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Job Summary:

This position will manage all aspects of planning, developing, implementing and assessing adult, family and children’s educational programming. The Education Coordinator will work in support of the mission of the MonDak Heritage Center with the goal of providing outstanding visitor services and quality programs for a broad audience. Education programs include both formal and informal educational programs that are centered around the historical and cultural community of the Mondak region.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Education Coordinator will work with the Executive Director to:

• Create field trip, after school and summer programming including camps for children.
• Finish and coordinate educational trunk program.
• Communicate with teachers and parents to prepare for visits to the museum.
• Provide tours of the museum for school groups and other visitors.
• Create and facilitate classes for adults.
• Send weekly reminders to teachers, guardians or adults participating in classes.
• Assist with the development of education grants.
• Complete Montana: Stories of the Land training through the Montana Historical Society.
• Other duties as assigned as related to the organization.

Job Requirements:

You must meet the basic education and education requirements:

A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as education, studio art or fine arts.

In addition to holding a relevant degree, applicants must have one year of proven experience, including teaching both adults and children.

Candidates should also have some of the following qualifications:

• Strong studio art skills;
• Developing and implementing informal and formal programming in a museum, science center, or similar institution for K-12 students and adults;
• Collaborating with K-12 teachers and administrators and parents to develop age-appropriate, relevant and integrated programs;
• Background or interest in history;
• Experience fostering relationships with other institutions and members of the community developing collaborative programs;
• Experience writing copy for ads, newsletters, fliers, etc.

Experience can be either paid or unpaid, but should be verifiable.

Application Process:

Screening of applications will begin immediately. Position open until filled. To apply, submit the following:

1. Cover letter
2. Current resume
3. Names, addresses, email and phone numbers for 3 professional references
4. Transcripts of academic work (unofficial and electronic copies are acceptable)

Submission of applications in electronic form is encouraged (Word or PDF preferred). Email files as attachments to Executive Director Kim Simmonds at ksimmonds@richland.org. All emails will receive a confirmation receipt. Paper documents can be sent to MonDak Heritage Center, Attn: Kim Simmonds, 120 3^rd Avenue SE, Sidney, MT 59270.

The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV) is seeking an enthusiastic professional for the position of Membership & Annual Giving Manager. Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy, the Membership & Annual Giving Manager will lead local fundraising initiatives and programs to ensure consistent annual giving.  The Membership & Annual Giving Manager is also responsible for the development and expansion of a comprehensive membership development program, including acquiring new members, retention of current members, the solicitation and contact of previous members, and upgrades. The ideal candidate will be outgoing, collaborative, pleasant, energetic, creative, highly organized, and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Oversee and expand membership program in the Southern Shenandoah Valley region.  Develop and implement revenue strategies and goals that target appropriate audiences; increase the membership base by 5% and retain 80% of existing membership at current levels or higher.  This is accomplished through direct mail/email, personal outreach and meetings, phone, onsite conversions, and social media.
• Establish fundraising plan to achieve annual giving goals.  Plan, develop, and execute strategies for obtaining private donations; identify, cultivate and solicit prospects.
• Develop calendar to implement fundraising plan, ensuring coordination of mail and email campaigns and annual schedules of appeals.
• Regularly analyze revenue results and suggest changes to improve return on investment; conduct an annual audit of the membership program.
• Coordinate the production and distribution of member communications and promotional materials such as renewal letters, new member solicitation materials, special appeals, board reports, monthly newsletters, and website content.
• Oversee membership acknowledgment and fulfillment procedures.
• Create and manage processes and systems for broad-based program, including gift processing and financial record keeping.
• Identify and utilize resources including volunteers, curators, directors, staff, as they relate to advancing the Museum’s goals via philanthropy
• Oversee foundation grants program
• Plan and execute membership events
• Contribute to annual report regarding development activities and donors
• Work with Development Committee of the Board in conjunction with Director of Philanthropy and Deputy Director of Community Relations.
• Other duties as assigned.

