Outreach Instructor Candidate will teach museum Outreach science programs throughout L.A. on board the Earthmobile, Seamobile, and Skymobile (see www.nhm.org) mobile museum trucks. You will help develop curriculum; staff community events; as well as liaison with administrators and teachers.Requires a BA in Education, Science, or Anthropology; 2+ years of informal teaching experience; strong communication abilities with adults and children; proficiency with computers(MS Office) and technology; and your own vehicle for transportation to various school sites (mileage reimbursement). This is a full time position with benefits.

Reporting to the Vice President, Exhibit & Program Development, the Director of Integrated Programming oversees all aspects of an innovative program team that plans, develops and implements educational programs to meet the mission and goals of the organization. The Director of Integrated Programming will coordinate these programs and projects and assume responsibility for on-time, on-budget, high quality production that satisfies the needs of both the visitor and the museum.

We seek a proven leader of science education programs in a complex learning environment whose background includes a successful track record of innovation and growth. The successful candidate will bring a passion for science, technology and innovation, as well as an appreciation for and/or experience with the work of a museum coupled with a business-like and strategic approach. The ideal candidate will demonstrate successful management results and the ability to work with and lead a staff in the development and implementation of education and outreach programs. This position requires a master's level graduate education in a science-related field and at least 7 years of progressive educational program development and management responsibility, preferably in such venues as science centers, children's museums, zoological parks, arboreta, botanic garden or other visitor-driven, public cultural institutions.

Join the creative team at Maine's largest children's museum. The Executive Director is responsible for daily administration, program quality, and working with the Board of Directors to establish the organization's creative vision, community image, and fund-raising efforts.

This position requires proven leadership experience, business acumen, and strong talent in fund-raising and community development. You should enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, believe in Maine Discovery Museum's mission, and be excited to work with a diverse group of customers, staff, volunteers, and donors.

More information about this position can be found at: www.mainediscoverymuseum.org

The Golisano Children's Museum of Naples (C'mon) is seeking a full-time Director of External Affairs (DEA). Under supervision of the Executive Director, the DEA holds responsibility for the museum's relationships with a variety of audiences to help the museum realize its mission, vision and goals. The DEA is responsible for managing events and external activities for the museum that are not related to education or the capital campaign. The DEA will also assist the Executive Director in managing communication and relationships with board members, business and community leaders, legislators, members, volunteers, and with peer institutions.

Description of Duties / Responsibilities

• Building and sustaining strategic relationships with visitors, members, business and community leaders, legislators and other key constituencies of the museum.
• Works collaboratively with Executive Director to design and implement a comprehensive marketing and public relations program and appropriate marketing strategies for C'mon in keeping with the museum's goals and branding. Monitors and analyzes outcomes from marketing programs/strategies including evaluation of cost effectiveness.
• Coordinates public presentations and appearances, including writing speeches and identifying speaking opportunities.
• Formulates policy and program recommendations that promote the museum within the community and that facilitate and encourage the involvement of business and community leadership with the museum.
• Regularly represents the museum in the community and with key constituencies.
• Plans and executes special events with a broad community focus including panel discussions, receptions and other programming.
• Designs and coordinates production of collateral materials to support the museum ranging from event invitations and e-newsletters to annual reports and membership materials.
• Updates museum website as needed.
• Manages media relations and PR opportunities.
• Manages advertising program including development of ad schedule, negotiating ad rates and ad placement.
• Manages corporate partnerships and develops new corporate relationships.
  
  

Minimum Training and Experience

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in communication, business, marketing or other relevant field; supplemented by three or more years of demonstrated accomplishment in a multi-faceted external relations position.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite & Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat). Graphic design skills required.
• Web and Social Media experience required. o Knowledge of Southwest Florida media sources.

