Sr. Associate, Civics & Democracy Youth Education

At The Obama Foundation, our mission is to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world. We seek to build an active democratic culture where people are equipped and motivated to make change in the communities where they live, work, and play. Right here on the South Side of Chicago, we’re building a home for this vision, a global center for change with a range of opportunities - coordinated programming, community outreach events, educational moments, and more - that invite visitors from down the block or across the globe to turn hope into action. Achieving our ambitious goals starts with an exceptional team built on our Hope to Action Values - Courage, Empathy, Integrity, Accountability, Community, Inclusivity, Pragmatism, Resilience, Imagination, and Hope. A Framework that anyone, anywhere, can use to build trust, activate participation, and expand opportunity in their community. Purpose of the Role As the Senior Associate of Civics and Democracy Youth Education, you will be responsible for supporting the vision and implementation of K-12 Civics and Democracy education programs at the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) and associated digital channels. Drawing on the values of President and Mrs. Obama, this educator will partner with Volunteers and Museum Staff as the OPC supports students and educators in learning the knowledge, skills, and behaviors critical to a healthy democracy. In the interim, this position will report directly to the Strategic Learning Manager until a formal education team is finalized, and works closely with OPC Operations, and other Foundation program teams, including Global Leadership Programs, Girls Opportunity Alliance, and My Brother’s Keeper. Core Job Responsibilities Field Trip Experience: Act as a “floor captain” for school visits to the OPC, serving as a day-of point of contact for visiting schools, Operations and Security staff, and volunteers. Curriculum & Materials: Collaborate with the Manager of Strategic Learning on the design and development of new curriculum and classroom materials. Measurement & Evaluation: Oversee the administration of evaluations and communicate learnings with the Manager of Strategic Learning, and the internal measurement and evaluation team, providing recommendations for program iteration. Subject Matter Expert: Assist with educator professional development, uplifting subject matter expertise in museum and civics education. Other duties as assigned. Key Deliverables / Outcomes Captain on-campus field trips to the OPC, meeting or exceeding NPS metrics and other defined M&E outcomes. Collaborate on educator professional development and supporting resources, including Museum resources and digital classroom resources. Represent the Obama Foundation and its K-12 Civics and Democracy Education programs, supporting the growth of the Foundation’s educator and school network. Support the Manager of Strategic Learning with budgets and fundraising. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Education, Museum Education, Childhood Development, or a similar field. Master’s degree preferred. At least 2 years of experience as a classroom or museum educator, or at least 2 years of experience managing classrooms of students. Benefit if you have experience planning and executing field trips either as an educator, or as an institution. Fluency in Spanish is preferred. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to scaffold messages for kindergarteners to executive leadership. A love of history, civics, and knowledge of Chicago and President and Mrs. Obama. Experience working with diverse populations of educators, students, chaperones, and colleagues. Experience with measurement and evaluation. The salary range for this role is between $79,040 and $98,800. This is an in-office role based at the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park. Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings! Equal Opportunity Employer The Foundation is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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At the Obama Foundation, we are guided by a core belief: that ordinary people working together can change history. Our mission is to inspire those people to take action, empower them to change their world for the better, and connect them so they can achieve more together than they can alone. We were founded by community organizers, so when we seek change, we do it by bringing people together. That approach begins at home, on the South Side of Chicago, where we are building the Obama Presidential Center. The Center represents a historic opportunity for Chicago: a chance to build a world-class museum and public gathering space that celebrates our nation’s first African American President and First Lady, steps away from where he began his career, where she was raised, and where—together—they made their home. But that approach extends to all our work, whether it’s holding leadership training sessions in communities throughout the U.S., bringing local leaders together in countries around the world, working to support the global education of girls, or ensuring young men of color have pathways to opportunity. As President Obama has said, “we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together.” So join us. For more information, please visit