Located in a newly transformed facility (LEED Gold) and waterfront park on Boston's Fort Point Channel, and actively contributing to the renaissance of the city's Seaport District, the Museum attracts some 550,000 visitors each year. BCM also pursues a civic mission, partnering with neighborhoods, community groups, schools, and teachers to enrich the learning experiences of children in all parts of the city. It promotes school readiness and parental involvement and advocates for children and family issues.

This is a wonderful opportunity to provide new vision and leadership to a multifaceted, world-class, $10.6 million organization with a rich history, vital mission, and exciting promise for the future. Reporting to a 30-member Board of Trustees and leading 100 full and part-time staff, the president will build on BCM's history of innovation and impact and provide focused leadership and vision for the future, ensuring BCM's fiscal and organizational strength and communicating its purposes to broad audiences.

Requires demonstrated organization leadership and management experience, outstanding communication and fundraising ability, and the presence and inspiration to lead BCM to a new level of visibility and impact. BCM will search broadly for candidates with an emphasis on senior leadership in organizations of comparable scale and complexity, including cultural institutions; non-profits focused on children, youth, or families; and educational organizations. BCM is also open to civically engaged candidates from the private sector.

The Boston Children's Museum has a longstanding commitment to diversity in its staff and board, and actively seeks a diverse pool of candidates in this search.

Long Island Children's Museum, in Garden City, New York, is looking for an Early Childhood Program Manager to develop and lead early childhood initiatives at the Museum and in the community. This position manages all aspects of early childhood education and programming for children ages birth - 5 years, including program development, exhibition support, parenting workshops, and staff and teacher training at the Museum. This position is also responsible for implementation of the Museum's kindergarten readiness program.

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree or higher in Education, Early Childhood Education or Child Development. Master's degree preferred, plus 5-10 years experience working with young children and their caregivers. Experience in parent and teacher education, 2-4 years supervisory experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Proficiency in Spanish is required. Candidates must be community-oriented, experienced working with a diverse population, comfortable meeting with funders, and have excellent writing, speaking and leadership skills. Prior museum experience is helpful. Monday - Friday 9:00 - 5:00, with some evening and weekend hours required.

Green Mountain Children's Museum (GMCM) has been emerging under the leadership of a highly engaged board committed to opening and operating a successful and sustainable children's museum in the Burlington, Vermont area. GMCM, while securing a location, is seeking a dynamic, experienced, highly organized Executive Director to collaborate with the board of directors to effectively promote and raise the funds necessary to gradually open and operate a children's museum.

Excellent communication and administrative skills are essential. Evidence of successful fundraising efforts and museum experience is preferred. Specific duties will include grant writing, coordinating volunteers and hiring staff, public speaking, creating and managing budgets, and implementing appropriate risk management policies and procedures while staying current with the children's museum industry. Working from home initially may be considered.

Please visit our website www.gmcm.org.

Our mission is to inspire and educate children through interactive programs and exhibits, focusing on science, history,cultural studies, and the environment. The Junior Museum of Bay County owns twelve acres include main exhibit building, and features a new classroom/cultural center, pioneer village, and nature trail. The museum has an operating budget of $300,000 and serves 20,000 visitors per year.

The Executive Director assists the Museum in accomplishing its mission through; leading organizational growth, fundraising, marketing, community relations, program development, staff recruitment and management, grant writing, and strategic planning.

Qualified candidates should have experience in above areas. Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree preferred. Must have excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

The Children's Museum of Denver (CMD) is seeking a new President and CEO. Since its inception in 1973, CMD has served the metro-Denver community as a learning institute, dedicated to the education and growth of young children, newborn through age 8, and their caregivers. Plans for the future will build on the organization's programming success and will identify new opportunities for sustainable growth, which may include physical expansion and an associated capital campaign. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the President and CEO is responsible for leading and directing all aspects of CMD including strategy, external relations, and fundraising, as well as the administration and delivery of all programs and services. Highly qualified candidates must have demonstrated both strategic agility and the ability to execute plans to achieve quantified outcomes. This person must possess outstanding communication skills and demonstrated success in cultivating relationships with diverse constituents, including: individuals, corporations, foundations, other nonprofit organizations and government agencies. This individual will have at least five (5) years of executive leadership in a multi-million dollar organization in the not-for-profit, for-profit or government sectors. A bachelor's degree is required, a graduate degree is preferred.

Additional information regarding this position is available at www.kittleman.net.

