Small Museum Association

Historic Sugartown, Inc. seeks qualified applicants for a full-time position of Program Director for the 19^th-century historic crossroads village located in Malvern, PA. 

The Program Director will be responsible for helping to grow and promote Historic Sugartown’s events and programs. The goal of the position is to facilitate positive experiences for Sugartown’s visitors that are grounded in exemplary scholarship and excellence in hospitality and visitor services. The Program Director will report to the Executive Director and work as a team with appropriate Board committees, paid guides, and Historic Sugartown volunteers. 

Responsibilities include:

• Event Management & Marketing – Manage and promote existing events including Historic Sugartown’s Summer Biergartens, and Holiday Craft Market by coordinating with vendors, external partners, volunteers, and staff.
• Program Development – Working with the Executive Director, volunteers, and appropriate committees, lead the development and execution of new programs, activities, and events for identified target audiences for Historic Sugartown.
• School Tours – Improve school tour program to ensure that it offers meaningful and well-researched experiences that are tied in with current state curriculum standards; arrange and coordinate school group visits; develop and maintain relations with regional schools to promote school tour program; and evaluate programming.
• Site Presentation & Visitor Services– Assist the Executive Director in creating a consistent welcoming site presentation and visitor amenities at Historic Sugartown. Work with paid tour guides on site interpretation and tour management.
• Staff & Volunteer Support – Assist with the hiring, training, and scheduling of paid docents/educators. Work with Executive Director in cultivation, recruitment, training, relations, and recognition of Historic Sugartown’s valuable team of volunteers.

Education and Required Skills:

·      Bachelor’s Degree in museum studies, public history or other related field, and 1 – 3 years’ experience. 

·      Knowledge of the principles of museum education, site interpretation, and customer service.

·      Experience and interest in educational program development.

·      Experience in event development and management.

·      Excellent interpersonal communication and writing skills.

·      Must be a self-starter, work well with others, and pay excellent attention to detail.

·      Experience with social media platforms and on-line marketing preferred.

·      Must be willing to work occasional evenings and weekends.

This is a Full-time, exempt salaried position of 35-hours per week.
The salary is $45,000 annually.

To apply, please send electronic letter of interest and resume to Barry Rauhauser, Executive Director, at barryr@historicsugartown.org. 

Background:  Historic Sugartown, Inc., is a private, nonprofit organization committed to protecting the nineteenth-century village of Sugartown. Located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, Historic Sugartown protects nine historic structures and 9.2 acres that once made up the nineteenth-century village including 4.2 acres under conservation easement with Willistown Conservation Trust. The organization stewards the c. 1880 General Store, the Carriage Museum, an Archive, the c. 1805 William Garrett House, the c. 1835 Cheever House and Barn, and Book Bindery. The Book Bindery showcases one of the nation’s richest collections of bookbinding tools and equipment. The Carriage Museum interprets Chester County’s rich transportation heritage through a rare collection of historic carriages and sleighs in partnership with Chester County History Center.  Learn more at historicsugartown.org