Museum Curator of Education

Overview:

The Orange County Regional History Center is seeking a highly qualified individual to fill the position of Museum Curator of Education. The History Center is a national multi-award-winning, AAM accredited, and Smithsonian affiliated institution centered around its mission: to serve as the gateway for community engagement, education, and inspiration by preserving and sharing Central Florida’s continually unfolding story.

This position is responsible for assisting with the management and oversight of the museum’s volunteer corps, educational and public programs, and supervision of the department staff. Work is performed with considerable independence under the general supervision of the Executive Director.

To officially apply: https://www.ocfl.net/

Representative Duties

• Oversees the development and management of History Center educational, public, and exhibition-related programs.
• Oversees the administration of the History Center’s volunteer corps.
• Manages education department staff, volunteers, and interns.
• Works with the marketing team to enhance awareness of departmental initiatives.
• Assists with cultivating and maintaining relationships with community organizations, federal, regional, state, and other external agencies, as well as donors and corporate sponsors throughout Central Florida.
• Establishes learning objectives for education programs and ensures department goals and objectives are met.
• Composes department-related grant proposals and manages grant-funded projects, including reporting and budgets.
• Oversees departmental budget and assists in institutional budget preparation.
• Conducts historical research for and facilitates public speaking engagements on relevant historical topics.
• Assists with special events and public programming as required.
• Assists with interviewing and recommending applicants for museum positions.
• Participates in the museum’s strategic planning and facilitates the education department’s participation in interdepartmental collaboration.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in education, museum studies, history, or a closely related field and at least three years of education and public program management experience; or, an equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.

• Demonstrated personnel management experience.

• Effective and exceptional written and verbal communication skills with both internal teams and external stakeholders; comfortable with public speaking.

• Possesses a strong working knowledge of museum best practices.

Preferences

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree in education, museum studies, history, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, or experience.

• Grant writing and grant management experience.

• Historical anthropological knowledge of Florida and American material culture.