Director of Learning and Engagement

Position: Director of Learning and Engagement (Full Time)
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** Job Posting

Title:

** Director of Learning and Engagement**---
- **** Hiring Department:
** Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center**---
- **** Position Open To:
** All Applicants**---
- **** Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

** 40**---
- **** FLSA Status:
** Exempt from FLSA**---
- **** Earliest

Start Date:

** Immediately**---
- **** Position Duration:
** Expected to Continue**---
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* Location:

** JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER**---
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** General Notes
** The University of Texas at Austin Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is committed to inspiring the conservation and cultivation of native plants through its gardens and programs. The Wildflower Center is the state botanic garden of Texas, a treasured Austin gem, and a national leader in the field of native plant education, gardening, sustainable landscapes, land restoration, plant conservation and research.

It is home to the largest living collection of Texas native plants, welcomes 300,000 visitors annually, has over 18,000 member households and reaches more than 2 million people per year through its popular native plant database. The Center envisions thriving, native plant landscapes everywhere that nurture wildlife, uplift communities, and ensure ecological resilience for generations.

Wildflower Center staff are University of Texas at Austin employees receiving all associated benefits as well as an annual membership to the Center, discounts on Center classes, access to Wildflower Center events, and discounts at the Shop and Gallery. An inspiring, collaborative and beautiful work environment with outstanding coworkers awaits you.##
** Purpose Statement
** The Wildflower Center seeks a Director of Learning and Engagement to provide leadership, management, and planning for its learning and engagement programs. The director is responsible for leading a team of educators and volunteer managers to develop and implement learning and engagement programs that serve diverse audiences and promote the mission of the Wildflower Center. This team is responsible for engaging with thousands of K-12 students, undergraduates, adult tour groups, volunteers, daily guests, and youth and adult class participants.

This team is also responsible for managing and innovating the Wildflower Center’s signature digital plant database, called the Native Plants of North America.

The director collaborates across teams to create impactful learning programs and community engagement opportunities that help people understand, value, and act for native plants. They also lead the creation of interpretative programming for the garden, including interpretive signage and displays, and are responsible for fostering the Center’s volunteer program.

As the Wildflower Center continues to deepen its connection with UT Austin, the director is responsible for building relationships and developing programs with the university and with regional, state and national organizations.

The Wildflower Center believes that the “environment is where we all meet,” as Lady Bird Johnson once wisely said. We are a community of people that care for each other, our land and our broader community.##
** Responsibilities
* ** Provides leadership for the learning and engagement team, which includes guest engagement programs, professional education, adult education, youth and family programs, the volunteer program, and plant outreach tools such as the plant database. Leads, mentors, and evaluates staff and oversees programs and budgets. Fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration within and across teams. Creates and implements programs to promote the mission and generate revenue.
* Collaborates closely with Center gardens, science and conservation, lands, and hospitality teams to develop and implement interpretive programs for exhibits, landscapes and the living collections.
* Builds strategic partnerships and represents the…