Museum Programs Lead — Partnerships & Capacity Building

Smithsonian Institution; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 68,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC seeks a Museum Specialist (General) to manage portfolios of museum programs and events, developing national and international collaborations and overseeing communications with diverse audiences.

You will design programmatic deliverables, budgets, evaluations and train institutions through capacity-building workshops, aligning projects with OSP's mission and African American history and culture sectors.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent.
• Develop partnerships with African American art, history and culture serving institutions, incl. HBCUs and similar organizations.
• Conduct research related to public history, museum best practice and organizational development.
• Create and facilitate organizational capacity building programs.
• Manage initiatives related to interns, fellows and talent pipelines for museum professionals.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop programmatic deliverables for OSP workshops, initiatives and convenings.
• Develop comprehensive program planning, budgets and evaluations.
• Establish protocols, processes and tools to track and supervise workflow for OSP programs.
• Facilitate relationship management among partners, colleagues and collaborating institutions to maximize impact.
• Develop and execute memoranda of understanding and contracts with vendors and experts.
• Use analytical and problem-solving skills to build road maps for improved performance.
• Align projects with OSP strategic direction and African diaspora history and culture.
• Independently develop media and written materials for diverse audiences.
• Lead development, design and delivery of capacity-building workshops for institutions and professionals.

Skills

Partnership development

Public history research

Organizational development

Capacity building

Interns/talent pipeline

Job description

The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC seeks a Museum Specialist (General) to manage portfolios of museum programs and events, developing national and international collaborations and overseeing communications with diverse audiences.

You will design programmatic deliverables, budgets, evaluations and train institutions through capacity-building workshops, aligning projects with OSP's mission and African American history and culture sectors.