Smithsonian Institution-posted 1 day ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Washington, DC

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located at the National Museum of the American Indian’s (NMAI’s) Cultural Resource Center in Suitland, MD, in the Outreach & Engagement Planning Office. The NMAI cares for one of the world's most expansive collections of Native artifacts, including objects, photographs, archives, and media covering the entire Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego. Since the passage of its enabling legislation in 1989 (amended in 1996), the NMAI has been steadfastly committed to bringing Native voices to what the museum writes and presents, whether onsite at one of the three NMAI venues, through the museum's publications, or online. The NMAI is also dedicated to acting as a resource for the hemisphere's Native communities and to serving the greater public as an honest and thoughtful conduit to Native cultures. The Program Management Specialist assists the Program Manager in managing and directing the Outreach & Engagement Planning Office.

  • The incumbent provides assistance in coordinating with the supervisor to plan, oversee, and maintain all aspects of the Office and programs; exercising effective control over the resources of the organization; and coordinating and integrating management and program activities.
  • Aids in strengthening current and in creating new relationships with Native communities, individuals, and organizations to expand the Museum’s outreach and engagement with Native peoples, and in advancing the community-centered goals of the Museum by contributing to the planning, initiating, and implementing of comprehensive community outreach and engagement projects and programs.
  • Supports collaborative partnerships and projects with allied organizations and institutions including universities, non-profits, and other Smithsonian units and government agencies and with Native communities and individuals and allied organizations.
  • Advises NMAI units concerning community outreach and engagement. Serves as a consultant and collaborator on exhibits and collection projects advising professionals on ways to include communities in project development to advance knowledge and understanding of the Native cultures of the Western Hemisphere
  • Serves as lead for program evaluation and quality assurance functions to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and overall program effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Supervises a small direct report staff and provides oversight and direction to volunteers, interns, and fellows. Develops and maintains short- and long-term strategic goals to facilitate NMAI and Smithsonian mission.
  • Deals with officials or other units or organizations, advising higher level officials on problems and issues such as budget shortages, personnel problems, or serious program deficiencies.
  • To qualify for this position, applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from an accredited four-year college or university and/or 3-5 years of related experience (described below); or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Expert knowledge of the administrative field of community outreach and engagement laws, strategies, programs, projects, and goals to serve as program management specialist.
  • Expert knowledge of community outreach, engagement and sustainable community relationship building and demonstrated ability of effective coordination and collaboration with various audiences and community groups.
  • Knowledge of and skill in organizational and long-range planning; advanced knowledge and experience in issues associated with program design, coordination and implementation, and facilitation skills including working with others, problem solving, and managing conflict.
  • Lived or learned experience working directly with Native communities.
  • Written communication skills to write statements of work, letters, memoranda, reports, etc., and to present lectures, seminars, and symposia to live audiences.
  • Knowledge of budget and fiscal management principles to recommend and implement trust and federal budgets and spending plans, to prepare budget documents, and to ensure provision of logistics in support of the program.
  • Interpersonal relationship skills to represent the program, make presentations, and participate in discussions, meetings, and conferences; to cultivate and maintain relations with a variety of individuals whether they are high level employees, representatives from other museums and galleries national or international, private foundations or cultural institutions, past and potential donors, scholars of all disciplines, and leaders from cultural, education, and financial institutions.
  • Knowledge of project management systems, methods, and techniques to plan, manage, and implement assigned projects to include developing project goals, schedules, milestones, budgets, and spending plans.
  • Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Transit/Commuter Benefits
  • Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
  • Annual and Sick Leave
  • Family Friendly Leave
  • 403b Retirement Plan
  • Discounts for Smithsonian Memberships, Museum Stores and Restaurants
  • Credit Union
  • Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center (Child Care)
  • Flexible Spending Account (Health & Dependent Care)
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