SENIOR EXPERT ON MUSEUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (INTERNATIONAL)

Terms of Reference for the position:

Title: Senior Expert on Museum Educational Programs - full time (40 hours per week, Monday to Friday)

Contract: fixed-term contract for 1 year- 3 months’ probation period- renewable upon positive performance evaluation

Reporting to: Senior Project Manager

Duty station: Jerusalem – Old City

Starting date: 1st May 2020

The project “A Community Living Museum for Palestinian Youth” (ENI/2019/407-798) is aimed at offering a comprehensive learning and educational program for children, families, youth, and students, promoting the potential of the museum as a friendly learning space. To achieve these goals a network of public schools, CBOs and museums of East Jerusalem will be established and engaged in raising awareness on the museum’s activities and its potential for the socio-economic growth of the community. Finally, to create a qualified team of the TSM, on the job training for local young professionals will be provided both at local museums and abroad.

Diversity and Inclusion

We welcome applications from everyone – diversity, inclusion and the feeling of belonging matters to us. By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of diverse backgrounds we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. We offer a stimulating and professional environment in which to work. This is a remarkable place we look for staff who can work according to our values – we champion diversity, encourage creativity, we are connected, and we value evidence.

Job Summary

The SEM is recruited in the framework of the EU/ENI funded project “A Community Living Museum for Palestinian Youth”.

Your goal is to inspire and engage people with the history, identity and culture conveyed by the museum's collections.

You will be responsible for the planning, development, training, implementation and reporting for all children’s and adult formal and informal learning programs, both at the museum and off-site.

You will work with teachers and partner organizations to develop high-quality experiences and liaise with schools and groups to create activity programs.

Main Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and evaluate specific learning programs that inspire young people and adults to explore the museum’s collections and their own history and identity;
• Develop, implement and evaluate an educational toolkit for local schools focusing on the needs of 4 target groups (age 5-7, age 8-11, age 12-15 and age 16-18);
• Develop, implement and evaluate the activities for the local community and in particular to elaborate the TSM Tactile tour (with replicas and app dedicated to visually impaired people);
• Assist the PM in the selection process of other technical staff for the project with special focus on the selection of the 2 Junior Officers;
• provide the training on the job of the 2 officers at the TSM, follow up of the traineeship abroad proving advice and monitoring report on their performance;
• Collaborate and communicate with staff across the TSM, especially the ones directly involved in the project;
• Produce content for print and online materials and work to promote and heighten awareness of the Learning programs.
• Undertake other relevant matters assigned by the Project Manager.

Person Specification

Experience and skills:

• Minimum 5 years of experience working in archaeology, art, history or ethnographic museums
• Experience of working in partnership, with proven ability to deliver programs and other outputs successfully and in collaboration with others, such as museums, youth organizations, training providers and funders
• Demonstrated excellence developing and delivering archaeology, history or art learning programs for a variety of audiences, including family and teen groups
• Demonstrated experience setting strategic goals for public programs, prioritizing tasks to support these goals, and implementing and evaluating outcomes for such programs.
• Evidence of well-developed collaborative skills and experience leading teams through complex projects.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage activities within a museum setting.
• Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively and professionally with different
• constituencies, verbally and in writing.

Knowledge and Education:

• Relevant University degree or equivalent professional experience;
• Demonstrated passion for different audiences learning in museums and knowledge of current theories and practices, programming, and informal learning related to these audiences;
• Sensitive to the local cultures and faiths, with particular attention to the Christian communities;
• Full command of Microsoft Office Suite and solid computer skills required;
• Perfect Command of the English language. Knowledge of Italian and/or Arabic is an asset.
• A driving license valid in Israel is preferred

Candidates should be able to reside in Jerusalem and/or to commute freely and daily from their residence to East Jerusalem. In case of foreign candidates, holding a passport that gives easy access to Palestine is imperative.