To apply, please send resume, cover letter, contact information for three references, and salary requirements tojhendren@themsv.org. No phone calls, please.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related experience required.
• Five (5) years experience in Development with fundraising, prospect research and grant writing experience, preferably with museum, cultural/arts environment.
• Exceptional project management skills.
• Proven track record in broadening constituencies within a cultural/nonprofit environment.
• Ability to translate strategic objectives into a high-quality membership program.
• Effective people management, project management, customer service, and member relations skills.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Raiser’s Edge (or a similar database), and social networking required.
• Demonstrated ability to move donors to higher, consistent, and sustained giving.
• Genuine interest in museums and historic preservation is needed.  Knowledge of Shenandoah Valley history strongly desired.
• Dynamic and compelling public speaking ability.
• Ability to travel regionally on a regular basis.

The Deputy Director, Collections, Research & Exhibitions, is a new position reporting to and serving as a strong administrative and creative partner to the President and Executive Director of the Corning Museum of Glass, the world’s leading museum dedicated to the presentation, display and interpretation of glass and glassmaking. The Deputy Director will provide strategic leadership and management of all departments in her/his division, which includes 8 direct reports: Collections & Exhibitions Manager, Chief Conservator, Chief Librarian, Director of Education, Head of Publications, Chief Digital Officer, Director of the Studio and Chief Scientist. The Deputy Director will serve as an articulate and persuasive spokesperson to collectors, funding sources, press and the public.

The Corning Museum of Glass campus will encompass 325,000 square feet when a major expansion is completed in March, 2015. The Museum is the repository for the world’s largest collection of glass, over 48,000 objects representing an encyclopedic 3,500?year history of the art and science of glass. The Corning complex includes the Rakow Research Library and The Studio, in addition to the Museum.

The new Contemporary Art + Design Wing of the Museum will add 100,000 square feet to the existing 225,000 square foot campus, housing expanded contemporary art and design galleries. The new wing is an innovative glass structure designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners.  To this extraordinary complex, CMoG expects to welcome more than 450,000 visitors a year.

The Museum offers an impressive variety of experiences for visitors. Workshops, classes, demonstrations, conferences, symposia, public lectures and seminars and artist presentations are offered for all ages and all levels of interest. The Museum’s GlassLab program enables designers to explore concepts in glass. Beyond the Museum walls, Corning collaborates with Celebrity Cruises to offer Hot Glass shows aboard their ships.

Education at the Museum is comprehensive, fully embracing the art and science of glass. Corning has a adopted a new interpretive strategy led by the Education Department to engage the entire Museum in a holistic approach that is visitor?centered, embraces the unique qualities of informal learning, is evidence?based and interdisciplinary. Conveying the Museum’s mission: to tell the world about glass, is at the heart of this integrated approach. It embraces every curatorial area, The Studio, Hot Glass Shows and the Rakow Library.
The Innovation Center is an interactive exhibit of the science and technology of glass, with an emphasis on discoveries in the 20^th and 21^st centuries. Artists and themes within the permanent glass collection as well as the special collections of the Rakow Research Library are explored in temporary exhibitions conceived and developed by the curatorial and library staff. These exhibitions regularly include loans from other international institutions. The Museum is developing a traveling exhibition program to share these exhibitions with a broader audience. Exhibition catalogues and related programming explore the themes and concepts of these shows.

The permanent collection continues to expand each year through gifts and acquisitions. The Ennion Society, the Museum’s patron group, raises money for acquisitions. The Fellows of the Corning Museum of Glass are among the world’s leading glass collectors, scholars, dealers and glassmakers. Their contributions support acquisitions to the Rakow Research Library.

With such vast holdings, the Museum’s famous Conservation Department plays a pivotal role in the condition and maintenance of every object in the Museum’s collection or loaned for exhibit. With state-of-the-art facilities created specifically for the examination and treatment of glass objects, the department is often called upon to oversee the conservation of important objects in the collections of other organizations and to teach the conservation of glass at other international institutions of higher learning.

The Rakow Research Library is considered the library of record on glass and contains the world’s finest collection of research materials related to the art, history and technology of glass. Designed to state-of-the-art standards, the library holds hundreds of thousands of research items in more than 40 languages. These extraordinary resources are available on-line and to visitors on-site, and provide a foundation for scholarly and technical articles produced by the curatorial, collections and conservation staffs; and a unique teaching opportunity for programs designed by the Education Department.

