(Candidate with less experience may be considered for the post of Assistant Manager)

You will be responsible for:

• supporting the Senior Manager, Learning and Engagement in developing and implementing the Museum’s innovative visitor-centered learning programmes, with a focus on engaging schools, educators, students, and youth;
• developing and implementing learning strategies and innovative techniques to support programme development and implementation in collaboration with the Curatorial, Design, and Technical Support, as well as Museum Operations teams;
• researching, designing, implementing and evaluating an array of learning and engagement programmes for the youth and education sector;
• drawing insights from audience research and participants’ evaluation for programme improvement;
• supporting the development of educational contents, such as teaching materials and resources in collaboration with Curatorial team, school teachers, and other partners as well as delivering innovative events and activities for wide variety of educators, academics and cultural professionals; 
• developing strong partnerships with primary and secondary, tertiary institutions and community organisations locally, regionally, and internationally to ensure that the Museum serves a variety of educational needs;
• managing a wide range of projects to ensure they are delivered within the required standards, budget and timeline;
• providing training and professional development of the learning and public engagement staff and volunteer guides;
• assisting in developing, managing, and monitoring budgets related to the learning and student and youth engagement initiatives and programmes; and
• performing other duties as assigned by supervisor when deemed necessary.

You should:

• possess a recognised university degree, preferably a MA or higher education in education/art education, museum studies, history, arts, design, cultural management or equivalent;
• have at least 8 years of experience of managing complex and large-scale projects with diverse responsibilities in learning, interpretation, or youth  engagement programmes in art, cultural, or educational sectors;
• proven track record of successful long-term collaboration with a wide range of partners, including Education Bureau, local and international schools, NGOs serving youth, principal and teacher groups, and cultural organizations;
• ability to work across a wide range of audiences;
• proven excellent interpersonal, negotiation, influencing and problem-solving skills;
• possess strong skills in content development, such as educational resources;
• have knowledge of the best practices, new theories and methods in the field of museum learning and public engagement;
• good understanding of new technologies, including online and on-site digital platforms that facilitate discovery and learning of the Museum’s offerings;
• familiar with the museum world and the education scene in Hong Kong and Asia as well as knowledge of international museum practices is an advantage; and
• proficiency in both written and spoken English and Chinese; knowledge of Putonghua is an advantage.

For interested parties, please submit your application with detailed CV on or before 20 May 2022. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible.  The review of applications will continue until the post is filled.

Data collected will only be used for job application processing. Your data may be accessed by our appointed recruitment consultants who have agreed to keep confidence of all personal data in not less than the standards applicable to us. Applicants not being invited for interview within 4 weeks from the submission date may assume their applications unsuccessful.

All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all personal data will be destroyed afterwards.

For more information
http://www.westkowloon.hk or contact
Ms. Linda Hung at 2200-5481