Special Requirements

• Capacity to create and maintain consistent messaging and to manage organizational events for cultivation, awareness building, and celebration.
• Proven ability to work with board members, high value volunteers and community leaders.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

Language Ability and Interpersonal Communication

• Preparation and periodic submittal of guest columns, letters to the editor, blogs, news releases and other public relations communications to ensure enhanced public visibility of the museum.
• Ability to comprehend and correctly use a variety of informational documents including budget reports, surveys and trends, and other reports and records.
• Ability to write for publication, conduct research on individuals and organizations, prepare statistics for board and staff review, and other job related documents using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style.
• Ability to meet deadlines and maintain confidentiality of restricted information.
• Ability to make independent judgments in absence of management, use common sense, and utilize the principles of rational systems in the performance of tasks.
• Ability to maintain personal composure and tactfully handle difficult situations and interpret questions correctly.

Working Conditions

• Informal office environment.
• Involves evening and weekend hours.
• Moderate amount of travel, a driver's license is required.
• Frequent interaction with public.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

Museum: new family museum based on areas of the arts (visual and performing) and the environment (including ecology) in Doha, the capital of Qatar.

Purpose of position: to set up, manage and develop the education department of the museum. Part of the museum's senior staff; reports to museum Director.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Oversea and manage the education staff and museum education programs both on- and off-site.
• With HR department hire, train and develop education staff; deliver all required staff evaluations.
• Develop and deliver staff professional development.
• Develop museum programs for families, children, schools, teachers (current and trainee), community groups and those with special/additional needs; initiate program evaluation protocols and procedures; contribute to educational materials.
• Participate and contribute to Content Brief for museum development, including exhibition design and content.
• Oversea and manage special children's library.
• Prepare and track education budget.
• Represent the museum at various educational organizations; contribute to conferences, publications and research.
• Participate with other QMA senior staff in cross-museum projects and initiatives.

Position requirements: minimum masters degree in museum studies, museum education, life-long learning, arts; minimum 5 years museum management experience including management of staff and budget; (minimum 10 years total museum experience); experience with in-gallery programming for families and/or children; computer literate with excellent written, presentation and communication skills. International experience highly desirable.

Position contract offers excellent, tax-free salary with extensive benefits (including accommodation, flights, medical coverage and end-of-contract payment).

Amazement Square, The Rightmire Children's Museum, is searching for an energetic and creative museum professional for the Director of Education position. This position will be responsible for the planning, development, implementation, and day-to-day management of the museum's educational programs and will manage a team of staff.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of three years experience in the museum field with a graduate degree in education, art education, art history, or the humanities. The candidate should also have a collaborative leadership style and outstanding communication skills. S/he must be comfortable managing a program of varied projects that involve in-house staff and outside collaborators. The hands-on, interactive and interpretive nature of the museum's education programs requires an engaged, flexible and highly creative individual. Background in program development for hands-on cultural/historical or science museums and a proven track record in the management of projects, budgets and staff is a key requirement.

Please visit our website at www.amazementsquare.org for more information about the museum. EOE

Santa Fe Children's Museum seeks a full-time Executive Director to lead the museum into its next exciting phase that includes an expanded facility and numerous opportunities for programmatic and exhibition development. The museum is 21 years old with 80,000 visitors annually and 1,200 members. The annual operating budget is over $800,000.

Key qualifications include:

• 7-10 years of increasing responsibility in a children's museum or museum/education nonprofit focusing on arts and culture, with the past 3-5 years as an Executive Director and a demonstrated record of accomplishment.
• Master's Degree in Museum Education highly desired or a combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to a Master's Degree in an area related to the Museum's activities.
• Proven experience in expanding a museum's educational role within a community with particular expertise in cultural competency.
• Demonstrated success in strategic planning, fund development, and capital campaigns.
• Experience managing a staff and an annual operating budget of at least $500,000.
• Dynamic, passionate, and energetic leadership with the ability to communicate in a diplomatic, inclusive manner and to present and represent SFCM to internal and external constituencies.
• A reputation for the highest level of professionalism, integrity, ethical behavior, and credibility.