The Studio is the third building on the Museum campus. It is renowned as a hands-on teaching facility offering glassmaking classes for all skill levels in a broad range of techniques taught by artists and instructors from around the world. The Studio provides artist residencies and rental space for professional glassmakers. It also enables visitors to have a hands-on glassmaking experience as part of their visit to the Museum.

The Corning Museum of Glass operates with a budget of $60 million and has a full-time staff of 160 and a 17-member Board of Trustees.

More information about Corning Museum of Glass is HERE.

POSITION

Reporting Relationships

The Deputy Director will work closely with the President and Executive Director to carry out policies and maintain professional standards and to continually review and evaluate programs and objectives. She/he will lead a passionate and committed team to ensure the continued success, reach and impact of the Museum.

She/he will provide strategic leadership, oversight and management of all departments in her/his division, which includes eight direct reports: Collections & Exhibitions Manager, Chief Conservator, Chief Librarian, Director of Education, Head of Publications, Chief Digital Officer, Director of the Studio and Chief Scientist. The Deputy Director will direct the collaborative efforts of those responsible for the maintenance, display, interpretation and care of the collections in accordance with the highest professional and ethical standards; will ensure the effective coordination and interpretation of the activities of her/his Division with other divisions encompassing curatorial direction and operations of the Museum; and will serve as an articulate and persuasive spokesperson to collectors, funding sources, press and the public.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

• Motivating, inspiring and communicating effectively and frequently with staff; leading high performance, results-driven teams and fostering collaboration, open dialogue and debate
• Determining necessary staffing and resources, including recruiting and hiring; also supervising and coaching department heads and directors within the division
• Establishing and administering budgets

Education and Interpretation:

• With the Director of Education and Interpretation, ensuring that the vision and strategy for education and interpretation is articulated in all of the materials and programs within and outside the Museum
• Working closely with the Director of the Studio to enhance and build Studio     programming to ensure that the Studio remains an international leader in teaching glassmaking and supporting residences for glass artists
• Supporting the Chief Digital Officer’s vision and strategic direction for the Museum’s digital program onsite and online

Collections, Exhibitions and Acquisitions:

• With the President & Executive Director, formulating the Museum’s acquisitions strategy and regularly attending acquisitions meetings; working closely with the curators to develop strategies for cultivating possible gifts of art
• With the President and Executive Director and curators, formulating the Museum’s exhibition program; with the Collections Manager, ensuring that all exhibitions are delivered on budget and on time
• Working with Chief Conservator and other appropriate staff to determine collections and conservation priorities and ensure the highest standards of ethical practice and the appropriateness, safety and condition of all loans and each object in the Museum’s collection

Scholarship and Research:

• Supporting the scholarly research produced by the staff; with the Chief Librarian, ensuring that the Rakow Research Library continues to be the library of record on glass
• With the Head of Publications, overseeing the preparation and publication of the Museum’s books and journals, and determining the future publication strategy of the institution

Development and Marketing:

• Working closely with the Development office to identify funding sources in support of exhibitions, collections and education programs; assisting with the cultivation of donors and patrons
• Working closely with the Marketing Department and Exhibitions Planning team to ensure that approved exhibitions are marketed effectively

LOCATION

Corning is an historic and artistic city in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. Most famous for its glassmaking past and present, Corning welcomes more than half a million people every year from all over the world.

Corning is about 100 miles from the cities of Rochester and Syracuse, both with important academic centers and thriving cultural institutions. Cornell University and Ithaca College are located in Ithaca, New York, 45 miles from Corning. The area is served by daily flights to major cities.

Qualifications and Requirements

The successful candidate will have a minimum of ten years of senior-level experience gained in an art museum or other appropriate arts institution. A master’s degree in a relevant field is required. A doctorate in art history is a significant advantage, but not a requirement. Training in Islamic or Ancient art would be valuable.

