Associate Director, Community Engagement

Job Description

Job Description

The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) include the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park and La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park. They operate under the collective vision to inspire wonder, discovery, and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds. The museums hold one of the world’s most extensive and valuable collections of natural and cultural history—more than 35 million objects—used for groundbreaking scientific and historical research, and community engagement. From NHM’s opening in 1913 as the very first museum in Los Angeles, the organization has entered an exciting new era of transformation with building projects and campaigns, exhibitions, community outreach and impactful audience engagement.

NHMLAC’s values—adventurous, inclusive, authentic, and intentional—guide our work and visitor experience, committing us to foster a welcoming, safe and respectful workplace environment where innovation and collaboration thrive and every team member can contribute their unique perspectives to advance our mission. NHMLAC seeks candidates who are aligned with our values and priorities, and are passionate about connecting science with the vibrant and diverse communities we serve throughout Los Angeles.

The NHMLAC is seeking an Associate Director, Community Engagement for our Education & Programs department. The Associate Director, Community Engagement works collaboratively with and directory reports to the Vice President, Learning & Engagement to implement a comprehensive community engagement strategy from building community partnerships and programs, developing an internal community of practice for staff and facilitating outreach throughout Los Angeles County.

Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Strategic Partnerships: Develop strategic relationships with local community, county entities, and non-profit educational partners. Initiate and facilitate new key strategic partnerships to enhance the community engagement initiatives of the Museum and expand museum impact on Los Angeles communities and across supervisorial districts. Cultivate relationships with key Los Angeles County organizations i.e. libraries, LA Parks & Rec, LA Department of Arts & Culture, Slate Z, LA STEM Collective, etc
  
• Program Development: Oversight and integration of all community programs in support of the Museum vision and strategic goal of being a Museum of, for and with Los Angeles. Implement a strategy for developing community partnerships and programs both onsite, online and in satellite locations utilizing the community engagement framework of engage, listen and co- create/collaborate.
• Staff Management and Training: Lead a dynamic team of staff for the current and future engagement of our 50+ community partners within the Los Angeles community. Develop and facilitate the cross departmental Community Engagement Council as a professional development opportunity for internal staff.
• IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access): Ensure that team members are supported in their growth and development as it relates to IDEA content and institutional initiatives, and are integrating this practice into program development.
• Grant Writing and Reporting: Provide content for new and ongoing funding proposals and provide grant writing support in order to expand programming and impact. Develops internal reports as well as those needed by the Advancement Division in order to meet the requirements for funders.
• Metrics and Impact: Develop strategies and desired outcomes for community engagement initiatives to ensure impactful experiences, including data collection and evaluation of community programs.

This position has the following requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Education, History, or Natural Sciences.
• Seven or more years of experience developing community partnerships and/ or educational programming
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and be an effective collaborator
• Must possess cultural competence, sensitivity and knowledge of local communities
• Ability to multi-task and handle multiple priorities
• Excellent follow through and attention to detail

NHMLAC is a nonprofit organization committed to fostering a workplace and public environment that uplifts Kindness, Fairness, Openness and Dignity. These values extend not only to our employees, but to our guests, local community, and organizational partners. If you are interested in this position, we encourage you to apply!

The annual salary range for this position is $93,540.00-$100,579.00 with excellent benefits . This is a full-time regular, exempt position.

A cover letter, current resume, and list of 3-4 references are required for all applicants. Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. Interested candidates please visit -our-museums and click the link of the position for which you are interested or go directly to the online application.