Job experience

• Non-profit management experience (Children's museum experience ideal)
• Experience creating and managing budgets
• Education experience or background strongly preferred
• Knowledge and experience with Boards andVolunteers
• Public presentation skills
• Documented Fund raising experience
• Understanding of planned giving, estate planning and endowments
• Business skills

Interpersonal Skills: someone who is outgoing and friendly, executive presence, passionate, sincere and sensitive in dealing with people, charismatic personality, "Thinks like a child but acts like an adult", hardworking, high energy, innovative, creative

Education

• College degree required
• Masters Degree strongly preferred
• Education major strongly preferred

The Brooklyn Children's Museum seeks a Vice President of Institutional Advancement to work closely with the museum's President and Board of Trustees to advance, secure, and grow the museum's financial portfolio. The VP of Institutional Advancement will direct, manage, and implement a fundraising plan for the museum's portfolio of corporate, foundation, government, and individual donors and prospects. The VP is responsible for ensuring that the museum's organizational structure and procedures maximize fundraising potential and will lead the staff and trustees in supporting fundraising activities across the organization. The VP will oversee development and maintenance of appropriate fundraising systems, including: donor management and stewardship; donor research and cultivation; gift processing and recognition; and accountability and compliance standards for donor and tax purposes.

Brooklyn Children's Museum, the world's first museum for kids, is recognized as an innovative educational institution with an outstanding natural history and cultural collection. The museum serves a diverse annual audience of over 250,000 children and families city-wide, 250 youth in an award-winning afterschool program, and over 500,000 per year through national touring exhibitions. It has an annual operating budget of $7 million. For more information, visit www.broooklynkids.org. The Brooklyn Children's Museum is an equal opportunity employer.

Discovery Place KIDS is seeking a full time Coordinator who will report to the Site Director to plan, manage and implement educational programming for visitors. Discovery Place KIDS is a children's museum opening October 2010 in Huntersville, NC with a focus on children from birth-second grade. Discovery Place KIDS aspires to maximize the whole child by providing extraordinary and rich play experiences that value imagination fun and learning.

This individual will work in the community to increase awareness of the institution and develop partnerships to extend the organization's services, will work with the Site Director to oversee budget controls and volunteer program and will supervise part time employees. Bachelor's degree in education or related field (Master's preferred). Two+ years of similar supervisory experience with curriculum project management in early childhood education in a museum or related organization. Must be available to work both week days and weekends.

Opal School of the Portland Children's Museum

Status: Full time / Exempt

Reports to: Director of Education and Programs

Job Overview: The Opal School Administrator provides administrative leadership to the Opal Charter School, a public charter elementary, K-5 school of 80 students, and the Opal Museum School, an early childhood, tuition-based program for 37 children, ages 3-6 years.The mission of Opal Charter School is to strengthen public education by provoking fresh ideas concerning environments where creativity, imagination and the wonder of learning thrive.

Selected Job Responsibilities

• Acts as a member of the Education leadership team to supervise teachers in matters of Human Resources, scheduling, contracts, classroom management and student support
• Participates on the Education Leadership Team to support teacher conflict resolution, coaching, mentoring, development of teacher evaluations and provides reflection on the work of the school
• Supports the work of the Education team by supporting the Center for Children's Learning Director who leads the curriculum development, documentation and professional development of the school Selected

Qualifications:

• Minimum: BA or BS degree
• A minimum of two years of leadership in educational or museum settings
• Demonstrates the leadership qualities of listening, inquiring, collaborating and communicating openly
• Finds joy in working with children and adults
• Fluent Spanish Speaker preferred

The Golisano Children's Museum of Naples (C'mon) is seeking a full-time Development Director. The position reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for planning, developing, and maintaining a comprehensive private and public sector fundraising program on behalf of C'mon and to enhance the mission and vision established by the Board of Directors.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Significant development experience including knowledge of foundation/corporate solicitations, government funding, grant writing, communications, special events, capital campaigns and annual giving.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience in public speaking.
• General computer literacy, internet knowledge and experience with basic Microsoft Office and DonorPerfect Online.
• Ability to do multiple tasks, prioritize them and work well with frequent interruptions.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to appropriately handle confidential information.
• Flexibility, dependability, and professional demeanor.
• Ability to work well independently.

