The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate is dedicated to educating the public about the important role of the Senate in our government, encouraging participatory democracy, invigorating civil discourse, and inspiring the next generation of citizens and leaders to engage in the civic life of their communities.
The EMK Institute offers a new model for education and outreach that invites the American public to participate in the discourse on the challenges facing the nation. Toward that end, the EMK Institute is a portal into the legislative process and a training ground for the decision-makers of the future.
About this Role:
The Education Manager is responsible for successful execution of all educational programs and initiatives including those specifically for school and after school groups. The EM oversees all educational aspects of the on-site visitor experience for in-school and after-school programs and is responsible for developing the outreach and follow-up experiences for student group visits. The EM oversees strategic planning and development of educational programs and manages the education team (staff, volunteer and docent/intern) that creates and supports the educational components of the Institute’s exhibits as well as the unique Senate Immersion Modules (SIM). The EM also is responsible for the management of the Educatory Advisory Council, Summer Student Programs, and Teacher Training Program.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Manages the development and implementation of the Senate Immersion Module (SIM) program, including outreach, introductory materials, scheduling, directories, daily operations, follow up and evaluation
- Responsible for coordination of SIM development research teams, including overseeing the development and production of media and content to assist in kit training materials, introduction, use and output
- Assists coordination of receipt and review of third party SIMs, specifically overseeing outreach, communications, protocols and scheduling
- Manages development and production of educational programming, supporting curricula, promotional materials, documentation and assessments
- Manages the exhibits and SIM teams on the Institute floor to support all educational components of the daily visitor experience. These teams include an education coordinator who schedules, coordinates and follows up all school group visits, a front of house manager for school groups, an exhibit floor team, and teams that do SIMs and visitor activities in the Institute’s Senate Chamber
- Manages and reports on all educational outreach including:
o Institute’s Educator Advisory Committee
o Participating Teachers, students, faculty and scholars
o Institutional Partners with key resources for teaching policy issues, history and process of American Government, History, Congress and policy issues being highlighted at the Institute
- Manages broad educational outreach efforts to ensure programming includes strong participation across all youth and diverse community audiences regionally and nationally
Please email résumé and cover letter to resumes@emkinstitute.org, “Education Manager” in the subject line. Please, no phone calls.
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for The United States Senate is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
Qualifications:
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor of Arts or Master’s degree in Education, American Government, Public History or a related field
- At least 5 years of experience developing, creating and producing educational programs and experiences for public history institutions, museums or hands-on learning environments. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in developing cross platform learning opportunities that align the web, distance learning, tablet and mobile devices, interactive gaming or other media and technologies
- Relevant work experience in a project coordination position, including coordination and support of educators, students and education administrators
- Experience working with a large range of audience levels: students, teachers, faculty, administrator, state and local officials
- Experience in developing training for museum learning environments is desirable
The Ideal Candidate:
- Excellent project management and research skills (task prioritization by deadline, task delivery under pressured deadlines and parallel priorities)
- Meticulous, organized, efficient and professional standards for all task execution
- Proficiency with standard project management software, database tools and directories.
- Ability to represent the Institute to the general public through effective written and oral communication
- Up-to-date knowledge of state and national educational and assessment standards for Social Studies, Government and American History for High School instruction including the PARCC assessment
- Contemporary knowledge of the American political scene and ability to work in a bipartisan manner
- Work style and personality that facilitates working with a creative, dedicated set of colleagues
How To Apply:
Please email résumé and cover letter to resumes@emkinstitute.org, “Education Manager” in the subject line. Please, no phone calls.
Apply by:
May 29, 2015
About this Organization:
The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate (the EMK Institute) is dedicated to educating the public about our government, invigorating public discourse, encouraging participatory democracy, and inspiring the next generation of citizens and leaders. We believe that the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate will be one of the leading organizations working to turn the tide on civic education. Offering a new model for education and outreach, the EMK Institute will invite the American public into the discourse on the challenges facing the nation. Toward that end, the EMK Institute will be a portal into the legislative process and a training ground for the decision-makers of the future.