Among the most important qualities the successful candidate will have are leadership skills, financial and strategic planning skills and technical literacy, programmatic creativity, passion for art and significant knowledge of the art museum world. The candidate must have an understanding of, and experience in, the methods, techniques, and procedures involved in the interpretation, exhibition, and publication of a museum collection.

In addition, the following qualifications and characteristics are highly desired:

• Mission-driven, with belief in and commitment to the Museum’s mission, vision, and brand; commitment to and experience in developing and managing programs that will further the strategic vision of the Museum
• Reputation as a strategic thinker with ability to review and analyze complex issues, evaluate solutions and adopt an effective course of action
• Deep experience forging effective relationships with staff, volunteers, visitors, funding sources, trustees and other high-profile leaders
• Exceptional listening skills, comfortable receiving input from many sources, a collaborative spirit and equally at ease as a leader or team member
• Capacity to lead, manage, motivate and inspire a staff of accomplished professionals; promote team work and nurture creativity and innovation; encourage collaboration
• Experience in hiring and evaluating staff
• Proven facility working with finances, developing and monitoring expense and income budgets
• The ability to quickly learn about the art, history, science and technology of glass is essential; existing knowledge of glass is optimal

Personal Characteristics

The ideal candidate should have the following personal characteristics:

• Mature, confident and a courageous decision?maker
• Innovative, creative and entrepreneurial
• Personable, warm and engaging, tactful and able to navigate successfully in a variety of settings and with a variety of constituencies; sense of humor
• Commitment and determination to successfully implement and achieve the Museum’s mission
• High energy and a roll-up your sleeves work ethic

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The Gund Gallery, a rapidly growing three-year old contemporary art museum at Kenyon College, is a unique combination kunsthalle and collecting institution where the best art and artists of the 20th and 21st centuries are a centerpiece of a traditional liberal arts education and our wider community. The Director of Education at the Gund Gallery is a full-time exempt position held by an individual with a proven track-record in the successful conceptualization, implementation, promotion, evaluation and reporting of all museum education programs and services for diverse audiences on-site and off-campus—from K-12 and regional community to our Kenyon family of students, alumni, parents and staff. While striving to enhance and strengthen visitor experiences, the Director of Education will amplify the Gund Gallery’s ambitious dual focus on artistic excellence and maximized undergraduate student learning across all disciplines, as articulated in a recently completed formal strategic plan endorsed by the President of Kenyon College and unanimously ratified by the Gund Gallery Board of Directors. The Director of Education’s additional areas of responsibility include communications, educational technologies, financial management, and programmatic support. The Director of Education will support the Director/Chief Curator and Assistant Director in the museum’s administrative areas of governance, fundraising, budget and finance, operations and policy development and implementation. In close collaboration with the Director/Chief Curator and Assistant Director and other Gund staff, the Director of Education will represent the Gallery in its work with Kenyon faculty, staff and students, as well as local and regional educators and community members. He or she is responsible for working closely with the Assistant Director and other Gund staff in managing key activities for a dynamic Gund Associates (intern) program, an important focus of the Gallery’s mission as a progressive learning museum. He or she will also be responsible for website and social media content development and shared day-to-day operations and office routines. The Director of Education must have an understanding of College policies, procedures and programs related to the administrative department and will be supervised by the Director/Chief Curator.

I. Essential Function of the Director of Education

A. Undergraduate Education

The Director of Education will develop and oversee a dynamic and innovative undergraduate- centered education program for the Gund Gallery. As a progressive learning museum, all programs must provide effective formal (curricular) and/or informal (non-curricular) learning opportunities for all of Kenyon’s liberal arts students. The Director must maintain existing and design new programs, monitor and assess their effectiveness, soliciting feedback from students, faculty and other participants to improve programs and better serve a range of learning goals and priorities. In collaboration with the Assistant Director and Kenyon College’s Institutional Research, assessment and tracking tools must be developed and actively used toward this end. In conjunction with the work of other Gund staff, the Director of Education should use and help develop custom technology tools to aid educational and interpretive effectiveness. The Director of Education should be active in academic museum and museum education circles and should be up-to-date on current practices and theories, contributing to and abreast of current research. The Director of Education will also be responsible for coordinating effective educational experiences and projects for members of a robust undergraduate internship program—the Gund Associates–under the direction of the Assistant Director and in close collaboration and coordination with other Gallery staff. The Director of Education will ensure the preparedness of interns to run community education programs, give tours in the gallery, and teach K-12 students in-gallery and off-site. The Director of Education must maintain an excellent rapport with students and garner their professional respect.

