars, and training programs
25% discount for staff in Museum shops
A subsidized staff cafeteria
Access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions

Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the qualifications for a role. If much of this job description describes you, then please apply for this role.

The Met is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, The Met will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed in this process, please contact benefits@metmuseum.org.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.