Minnetrista:  East Central Indiana's Center for Natural and Cultural Heritage

Position Announcement

Minnetrista creates awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the natural and cultural heritage of East Central Indiana.  It is a fifteen-year-old heritage institution located on a forty acre campus along White River in downtown Muncie, Indiana.  Its service area includes 500,000 people.  It has 65 employees, 350 active volunteers and more than 1,200 households in its membership program.  Minnetrista's annual operating budget is $3.2 million dollars.

Minnetrista, East Central Indiana's Center for Natural and Cultural Heritage, invites applications the position of Programs Manager.  The Programs Manager will work directly with the Vice President/Director of Programs to maintain and oversee the quality of programming.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidate must have a bachelor's degree and at least three to five years informal education experience.  Must have experience in developing age appropriate curriculum.  Must have at least three to five years management and supervisory experience.  Must have experience in the museum environment with the understanding of formal and informal learning.  Must be child oriented, flexible and able to work successfully with all learning styles.  Strong oral/written communication and organizational skills.  Must have exceptional computer skills.  Ability to speak to large and small groups with ease.  Must be familiar with and support inquiry-based education.  Must be able and willing to work a flexible work schedule.  Because this position requires solo travel, a valid driver's license is required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

-         Supervise and provide leadership and support to Educators, Lead Interpreter and Programs Assistant.

-         Coordinate the development and evaluation of a campus wide interpretive program to include: Cultural Center, galleries, gardens, Nature Area, Ball homes, Spirit of Oakhurst and the Greenway.

-         Ensure that programming is mission related with core support.

-         Develop and facilitate adult life long learning programming including Minne-trips.

-         Oversee and evaluate the development and implementation of school tours to insure age-group appropriateness and connection to state educational standards.

-         Oversee and evaluate the development and implementation of family programming.

-         Main contact for affiliate groups with respect to programming.

-         Write and coordinate copy for marketing and promotional materials.

-         Oversee and evaluate the integration of Interactive Video Conferencing into core programming.

-         Cultivate and maintain volunteers and interns.

-         Perform all other duties required.

Reply to Terri Hutchison, Director of Human Resources, Minnetrista, 1200 North Minnetrista Parkway, Muncie, IN  47303 or [log in to unmask].