Associate Director of Public Engagement and Learning

Full Job Description

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex.

The Smithsonian American Women's History Museum creates, educates, disseminates & amplifies the historical record of the accomplishments of American women.

This position is located organizationally in Public Engagement and Learning (PEL), Smithsonian American Women's History Museum, Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, Smithsonian Institution (SI).

Basic Requirement: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position.

In addition to the basic qualification requirement above: Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Service.

For this position, specialized experience is defined as managing the education and public engagement functions of a cultural institution; overseeing educational content development; creating internal and external partnerships; designing public engagement and learning programs; formulating goals and priorities and ensuring they are achieved; evaluating staff performance; determining interpretive strategies for physical and virtual exhibitions; overseeing educators, partnership specialists, program coordinators, and others in developing programs for K-12 and the general public; and participating in national networks of other public engagement and education leaders.

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position.

Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience.

Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications.

For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S.

accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. Major Duties:

The Associate Director of Public Engagement and Learning directs and supervises staff and activities, providing leadership on a national level to advance the museum's mission In this position, you will: Craft a vision, actionable strategy and national program of teaching and learning history, relevant to a wide range of public audiences from across the country.

Develop interpretive strategies for galleries, exhibitions and public spaces, which include digital media, docents, youth performers and pop-up programs.

Provide project management and project leadership - from concepting to implementation - of digital engagement strategies, leveraging significant subject matter expertise in instructional design, digital learning strategies and highly interactive digital media educational solutions.

Participate in national networks of other public engagement and education leaders.

Exercise technical and administrative supervisory controls that are in keeping with a first-level supervisory position with one subordinate supervisor overseeing a few positions, craft position descriptions, hire and train staff, set priorities for quarterly and annual goals.

Create federal and trust budgets. Parter extensively with Advancement to identify opportunities for funding, donor cultivation and stewardship.