B. K-12 and Community Education

In addition to regular family days and frequent children’s storytimes, the Gund Gallery partners with local K-12 teachers in providing arts experiences for a fiscally challenged public school system. Gund Associates play a vital role in K-12 outreach, gaining experience in community engagement and teaching while learning more about themselves and art, artists and artistic movements of the 20th-21st centuries. In 2015, K-12 outreach will take on a more coordinated and collaborative approach including select Kenyon faculty, an emerging Kenyon College experiential learning initiative, other Kenyon student-volunteers and our K-12 community partners. The Director of Education will be responsible for maintaining the highest quality K-12 programs reflecting the Gund’s curatorial and programmatic philosophy while effectively managing new collaborations and relationships.

C. Public Programs

As part of a comprehensive interpretive program, the Director of Education will work closely with the Director/Chief Curator and other Gund staff to develop public programs—film screenings, lecture, faculty talks, visiting artist programs, workshops, family days, storytimes, etc.—coordinated to the museum’s exhibition themes and artists, collection objects and other initiatives. These programs should provide both formal and informal learning opportunities for Kenyon’s liberal arts students. Public programs are often produced in collaboration with faculty, Gund staff, exhibiting artists and Gund Associates, demanding excellent organizational and social skills required in navigating a complex array of relationships.

D. Communications and Technology

In coordination with the Director/Chief Curator, Assistant Director and other staff, the Director of Education must help prepare a range of program announcements, event calendars, itineraries and other forms of public and internal communications. Utilizing both traditional print and new digital technologies, the Director must engage Gund staff and Gund Associates in developing and implementing a variety of platforms and media to engage undergraduates, faculty and others.

E. Financial Administration and Fundraising

Prepare and monitor education project and program budgets, monitoring project expenses and maintaining grant budgets and reports, in coordination with the Assistant Director and Administrative Assistant. The Director of Education will be responsible for assisting the Director and Kenyon’s College Relations staff in preparing foundation and government grant applications and reports, individual donor solicitations and communications related to Gund Gallery educational programs, and select development and cultivation activities.

F. Basic administration

The Director of Education will oversee the day-to-day management of the Gallery’s many daily class visits and public programs. He or she will work closely with the Assistant Director and Administrative Assistant in maintaining organization and filing systems, communications, reporting, budgeting and general operations. The Director will manage the daily recordkeeping for Gallery events and attendance; providing up-to-date recording of course visits, faculty engagements, collaborations and other mission-oriented measurement. He or she must have excellent public speaking skills, be self-motivated and outgoing, diplomatic and creative. Passion for art and its ability to transform others is a must. All museums staff members may be called upon at any time, as a member of the team, to work in other areas or take on additional responsibilities when necessary. This job description is a general description of the position listed.

II: Supervisory Responsibilities Some supervision of the Curator of Academic Programs. Some supervision of the Administrative Assistant, student workers, volunteers, and interns.

III: Working Conditions

Work is performed in an office environment and a gallery setting. The ability to lift boxes or items of 30 pounds or less and move tables, chairs, pedestals and other items needed for meetings, events, exhibition installations, and similar functions is required. Some travel may be required for select board meetings or development related activities.

Masters degree and minimum of five years museum/gallery experience required. Experience with web, social media and app technology. Computer literate, with knowledge of Word, Excel, InDesign, WordPress and other software. Experience with financial management, databases and mailing lists. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail necessary. Knowledge of K-12 standards, basic public relations and grant-writing required. Ability to handle and balance substantial administrative detail and a wide variety of related tasks; to communicate and deal effectively with people; and to take initiative and to work with minimal supervision essential.