Director of Learning and Engagement
AUSTIN, TXJobSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The Director of Learning and Engagement leads the team responsible for guest engagement, professional and adult education, youth and family programs, volunteering, and plant outreach tools. The role oversees staff, programs, and budgets; develops mission-supporting and revenue-generating programs; and collaborates across the Center to create interpretive programming, build community partnerships, and support fundraising and donor cultivation.
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Providesleadership forthelearning and engagement team, which includes guest engagement programs, professional education, adult education, youth and family programs, the volunteer program, and plant outreach tools such as the plant database. Leads, mentors, and evaluates staff and oversees programs and budgets. Fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration within and across teams. Creates and implements programsto promote the mission and generate revenue.Collaborates closely with Center gardens, science and conservation, lands, and hospitality teams to develop and implement interpretive programs for exhibits, landscapes and the living collections.Builds strategic partnerships and represents the Wildflower Center with learning and engagement programs throughout the community.Works with the Centers leadership team to develop strategic programs in support of theCenters missionand revenue goals. Collaborates with Center leadership and staff to develop fundraising strategies and participates in fundraising and donor cultivation activities.Other duties as assigned.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,042 open Program Director jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$145–150K/yr39 salary ranges
- US median$20–22/hr59 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 101 open Program Director jobs in Texas and 1,042 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
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- Experience
- Program Director postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 10 years (752 postings).
- Education
- 538 of the 1,042 open Program Director jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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