Assistant Director of Teacher Programs

The National WWII Museum is currently seeking an Assistant Director of Teacher Programs.  Reporting directly to the Director of Teaching and Learning, this position provides leadership in defining the scope and direction of the Museum’s teacher professional development initiatives and curriculum creation. The Assistant Director manages a team of educators developing standards-aligned curriculum in social studies but also across subject matter. They also oversee and develop plans to expand Museum outreach to educators both locally and nationally through onsite, offsite, and online initiatives. They will present training sessions on content and pedagogy at the Museum, online, and across the country. This individual helps to set and achieve goals, manage work flow, ensure efficient knowledge transfer, and assist with preparing relevant budgets and fundraising proposals. The Assistant Director works within the Education Department team, and with other departments throughout the Museum to plan programmatic calendars 24 months out.

Responsibilities:  

• Manage and support a team of educators actively working with teachers to successfully plan and execute their projects, programs, and initiatives.
• Develop a strategy, with support from the team, for curriculum and content creation for the classroom, teacher outreach, and professional development.
• Be the lead administrator for the Museum’s onsite Professional Development initiatives, including but not limited to annual intensive summer training programs, one-day workshops, and onsite teacher events.
• Assist team in curriculum design and presentation of teacher professional development programs.
• Work with the Director of Teaching and Learning and the Associate Vice President of Education to define and refine K-12 education goals and priorities. Ensure quality, accessibility, and distribution of the Museum’s K-12 curriculum and content.
• Work with the team to expand and refine teacher initiatives by ensuring full and robust program design, documentation, and evaluation of programs.
• Collaborate with the team to establish a 24-month planning calendar to grow, fund, and promote staff and programs.
• Invest in and develop staff by better delegating responsibility, evaluating performance, encouraging professional development, and creating opportunities for leadership and creative collaborations within the department and throughout the Museum.
• Work with Institutional Advancement Department to create funding proposals for teacher initiatives and classroom content.
• Assist the Education Department and the President’s Office with planning and logistics for meetings of the Presidential Counselors, Board Education & Access Committee, Board Executive Committee, and the Board of Trustees.
• Participate in assigned task forces, staff committees, projects, assignments, tasks, etc. as directed by the Director of Teaching and Learning and/or the Associate Vice President of Education.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s degree preferred) in education, history, arts administration, museum education, or related field.
• Minimum two years’ experience managing a team.
• Minimum five years’ experience working with elementary and/or secondary school students and teachers in a museum, school, or other educational setting.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing classroom curricula and professional development experiences is a must. Familiarity with both state-level and national standards across disciplines.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Willingness to work overtime during special events or heavy programmatic and visitation periods to meet deadlines. 

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