Organization

Located on the SMU campus in Dallas, Texas, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is a nonpartisan institution advancing the timeless values of freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion. The Bush Center is comprised of the George W. Bush Presidential Museum and the George W. Bush Institute, a solution-oriented policy organization focused on ensuring opportunity for all, strengthening democracy, and advancing free societies at home and abroad. Through policy solutions and public engagement programs, the Bush Center promotes ideas and conversations that reinforce the promise of America.

Essential Responsibilities

The Bush Center is seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our team as the Manager, Public Engagement.  Working closely with the Director, George W. Bush Presidential Museum and other cross-organizational team members, you will play a crucial role in delivering engaging content and providing evaluation of public programs that align with the organization’s strategic goals.  This role requires a strong background in public program design, event operations, and exceptional organizational skills.

• Manage the Bush Center’s portfolio of public program activities including content development and resource management.
• Develop clear goals, expectations, and measures for in-person public program activities that align with the Bush Center’s priorities.
• Coordinate programs for a variety of Bush Center audiences through dynamic and meaningful experiences.
• Prioritize outcomes to drive membership, attendance, and engagement.
• Serve as the content owner for public program activities and liaison with the Bush Center’s events team for the execution of those activities.
• Maintain positive and collaborative working relationships with Bush Center staff to support program goals and objectives.
• Engage public audiences in a variety of activity formats, ensuring the highest quality and dynamic guest experiences.
• Work closely with the marketing and communications team to develop strategies to support public program activities and increase community awareness.
• Assess the effectiveness of public program activities through guest feedback and evaluation of data to provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Provide clear and consistent communication with both internal and external partners to achieve each public engagement activity’s objectives.
• Foster a culture of teamwork, innovation, and excellence across the entire life cycle of public engagement activities.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The qualified candidate will possess (a/an):

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive experience in program design, event implementation, and management.
• Possess a thorough, working knowledge of office applications, point of sales systems, event management systems, and project management tools.
• Knowledge of public engagement best practices, standards, and trends in programming.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent management, decision making and communication skills.
• Flexibility to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as required.
• Commitment to the mission and vision of the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

Additionally, the qualified candidate will:

• Possess the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and exemplify leadership and composure under pressure.
• Ability to problem solve, make and implement decisions quickly and soundly.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service, interpersonal, verbal and writing skills in dealing with visitors and staff of all levels.
• Be able to maintain regular, dependable attendance in the building.

The George W. Bush Presidential Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this position.

Physical Demands  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit stationary at a desk and use computer equipment.

Position:           Manager, Public Engagement

FLSA Status:    Exempt

Reports to:       Director, George W. Bush Presidential Museum

Department:     Finance & Operations

Division:           Museum Operations

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