Head of Education & Public Engagement

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF AR; New York (NY); On-site; USD 270,000 - 310,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

403(b) retirement plan

13 paid holidays

Staff discount in Museum shops

Job summary

The Metropolitan Museum of Art seeks a visionary Head of Education to oversee 25,000+ annual programs for The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Lead a diverse team of staff, interns, and volunteers, manage budgets, and develop strong donor partnerships to expand access to art education and public programming.

You will drive innovative education initiatives, collaborate across divisions, and advocate for rigorous education standards while advancing the Museum’s mission to connect audiences

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in education or art history preferred.
• 15 years experience of management in a museum or cultural institution.
• 10 years demonstrated experience in articulating and driving a distinctive organizational, cultural, or educational vision and mobilizing internal and external support for programs to realize new levels of success.

Responsibilities

• Envision and execute a comprehensive strategy for education that uplifts the Museum’s core mission and vision, affirms The Met as a leader in the field, and broadens access to the Museum and its collections.
• Oversee, champion, and execute an innovative and cohesive suite of programs and initiatives that uplift the Museum’s commitment to learning, engagement, and access and draw on the Museum’s collections, exhibitions, scholarship, and assets.
• Attract, lead, and motivate a diverse team of staff, interns, fellows, and vendors. Provide professional training and opportunities for growth and advancement and promote trust and collaboration across teams.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with donors, supporters, collectors, scholars, artists, and community partners and organizations. Fundraise, analyze, and optimize established revenue streams and identify departmental and Museum-wide opportunities for new ones.
• Expand and deepen The Met’s commitment to and engagement with local communities and partners, including other educational, philanthropic, and cultural institutions, as well as partnerships with public school systems across New York State including New York City’s – as the nation’s largest and most complex.
• Drive experimentation in developing and enhancing programs and learning experiences that actively encourage new and diverse audiences to explore art and the Museum, locally and globally.
• Oversee and direct budgets, staffing, deadlines, deliverables, and competing agendas. Organize, set priorities, create action plans, delegate, coordinate, and deliver results while navigating a hierarchical complex multisite organization, establish cross-functional relationships, and build consensus.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Fundraising

Communication skills

Negotiation

Diplomacy

Education

Advanced degree in education or art history

Job description

The Metropolitan Museum of Art seeks a visionary Head of Education to oversee 25,000+ annual programs for The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Lead a diverse team of staff, interns, and volunteers, manage budgets, and develop strong donor partnerships to expand access to art education and public programming.

You will drive innovative education initiatives, collaborate across divisions, and advocate for rigorous education standards while advancing the Museum’s mission to connect audiences