Capitol Tours Manager

* Oversee the Capitol field trip grant program
* Provide technical assistance to grant applicants and review draft applications
* Identify eligible grant applicants and promote grant opportunities, particularly to rural and underserved communities
* Work with the Grants and Programs Team to ensure consistency in program delivery and technical assistance to guarantee professionalism with our constituents
* Possess strong written, oral communications, and interpersonal skills
* Take a proactive approach and work independently
* Collaborate as a team player with other agency staff to deliver quality programs and services
* Demonstrate excellent planning and organizational skills
* Meet deadlines consistently
* Be attentive to detail and committed to excellence in all aspects of work
* Present a professional appearance
* Remain knowledgeable of current trends, best practices, and research in arts education, arts learning, arts learning assessment*,
* and program evaluation
* Actively pursue outreach and partnerships to expand services to underserved populations
* Develop and maintain a network of professionals and organizations in the field of community-based arts learning
* Manage department budgets
* Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in museum studies, art history, arts administration, arts education, public art, or an arts-related field; master’s degree with specialization in an arts-related field preferred
* Minimum of five (5) years of museum education experience required; art museum and visual arts expertise preferred
* High-level project management experience required
* Experience in administering or coordinating educational programs and working with teaching artists required
* Ability to produce critical writing for interpretive resources and other written materials for a wider audience required
* Exemplary knowledge of technology, with a high level of computer literacy including the Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Outlook, One Drive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, One Note, and SharePoint), database technologies, and mobile computing, among others
* Skilled in organizing work and managing time with ability to complete tasks requiring accuracy and attention to detail
* Bilingual, Spanish-speaker a plus
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