Role Responsibilities

The Ministry of Arts, Culture and Status of Women has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Director of Engagement and Education!

Reporting to the Executive Director of the Royal Alberta Museum and serving as a member of the museum's Executive Team, this senior manager position provides leadership, strategic direction, and operational planning essential to leading RAM's public facing programs and initiatives. As a public museum, RAM is responsible for engaging with various stakeholders, including Indigenous communities, local communities of interest, under-served populations, businesses, the public, and those working in and representing educational institutions.

The Director of Engagement and Education, and their team, will act as a hub for RAM staff to guide the museum's Indigenous engagement efforts and expand the museum's presence in the larger Alberta community. This position will increase the RAM's presence and profile in Edmonton and among key groups of interest across the province.

The roles and responsibilities of the Director of Engagement and Education include but are not limited to:

• Leading the engagement team in developing strategic priorities for engaging communities and ensuring alignment with curatorial, research, education, and programming activities.
• Providing leadership to RAM's Indigenous Engagement team as related to the care of the museum's Indigenous collections and relationships with community.
• Representing the needs of external stakeholders at Executive Team meetings to ensure that priorities are aligned.
• Ensure learning programs are available and accessible to a wide variety of audiences and address not only the existing work of the museum, but also the needs of community members.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

In this role, you will contribute to our team by demonstrating the following behavioral competencies:

• Agility: Works with internal and external stakeholders transparently, building trust through information sharing and collaboration.
• Develop Self and Others: Collaboratively leads teams to develop innovative programs and initiatives for the museum.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Fosters positive working relationships with staff that encourages creativity and collaboration that will maximize limited resources.
• Develop Networks: Develops authentic relationships with external stakeholders, including those in Indigenous communities, to inform the development of programs and services at the museum.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• University graduation in a related field plus six years related experience; or equivalent as described below.
• For application consideration, you must attach a cover letter explaining your qualification and suitability for this role.

Equivalency:

Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education

This position requires knowledge and understanding in the following areas:

• Demonstrated success in building successful relationships and partnerships with Indigenous communities and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of current trends and practices in community engagement (preferably in the museum field).
• Knowledge of best practices in museum education and public programming.
• Ability to foster productive, strategic relationships with external and internal partners in which participants are working toward a common goal.
• Strong understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion principles as they apply to engaging with community stakeholders.

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

This is a temporary, full-time position working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Work location is in Edmonton, AB.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part time or full time.

As part of the interview, short listed applicants may perform a written assignment.

The final candidate will undergo pre-employment checks (security screening and academic verification) and reference checks.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) – https://www.mepp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreement.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.