The Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, Portugal is recruiting a Head of Education, responsible for defining strategic vision and ensuring delivery of the museum's education and audience outreach programmes.  Inaugurated in 1999, the museum is a multi-disciplinary centre, set in a natural heritage site sculpture park in the city of Porto.

Head of Education - Museum

The Serralves Foundation is a European cultural institution serving the national community, whose mission is to raise the general public's awareness concerning contemporary art and the environment. The Foundation pursues its mission via the Museum of Contemporary Art as a multi-disciplinary centre, the Park as a natural heritage site ideally suited for environmental education and the Auditorium as a centre for reflection and debate on issues facing contemporary society.

The main objective of the Serralves Foundation’s Education Department is to raise awareness and engage the general public in the fields of art, architecture, environment and citizenship.

Serralves Foundation is seeking a Head of Education-Museum who will be responsible for defining the strategic vision and ensuring the delivery for the museum´s education and audience outreach programs. The Head of Education for the Museum reports to the Director of the Museum and forms part of the senior co-ordination team of the Serralves Foundation working in collaboration with the Head of Education Department for Serralves Park.

Applications using the online forms - DEADLINE: 17 March 2013