Holocaust Museum Boston - Education & Programs Manager

Education & Programs Manager

The Education Program Manager oversees the development, implementation, evaluation, and promotion of Holocaust Museum Boston's education programs for school and community groups. Under the leadership of the Education Director, they will design curricular, didactic, and interpretive materials to support programming and on-site learning. The Education Program Manager provides supervision and direction to Museum Educators and collaborates with staff across departments to ensure that the Museum meets its mission through engaging programming.

Primary Responsibilities

Leadership

• Work with the Education Director to ensure high-quality educational programming and effective day-to-day operations of the Education Department.
• Recruit, train, supervise, schedule, mentor, and evaluate Museum Educators.
• Assist in developing and monitoring departmental budgets and grant-funded education initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with schools, universities, community organizations, and educational partners to expand the Museum's reach and impact.
• Represent Holocaust Museum Boston professionally with educators, community partners, donors, volunteers, and the public.
• Attend and support Museum programs and special events, including occasional evenings and weekends.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Education Director.

K–12 School Programs

• Coordinate all aspects of the Museum's school field trip program, including scheduling, teacher communication, logistics, Museum Educator assignments, and program implementation.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for teachers before, during, and after Museum visits.
• Develop lesson plans, educator guides, gallery activities, discussion guides, and other instructional resources.
• Conduct outreach to schools, districts, educational collaboratives, and community organizations to promote Museum field trips, classroom programs, and educational resources.
• Collaborate with the Education Director to evaluate and strengthen K–12 educational programs, ensuring alignment with state standards, inquiry-based learning, and the Museum's educational philosophy.
• Collect and analyze program evaluation data to inform continuous improvement.

Student Programs

• Coordinate and facilitate the Museum's student engagement initiatives.
• Recruit participants and maintain communication with students, families, teachers, schools, and community partners.
• Plan and facilitate student workshops, service-learning opportunities, capstone projects, educational events, and other programs.
• Evaluate program outcomes and recommend improvements to strengthen student programming.

Professional Learning & Public Programs

• Assist in developing, implementing, and evaluating professional learning opportunities for educators and other professional audiences, as well as public educational programs.
• Coordinate registration, scheduling, logistics, participant communication, and follow-up.
• Evaluate programs and recommend improvements based on participant feedback and assessment data.

Speakers Bureau Program

• Coordinate the Museum's Speakers Bureau, including presentation requests, scheduling, and outreach.
• Support the recruitment, onboarding, training, scheduling, and ongoing engagement of volunteer speakers.
• Assist with speaker training, continuing education, and program evaluation.

Exhibits & Interpretation

• Collaborate with the Education Director and Exhibits Manager to develop educational, didactic, and interpretive materials that support Museum exhibitions and visitor learning.
• Review educational content to ensure historical accuracy, accessibility, and alignment with the Museum's educational philosophy.
• Contribute educational expertise to future exhibitions, gallery experiences, and interpretive planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in History, Holocaust Studies, Education, Museum Studies, or a related field required;
  Master's degree preferred.
• 3 - 5 years of experience developing, implementing, and evaluating educational programs in a museum, nonprofit, school, or other informal learning environment.
• Demonstrated experience creating standards-aligned educational programming for K–12 students and educators.
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