Interpretation Learning Unit Head - Emirati
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Zayed National Museum seeks an Interpretation Learning Unit Head to develop and deliver educational programs for K-12 schools and universities. The role requires 5+ years of experience in museum education and fluency in Arabic and English.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver the museum's educational and learning resources programme to a range of audience segments, particularly K 12 schools and universities
- Contribute to developing and managing the museum's strategy to engage school and university students and attract families and lifelong learners
- Develop medium and long term departmental goals in line with Learning & Public Engagement department scope
- Establish Unit goals, methods, policies and procedures for implementing programmes
- Actively develop, manage and deliver interpretive content and tools targeted primarily towards schools, universities, and families
- Provide direction and manage employees participating in developing content
- Develop a wide learning content strategy, templates, processes to standardise quality of delivery
- Manage the administration of invoices related to initiatives, projects and programmes
- Creates a welcoming environment for visitors conducive to experiential informal learning
- Develop and produce resources and kits for school and university educators
- Manages development of activity content and materials to promote education and interpretation activities
- Analyses data and collects information on visitors' needs and expectations to develop new programmes
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years post graduate experience in developing content for school audiences in a museum or cultural institution
- Experience of budget and project management
- Experience in similar position in educational learning
- Knowledge and experience of current practice in audience development and museum education
- Fluency in Arabic and English
- Bachelor's degree in museum education, Art Education, Art History, History, or Museology
- Prefered master's in museum education, Art Education, Art History, History, or Museology
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Job Purpose
- The Interpretation Learning Unit Head develops and delivers the museum's educational and learning resources programme to a range of audience segments, particularly K 12 schools and universities, linking experiences to relevant curriculum or educator needs.
Responsibilities
- Working with the Interpretation Section Head, develop medium and long term departmental goals in line with Learning & Public Engagement department scope and Zayed National Museum’s vision, mission and strategic direction.
- Works with the Interpretation Section Head, in liaison with Interpretation Unit (Content), in the preparation of short medium and long term plans for the department.
- Establishes Unit goals, methods, policies and procedures for implementing programmes in alignment with the Section’s strategic vision, mission and goals.
- Actively develop, manage and deliver interpretive content and tools targeted primarily towards schools, universities, and families.
- Provide direction and manage employees who will be participating in developing content along with the Lead for the targeted audience.
- Develop a wide learning content strategy, templates, processes to standardise the quality of delivery across all content contributors for the same target audience within this scope.
- Prepares progress and status reports by analysing and summarising the information and trends of the interpretation (Learning) projects.
- Contributes to departmental plans which covers project funding, feasibility, staffing, and related constraints of the department ensuring the availability of required resources to carry out all the tasks related to the needs (in coordination with Interpretation Section Head and HR Department).
- Manage the administration of invoices related to Lead’s initiatives, projects and / or programme within Interpretation Section.
- Creates a welcoming environment for visitors, conducive to experiential informal learning, through quality educational experiences, special projects, activities and materials onsite and online.
- Develop and produce resources and kits for school and university educators.
- Manages development of activity content and materials to promote education and interpretation activities.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 5 years post graduate experience in developing content for school audiences in a museum or a cultural institution.
- Experience of budget and project management
- Experience in similar position in educational learning
- Knowledge and experience of current practice in audience development and museum education
- Fluency in Arabic and English.
- Bachelor’s degree in museum education, Art Education, Art History, History, and Museology
- Prefered master’s in museum education, Art Education, Art History, History, and Museology
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