Visit www.cmon.org for full job description.

Knock Knock Children's Museum seeks a part-time, highly motivated Project Director.

Responsibilities include fundraising, community awareness, building planning & daily management. Requirements include work experience in the field of management, and passionate about early childhood education.

MPDM seeks an experienced nonprofit professional with vision, experience and expertise to serve as its Founding Executive Director (ED). Reporting to MPDM's board of directors, the ED will be responsible for all aspects--reflecting our mission and core values as you orchestrate: implementation and fundraising program administration during our $3 million capital campaign, development and marketing in our six focus counties, creating a volunteer network and managing staff as we build a 10,000 square foot building, and external relations--of leadership and management of the organization.

This will be a 2-year commitment with the goal of the museum being built within that time and an evaluation of the position as it turns into a day-to-day business operations position. Please see our website for organizational overview, ED responsibilities, and qualification requirements: http://www.mpdiscoverymuseum.org/MPDM_ED_description.pdf.

Children's Discovery Museum is a non-profit, hands-on learning environment dedicated to fostering a child's innate curiosity about the world. We provide exhibits and programs that challenge the mind, and invite the child in all of us to explore with confidence.Exhibition Craftsperson is a full time; exempt position with benefits.

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose (CDM) is looking for a skilled exhibition craftsperson to join its exhibit team of designers and craftsmen committed to creating quality, innovative exhibits for children and their caretakers. The primary responsibility for this position is to fabricate both exhibit prototypes and final exhibit iterations, adhering to CDM exhibit fabrication quality standards. The ideal candidate will have an AA degree; a minimum of 5 years of experience in a professional production workshop; high end fabrication skills and techniques including working with metal, wood, and plastics; be knowledgeable about mechanics, AV multimedia, and electrical as applied to exhibits; have basic drawing/sketching skills; and be self-paced with the ability to work with low supervision. Experience in a museum setting is desirable.

Job Responsibilities Include:

• Provide overall leadership to the museum's Education Department. Supervise the Family Learning Manager, Education Program Managers and the G.R.O.W. Program Coordinator.
• Lead all programmatic efforts; including exhibits, daily family programs and events, school programs, day camps, G.R.O.W. Program and fee-based workshops and classes.
• Maintain, update and implement the museum's Educational Framework and Philosophy.
• Work with the Exhibits Team to develop new exhibits and improve existing exhibits.
• Work with the Marketing team to communicate the museum's educational philosophy.
• Work with the Development Team to create funding proposals.
• Work with the Guest Services Department to identify volunteer needs for education.
• Uphold and implement the museum's Quality Service Standards around exemplary customer service.
• Develop collaborative partnerships that extend the museum's educational experiences. Serve as a representative of the museum at various associations.
• Lead advisory committees to gather input on future museum experiences and educational focus.
• Ensure implementation of program evaluation.
• Develop and manage the Education Department budget.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education or related field. Master's degree a plus.
• Passion and sincere appreciation for museum's mission, values and goals.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of child development and play-learning theories.
• Experience and skill in teaching pre-school and elementary school-aged children.
• Strong familiarity with pre K-3 school curriculum and the Colorado Model Content Standards.
• In-depth experience with informal education and interactive exhibit development.
• Exemplary communication and presentation skills - bilingual a plus.
• Excellent project planning, implementation and management.
• Proven ability to understand financial statements and budget preparation.
• Demonstrated staff supervisory and leadership experience; excellent interpersonal skills.
• High energy, creativity and a great sense of humor a must.