Grant Coordinator
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, one of the City’s fastest-growing and most innovative history museums, seeks an energetic, hard-working individual with superior organizational, writing, and communication skills to join a highly motivated and focused development team, as the Grant Coordinator. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years previous work experience in development, ideally at a New York City cultural institution; be detail oriented; have experience and facility with database programs including Excel and Donor Perfect; and be familiar with Foundation Center FC Search and other online prospect research resources.

The Grant Coordinator will work with the Grant Associate and the Coordinator of Institutional Giving to meet annual and capital income goals from corporate, foundation, and government sources. The Grant Coordinator’s areas of responsibility will include: developing boilerplate fundraising materials and budgets; working with program staff to complete proposals and reports to institutional funders; monitoring progress toward annual and capital campaign goals; outreach and liaising with current and potential supporters; and researching and identifying new institutional prospects.

This is a full time position with benefits including: paid vacation time, health insurance, and the opportunity to contribute to a retirement fund. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Specific responsibilities include:

Working with senior development staff to set, monitor, and meet institutional fundraising goals for annual and capital campaigns;
• Working with program, development, and finance staff to complete corporate, foundation, and government grant proposals, budgets, and reports, as assigned;
• Developing, maintaining, and refining relationships with current and potential institutional supporters;
• Identifying and cultivating new annual and capital prospects, with a focus on expanding the Museum’s corporate donor base;
• Overseeing institutional fundraising systems including annual and capital projections and income reports and tracking progress toward institutional fundraising goals;
• Working with development team members to refine and identify new record-keeping and communications systems that build the effectiveness of the Museum’s institutional fundraising efforts;
• Developing outreach and cultivation strategies and participating in events related to the Museum’s fundraising efforts; and
• Working with the Grant Associate to complete day–to–day duties including: database and calendar management; prospect research;, report and proposal writing; and filing.

Other responsibilities related to the mission of the Tenement Museum:

• Give weekly public tours of the Museum’s National Historic Landmark building; and
• Respond to requests from program staff and general public regarding information about the Museum’s programs and fundraising practices.

Applying
Please email cover letter and resume to: developmentposition(at)tenement.org by Friday, April 30, 2008. Please write “Grant Coordinator” in the subject line.

Bilingual Per Diem Educator (Chinese/English)
The Museum is currently seeking Bilingual Per Diem Educators to conduct tours of the Museum’s historic tenement building and its surrounding neighborhood, and to facilitate other education programs for learners of all ages.

The Bilingual Per Diem Educator is supervised by the Education Coordinator and is responsible: for delivering education programs in English and Chinese; attending all educator training meetings; and adhering to all Museum policies and procedures. Per Diem Educators must be available to work at least two days per week.

Qualifications
Candidates should:

• Be fluent in English and Mandarin, Cantonese, or Fukianese.
• Have effective communication skills.
• Feel comfortable speaking in front of groups and generating visitor participation.
• Be articulate, enthusiastic, and engaging.
• Demonstrate a desire and willingness to conduct tours that invite visitors of diverse backgrounds to critically engage with the issues and themes of the tours.
• Be interested in the history of immigration as well as contemporary issues related to immigration.

Preference will be given to candidates who:

• Possess at least a high school diploma or GED or relevant experience.
• Have experience in educating learners of multiple ages.
• Can demonstrate the ability to retain information quickly and effectively.
• Individuals with experience in museum education, working with k-12 students and diverse audiences, or other teaching experience also encouraged to apply.

Applying E-mail a cover letter and resume to Danielle Linzer, dlinzer(at)tenement.org. Email strongly preferred.

You may also mail or fax your application to: Lower East Side Tenement Museum, 91 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002; Fax: 212-431-0402.

For more information about being an educator, please visit the For Educators page on the Tenement Museum's website.

Due to the high volume of applicants, we are only able to contact those candidates whose skills and background best fit the needs of the position. We will, however, hold on to the resumes of qualified applicants in the event that openings become available.

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to making all personnel decisions without regard to age, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, disability, marital status, citizenship, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other category protected by law.