Education Specialist - Museum jobs in Berkeley, CA

The Position

The Curator of Education provides leadership, guidance and management oversight of LWE’s educational team to create an innovative and balanced program that responds to LWE’s mission statement and strategic goals.

Primary Responsibilities

• Expand, develop, and execute the museum’s strategic plan for educational programming to best match the strengths, mission, and needs of the museum with the needs of the formal education community and local children, families and adults.
• Working with colleagues (staff and volunteers), evaluate and strengthen the museum’s existing education programs and develop, implement, and evaluate new programs that meet the needs of the museum’s diverse audiences and leverage the museum’s unique resources.
• Lead efforts to increase education program revenues and achieve annual education department financial goals.
• Develop and execute an annual operations plan and budget and monitor implementation and results on a monthly basis.
• In cooperation with other staff and volunteers, promote the museum’s educational programs to maximize enrollments, revenues, and support, leading to the ongoing growth of the overall educational program.
• Maintains an up-to-date education program calendar and coordinates with the Marketing Department to ensure effective promotion of educational programs and events.
• Continue to strengthen LWE’s reputation as a provider of quality science and nature education programming.
• Collaborate with the Development Department in the development of and reporting on grant proposals supporting specific education initiatives and ongoing programs.
• Serve as a key member of the museum’s senior management team to create unified programming, messages, and policies, and provide leadership in high-level internal planning activities.
• Manage the education department, including direct supervision of education staff and oversight of the management of education volunteers and staff to ensure excellent customer service and the delivery of excellent programming.
• Develop annual work plans with measurable goals and provide timely feedback both informally and through formal performance reviews.
• Oversee management of the museum’s Natural History Collection, serving as head of the Collections Committee and making acquisition and deaccession decisions.
• Works with the Executive Director to plan and manage permanent and temporary exhibitions, including all aspects of the exhibit development process.
• Serves as the main content writer and project manager for temporary and permanent exhibitions. Working across departments in this effort and managing exhibition contractors, from fabricators, graphic designers, and artists, to ensure exhibit elements were on track with the exhibition schedule.
• Provides team support for all Lindsay special events, encompassing community events, fundraisers, and more.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Masters preferred) from an accredited four-year college or university in the natural sciences, education, museum studies, or a related field.
• Three to four years’ experience in education with demonstrated skills in leadership, management, curation, and communication.
• Strong knowledge of AAM standards and best practices, and relevant federal and state laws and regulations related to Natural History Collections.
• Experience leading exhibit planning, integrating requirements from multiple departments into proposed plans for discussion, review, and approval.
• Knowledge and experience with diversity, equity, access, and inclusion in the workplace, and in developing learning experiences and environments.
• Demonstrated leadership in the museum field, specifically related to education programs, collections management, and exhibitions. Project management skills in establishing priorities, coordinating multiple complex projects simultaneously, and meeting deadlines

Hours, Benefits & Compensation

Exempt, full time.
Medical and dental benefits. Vacation, sick and holidays.
Salary $67,000-$72,000

COVID POLICY:

The Lindsay Wildlife Experience requires all staff and volunteers to be fully vaccinated or to have a valid exemption request.

EEO POLICY STATEMENT:

It is the policy of Lindsay Wildlife Experience to afford equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic or status that is protected by federal, state or local law.

Apply

Send cover letter, resume and three references to: jobs@lindsaywildlife.org Please put “Curator of Education” in the subject line.

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• Submit all materials in PDF format with your first initial and last name in the document name

Example: JSmith_Resume.pdf

Position Availability

Open until filled.