Position Title: Director of Interpretation and Program Evaluation

Department: Education

Reporting Relationship: Reports to the Deputy Director for Engagement and Innovation

Opening Date: March 6, 2015

Closing Date: March 20, 2015

Position Objective:

Reporting to the Deputy Director for Engagement and Innovation, this position directs the creation and implementation of a comprehensive

strategy for educational programs development and evaluation that is creative, relevant, accessible, and able to engage diverse communities

with the Museum’s internationally renowned collection. This individual will cultivate and maintain innovative in-depth partnerships between

the Museum and community groups, including regional schools, community centers, colleges/universities, social service organizations, cultural

institutions, and others.

Working closely with the Director of School, Youth and Family Programs and the Senior Manager of Adult Programs, this position will

facilitate and shape the vision for coordinated ‘museum experiences’ that cross over into various generations, both on-site and off-site

(including the use of online learning and new media, teaching collections, etc.). This position’s role is both a formative one (ensuring that

education programs are strategic and well designed) and summative (analyzing the effectiveness, quantitative and qualitative, of a wide range

of educational programs).

Duties and Responsibilities:

● Works with Deputy Director for Engagement and Innovation and the education division’s core team members to develop and pilot

educational initiatives across programs, exhibits, and audiences.

● Inspires and nourishes capacity and culture around innovation, creativity learning, risk taking, and experimentation across the Education

Division.

● Fosters the growth of a community of learners to encourage dynamism through the development and execution of new strategies, and

planning tools for creating learning experiences that provide appropriate access and engage the Museum’s diverse visitors.

● Supports the development of evaluation strategies throughout the division and the systematic incorporation of findings.

● Identifies opportunities to enhance learning and interactivity for specialized audiences throughout the Museum’s exhibitions and

educational programs.

● Coordinates the implementation of new programming, exhibition, evaluation and strategic initiatives through intradepartmental and

interdepartmental project teams and working groups.

● Works as part of the Education Core Team to develop and implement Museum festivals and special events.

● Works with the education team to support the ongoing implementation of emerging best practices in the field and systems of evaluation.

● Encourages exchange between the Museum and community by developing and facilitating community partnerships and collaborations to

engage new audiences.

● Presents regularly in public settings about the education mission of the Museum; serves along with the Deputy Director for Engagement

and Innovation, on community-based planning initiatives

● Works with Deputy Director to cultivate relationships with potential donors, Museum members, regional and national educators, academic

institutions and community stakeholders that can lead to new innovative programming and research opportunities.

● Works closely with the Deputy Director and the Museum’s Development Department to prepare funding requests and grant proposals that

will support innovative educational programming, research opportunities, and community partnerships.

● Collaborates with curatorial and exhibition teams to design and implement interpretive strategies for educational publications, distance

learning programs, exhibitions, permanent collection galleries, website communications and the creation of a makerspace.

● Other duties as required to meet the mission of the organization.

Qualifications:

● Graduate degree in related field (education, art or science education, museum education, etc.)

● 7 years of progressive and successful experience in the development, implementation, and evaluation of education programming in a

museum.

● Working knowledge of current education reform and policies, museum visitor studies, informal learning theory and practice, and other

important areas related to arts and culture.

● Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with new media.

● Well-developed interpersonal skills including the ability to work with colleagues, trustees, volunteers, and community leaders.

● Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with a diverse range of groups and organizations.

● Experience in shaping and maintaining partnerships with other cultural institutions, membership organizations, and colleges/universities.

● Experience with grant writing and managing budgets.

● Experience in developing MakerSpace and Early Childhood programming a plus.

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If you are interested in a position at the Museum, please submit your resume and letter of interest to:

Human Resources

Newark Museum

49 Washington Street

Newark, NJ 07102

Fax: 973.642.0459

Email: humanresources@newarkmuseum.org