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September 23, 2009
Program Officer, Humanities Education, NJ
New Jersey Council for the Humanities - Program Officer, Education
PROGRAM OFFICER – EDUCATION
The New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH)-a nonprofit organization-was established in 1973 as the state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The mission of the NJCH is to develop, support and promote projects that explore and interpret the human experience, foster cross-cultural understanding and engage people from all walks of life at the community level in dialogue about matters of individual choice and public responsibility. The Teacher Institute-the centerpiece of our educational programming-runs yearly residential seminars for teachers K-12 that provide a content-based approach to teacher development.
TEACHER INSTITUTE
- Helps seminar leaders identify and recruit scholars, maintaining related data
- Assists seminar leaders with development of the syllabi
- Recruits intern and interacts to achieve effective implementation of the program
- Ensures that all materials are prepared and available for the summer seminars
- Recruits teachers, maintaining related data
- Effectively promotes the Teacher Institute at conferences, in print and other media
- Keeps Teacher Institute up to date on the NJCH website
- Works with site personnel to ensure appropriate housing and educational facilities, negotiating expenses and monitoring quality of service
- Works with host organizations to develop professional development workshops in school districts
- Recruits nominations for Teacher of the Year, interacts with the selection committee, and prepares related PR materials
- Evaluates programs at completion
“NEW HARMONIES”
- Develops timeline, plans, and materials for a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution.
- Recruits scholar and provides support to ensure successful programming
- Recruits venue organizations and interacts to ensure successful exhibits, providing materials and guidance
- Administers related grants program
- Evaluates programs at completion
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepares PR materials as required for the awards event and other public programs
- Participates in planning and implementation of awards event
- Represents Council to various constituencies
- Assists with NJCH fundraising
- Interacts with the fiscal officer to control budgeted program expenses
- Interacts with staff to promote a productive, team approach in all Council work
- Performs other tasks as assigned
SKILLS NEEDED/QUALIFICATIONS:
- Humanities education, M.A. preferred
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as a team member
- Ability to interpret the Council’s mission to the public
- Ability to use word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.
Contact Info:
Nancy Toro
New Jersey Council for the Humanities
28 W. State St.
6th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
Website: http://www.njch.org
Posted by uunguyen at September 23, 2009 08:37 AM