Summary: The primary duties are to provide coordination of the Hands on Helper (HOH) Staff (Floor Facilitators). HOH Floor Coordinator works closely with the Senior Education Manager in providing guidance, mentorship training, and supervision of the HOH Floor Staff Facilitators.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Assist with mentoring, training, supervision of Floor Staff -"Hands on Helpers"
• Implementation paperwork, such as staff payroll forms, scheduling changes, etc.
• Assist in floor facilitation more than 50% of time
• Serve as a liaison between the HOH Floor Staff and Management o Maintains current knowledge of Museum Education/Exhibition standards and program content
• Able to interact positively with Children/Caregivers and sensitive to their needs
• Coordinates and assists with staff reviews and evaluations
• Tracks part-time staff hours
• Assist with preparation and maintenance of training materials o
• Shows a professional manner and skills in handling confidential and sensitive matters with discretion and tact… 'go with the flow' attitude
• Encourages continued support for the Museum's Education Department
• Ability to make oral presentations at planning meetings and at programs/departmental functions
• Skill in working as part of a team with co-workers exchanging ideas and thoughts to arrive jointly at decisions
• Clear communication and strong writing skills
• Writes and maintains internal weekly staff EBLAST
• Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs

Qualification/Responsibilities:

• Supervise and coordinate the daily staff schedule of the museum
• Scheduling and supervising paid and unpaid floor staff
• Assist with training floor staff on visitor procedures and safety
• Provide fast assistance to visitors (answering questions and providing information as needed)
• Coordinating set up for special events, birthday parties and other Museum functions
• Train Group Greeters and special guests and escort them to destination
• Completes Incident and MOD reports for distribution to Museum Staff
• Spanish speaking skills desirable
• Other duties identified by Education Director

Education/Training/Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in Art, Education, or related field/experience
• Staff management and supervision experience
• Must have pleasant personality, good interpersonal skills, professional and groomed appearance, strong organization and communication skills
• Commitment to diversity, ability to work as a team player, ability to meet deadlines, discretion and good judgment in daily activities
• Enjoy working around children and their families o Must pass a background check
• Eco-mined

The Nevada Discovery Museum is looking for a dynamic and energetic director who will take the organization through the renovation and opening of this new museum in mid-2011. The Board has raised three quarters of the $20.4 million and plans to break ground in June 2010. The former Reno City Hall, which is being transformed into the museum, is centrally located in downtown Reno and accessible to families throughout the region. Eight exhibition galleries will include "Waterworks," "My Town," and "Davinci's Corner," to name a few of the exciting exhibitions that are planned.

The Executive Director will provide strategic, creative and programming, and financial and administrative leadership. S/he must have managerial experience including building a staff and managing volunteers. S/he will integrate exhibits, programs, and partnerships to create a world class experience for inquiry learning. Seven to ten years of experience in a senior position is required as is a deep understanding of museums and a commitment to a child-centered mission.

Complete job profile may be viewed at www.mcaonline.com.

The Culture & Heritage Museums (CHM) seeks an experienced educator to direct family and children's programs. Serving upstate South Carolina and the greater Charlotte, NC region, CHM is York County's system of linked cultural institutions including the Museum of York County, Historic Brattonsville, the McCelvey Center and a children's museum currently in development.

Family Program Manager designs, implements/ coordinates and evaluates a comprehensive program of learning experiences across the CHM system of museums that meet the needs of children and parents/caregivers. Job hours are flexible and include weekend and evenings in order to best serve the family audience. Family programs may include, but are not limited to, summer camps, summer programs, homeschool programs, and weekend programs. Areas for immediate development include birthday parties and scout programs. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in youth programming, museum education or teaching within a formal or informal setting, management and supervision of staff, budget management, and a strong working knowledge of the needs of families and children.

Required Qualifications:

• Museum management or similar experience.
• An eagerness to work collaboratively as the leader of a dynamic management team.
• Proficiency as a financial strategist.
• Track record of spearheading initiatives designed to keep a museum's offerings to the public relevant and dynamic - and financially sustainable.
• Working knowledge and minimum three years practical experience with major gifts, planned gifts, and grants - comfortable working with specific dollar goals.
• Instinct for identifying simple, creative, and profitable revenue strategies.
• An ease and enthusiasm for representing the children's museum in a variety of public and private forums at the local and regional levels.
• A gift for speaking and writing in a clear and compelling fashion for various audiences.
• Strong ability to motivate and excite various groups and individuals to participate in and support a common vision and goals.
• A value system and personal/professional style that is, above all, ethical, diplomatic, persuasive and credible - with a healthy dose of good humor!
• Must like kids, working independently, multi-tasking, kids, brainstorming ... oh, and did we mention KIDS?
• College degree required; Masters preferred.