General Responsibilities:

The Director of Community Engagement is responsible for the creation, implementation, and management of the Menil Collection’s community engagement activities, which include public programs and education.  With the input and involvement of colleagues and community leaders, the Director of Community Engagement identifies and implements opportunities for involvement between the Menil and its surrounding communities and other constituencies without excluding its role in the larger, international context

Specific Duties:

  1. Implement and manage the creation of new community-based programs, partnerships, and other engagement in initiatives.  Expand, through new initiatives, efforts that already exist.
  2. Identify opportunities for engaging new target communities, evaluate strategic benefits, and determine resource allocation.
  3. Collaborate with the Director of Public Programs to integrate audience and community engagement initiatives.
  4. Implement ways to communicate with and receive feedback from the community about the Menil and its initiatives.
  5. Attend community meetings on behalf of the Menil to hear community concerns, provide information about community engagement, and advocate for participation.
  6. Attend non-Menil programs, events, and relevant festivals to better understand community interests and activities.
  7. Identify prospects, and create target lists for contacts and outreach opportunities; develop an action plan and implement accordingly.
  8. Manage community-engagement partner relationships, including list exchanges, co-branded programming, including, but not limited to, consulates, interest groups, churches, performing-arts groups, and other community nonprofits.
  9. Create mechanisms for internal and external evaluation of engagement initiatives.
  10. Distribute information to the community and broader publics through multiple channels.
  11. Work with the Menil’s Membership, Development, and Communications Departments to strategize on methods and analyze results of audience research, visitor demographics, and the monitoring of the public’s perception and experience at the Menil.
  12. Collaborate with Visitor Desk and Gallery Attendants to ensure the best front-line experience for visitors.
  13. Collaborate with the Chief Advancement Officer in developing funding proposals in support of new outreach initiatives.

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

  1. Bachelor’s degree and three or more years of community organizing or other related experience.
  2. 3-5 years’ leadership experience in developing community programs.
  3. Ability to interact with diverse audiences in terms of age, economic status, and cultural background.
  4. Excellent planning and organizational skills.
  5. Ability to work collaboratively with other museum staff and constituents.
  6. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  7.  Familiarity with Houston Experience in online organizing/social media, online communication, and/or nonprofit web strategy.
  8. Understanding of how to engage audiences and the general public with a welcoming, accessible approach.
  9. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects with tight deadlines concurrently.
  10. Exceptional strategy development, project management, and communication skills.
  11. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  12. Excellent interpersonal skills.

Salary and benefits competitive and commensurate with experience.  Please send resume and cover letter to:  Director of Human Resources, the Menil Collection, 1511 Branard Street, Houston, Texas 77006.  Application materials may also be emailed to: smmaloch@menil.org.

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Contact Person: Suzanne Maloch
Email Address: smmaloch@menil.org