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The Director of Professional Development is a member of the senior management team and provides leadership for the Professional Development division. Responsibilities include directional planning, research, implementation, evaluation, and analysis of all division programs.

· Implement the organization’s mission of enriching communities through cultural experiences.

· Sustain the purpose of the Professional Development division to research constituent’s needs and create and develop programs that provide institutional advancement, capacity building, and professional development opportunities for Mid-America Arts Alliance’s constituents.

· Manage the Professional Development division, provide directional planning, implementation, evaluation, and analysis of all division programs, oversee all financial management, formulate budgetary needs, and supervise all division staff and contracted business partners and consultants.

· Directly supervise any staff working for the Professional Development division. This includes the responsibility to interview, hire, terminate, conduct performance evaluations, and negotiate salaries/fees for division staff and contractors in consultation with the Chief Operating Officer of Mid-America Arts Alliance.

· Relay to staff program strategies and planning through regular director level meetings, all staff meetings

· Coordinate interactions between the Professional Development division and all other M-AAA divisions.

· Act as primary liaison with the M-AAA Board of Directors Committee for the Professional Development Division and provide staff support for committee activities.

· Implement all research activities associated with identifying, documenting, and developing new Professional Development programs.

· Implement all program activities for the Artistic INC, Job-Alike, HELP and Engage programs.

· Establish and monitor the performance, schedule and budgets of all those involved in producing programs, including staff and contractors.

· Provide M-AAA Development staff with technical expertise in the preparation of grant/proposal applications, final report narratives, and appropriate support materials for private and public fundraising.

Essential Functions: All responsibilities related to managing the Professional Development functions of the agency, including selecting and managing staff and external business partners for the continued Professional Development programmatic operations for the organization.

Working Conditions: Most work is of a sedentary nature, sitting at a desk using a computer, phone and other office equipment. Work requires travel to implement programs and attend Board meetings, agency events, and conferences. While a majority of work occurs in relation to a long term plan, employee will be required to be flexible to changing priorities and additional projects that can require overtime and ability to manage short term deadlines.

The following are key items that will be utilized to evaluate performance of the work:

· Development of a Professional Development Division Plan that envelopes all divisional responsibilities and programs.

· Management and development of staff to ensure a high level of performance, cooperation and tenure.

· Bachelor’s Degree in education, communications, arts administration or closely related field.

· Ability to collaborate with staff, professional development colleagues, and supporters.

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Job Summary: The Humanities Curator is responsible for overseeing the operation of the NEH on the Road program for Mid-American Arts Alliance; including the identification and implementation of new traveling humanities exhibitions. This position primarily serves as the project manager for the NEH on the Road traveling exhibition program, and also functions as the point person between M-AAA and humanities exhibition organizers. Major job duties include overseeing the NEH on the Road traveling exhibition program; identifying and cultivating exhibition prospects; organizing exhibition proposals; coordinating exhibition development, budgets, and timelines; and working with curators, lenders, and host institutions. This includes the coordination and development of the exhibition script and didactic material; overseeing the organization and implementation of the exhibition orientation sessions; as well as miscellaneous humanities and educational activities for NEH on the Road exhibitions organized or produced by the Visual Arts and Humanities (VAH) division of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA).

Working Conditions: Most work is of a sedentary nature, sitting at a desk using a computer, phone and other office equipment. Will frequently be required to travel to attend various Board meetings, conferences and/or other agency events. Work requires extensive research and evaluating a variety of materials. While a majority of work occurs in relation to a long term plan will be required to be flexible to changing priorities and additional projects that can require overtime and ability to manage short term deadlines.

The following are key items that will be utilized to evaluate performance of the work:

Reports to: Director of Programs
Status: Exempt

Job Summary: The Education Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of programming resources and educational materials for exhibitions organized or produced by the Visual Arts and Humanities (VAH) division of Mid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA).

Representative Examples of Work Performed:

Accomplish the work of Mid-America Arts Alliance

Implement the organization’s mission strengthening communities and Improving lives through extraordinary cultural experiences.
Sustain the purpose of the Visual Arts and Humanities division by helping to create access to an array of arts and humanities exhibitions, nurture the development and understanding of diverse art forms and cultures, and encourage the expanding depth and breadth of cultural life in local communities.
Develop and produce programming resources and educational materials for NEH on the Road, ExhibitsUSA, HELP! and other special projects.

Develop and Implement Educational Programming

Develop and produce programming resources, interactives and educational materials including programming guides, Teacher/Docent Packets, labels, text panels, gallery guides, and hands-on materials.
Identify key concepts and research, write, and/or purchase appropriate materials necessary to convey the curatorial theme of each exhibition to constituents.
Provide educational support and guidance for exhibitors of traveling exhibitions. Duties include answering questions, reprinting programming guides, labels, and text panels, replacing old or lost books and videos, locating missing educational material, and providing labels and other information on disk upon request.
Monitor and assess success of educational materials and make adjustments to meet the needs of constituents.
Research, develop, and manage portions of the exhibition budgets pertaining to educational materials during the exhibition’s development and tour.

Coordination of Departmental Work

Administer all grants for education programs associated with ExhibitsUSA or NEH on the Road exhibitions. Duties include answering questions, working with the Exhibitor Relations Department, adjudicating applications, managing budgets, entering data, and compiling reports.
Identify and manage consultants to produce support material for specific exhibitions. This includes overseeing the content, scope, and delivery of appropriate materials.
Keep abreast of trends and directions in arts, humanities, museum, and community-based education and integrate that knowledge into educational materials for ExhibitsUSA.
Perform other duties as may be discussed with and assigned by COO and/or CEO of Mid-America Arts Alliance.

Essential Functions: All responsibilities related to coordinating the educational programming efforts of the Visual Arts and Humanities Division.

Working Conditions: Most work is of a sedentary nature, sitting at a desk using a computer, phone and other office equipment. Will occasionally be required to travel to attend various Board meetings and/or other agency events. Work requires extensive reading, editing, researching, and evaluating a variety of materials. While a majority of work occurs in relation to a long term plan, the individual will be required to be flexible to changing priorities and additional projects that can require overtime and ability to manage short term deadlines.

Performance Measures:

The following are key items that will be utilized to evaluate performance of the work:

Demonstrated ability to produce high quality educational programming.
Development, implementation, and evaluation of effective educational programming strategies.
Maintain quality constituent relationships via phone calls, email, mailings and other methods determined by programming needs.
Management of contractors to ensure a high performance level.
Effective working relationships with all divisions.
Pro-active approach to the Education program.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in education, museum studies, art history, or a related field and three year’s experience in developing educational programming.
Ability to build relationships and communicate with a national constituent base via telephone, email, direct mail, and in-person contacts.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to collaborate with staff, professional colleagues, and supporters.
General knowledge of museum theory, practice, and operations.

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