Director of Museum Education, The National Constitution Center, Philadelphia

About the National Constitution Center

The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to teaching about the Constitution. Located on Philadelphia’s historic Independence Mall, steps from where the Constitution was drafted and signed, it serves as America’s leading platform for constitutional education and debate, fulfilling its congressional charter “to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.”

Position Summary

The Education and Visitors Experience Division provides meaningful learning opportunities for the National Constitution Center onsite visitors and students in classrooms around the country through our virtual programming. Through a diverse portfolio of interpretive experiences, engaging programs, and online resources, we expand each learner’s understanding of, and appreciation for, the Constitution and its relevance today.

The Education and Visitors Experience team is composed of the Visitor Experience, Online Education, and Educator Professional Development. In sum total this group comprises more than 50 full-time, part-time staff and volunteer staff members who connect the Center’s mission to a variety of audiences using onsite and offsite programming and physical and digital projects.

NCC Education Principles:

Overview:

The Education Department provides excellence and expertise in inclusive learning practices across all of the Center’s educational programs and projects, with experts in youth programs, intergenerational groups, families, teachers, and students. Staff from the Education team work on national outreach efforts, digital projects and programs, community and local initiatives, and internal staff training.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead the Onsite Museum Education Team
• Direct staff, strategies, and vision for the K12, Family Learning, and Constitutional interpretation programs and projects. With the Director of Visitor Experience, lead full-time staff, part-time staff, interns, and volunteers to maximize collaboration, professional growth, effectiveness, and inclusiveness of our educational offerings.
• Oversee Mission Aligned Programs and Projects (implemented by the selected candidate with Museum Education Team staff)
  • Ensure the Constitution Center offers mission-aligned programming for youth that follows best practices in public history, with up to date scholarship and learning theories.
  • Direct a well-established suite of K12 programs that utilize the Center’s unique exhibits, location and online offerings. Direct the curation and creation of student offerings, teacher alumni engagement at the Center and family programming. New initiatives should integrate learning expertise to onsite field trips for a K12 audience.
  • Direct and coordinate educational offerings that may re-envision and build upon the existing onsite learning programming that includes both daily programs, Constitutional Ambassadors, Virtual Tours, Scout Days and Civic Holiday events and support of programs created by the education team.
  • Ensure educational programming uses best practices to support learning for children from across racial and cultural backgrounds and diverse lived experiences.
  • Lead target audience initiatives and collaboration with existing and new partners and coalitions such as Historic Philadelphia, Global Philadelphia, Constitutional Walking Tours, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and key educational tour operators.

• Represent the Museum Education Team
  • Work across departments to advocate for and align learning programs with institutional practices in the Marketing and Communications division and other mission-centric departments, such as the Exhibits team.
  • Represent the Center in external meetings, VIP experiences, Media, and professional settings.

• Bring Museum Education Expertise to the Constitution Center
  • Develop, implement, and evaluate a vision for museum education at the Center in inclusive and accessible ways that create meaningful and relevant experiences for young audiences.
  • Advise CLO on trends in museum education

• Actively participate in Education and Visitor Experience division initiatives and meetings and assist the CLO with special projects and initiatives as needed.

• Perform other duties as assigned
• Please note that the Center may change specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise in history, museum education, education, museum studies or related fields gained through 8 or more years of professional experience.
• Supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated expertise in two or more areas of history, museum education, education, museum studies or related field gained through 8 or more years of professional experience in both informal and formal education arenas. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Relevant experience leading program development and coordination, with knowledge of and experience in the intersection of formal and informal learning
• Knowledge of and ability to integrate new education, museum, and technology trends and standards
• Excellent managerial, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Strong oral communication and public speaking skills
• Ability to problem solve under pressure and work creatively with attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to follow administrative and financial policies and practices
• Must be able to work effectively as part of team
• Demonstrated interest in history
• Demonstrated success creating or implementing learning resources in digital environment
• A spirit of curiosity and inquisitiveness

Special Requirements:

• Must occasionally travel, work non-traditional and additional hours as programs require

• Please submit a Cover Letter, Resume, an example of your work that demonstrates your qualifications for this position, and a list of three (3) professional references.

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer
• Standing and walking may be required on an infrequent basis
• Some light lifting, twenty (20) pounds or less, may be required on an infrequent basis

Starting Salary Range: $50,000 – $65,000

Click here to apply. Please note, only applications submitted with a resume and cover letter will be considered.