Job Description

About the Role
The Museum Educators at NHMAD are responsible for delivering tours, workshops, and live interpretation (on-the-spot engagement activations) across the museum galleries and public spaces. These services cater to a diverse audience, including general visitors, school groups, and VIP tours, helping to connect them with the museum's rich narrative of natural history and scientific discovery.
Responsibilities:

• Facilitate school visits by adapting tours and workshops to suit different age groups and educational levels.
• Deliver VIP tours
• Follow NHMAD-approved scripts and ensure all content is also aligned with the museums narrative and scientifically accurate.
• Incorporate interactive and inquiry-based learning methods to engage visitors of all ages.
• Provide live interpretation in galleries at scheduled times, including storytelling, object-handling, or interactive demonstrations.
• Ensure full preparedness for every session by arriving early, reviewing scripts/resources, and checking any props or materials.
• Monitor visitor engagement and adjust delivery styles to suit audience needs (children, families, adults, PoD).
• Collect and record visitor attendance, feedback, and participation metrics for each programme delivered.
• Support evaluation studies and surveys by assisting Surveyors
• Acting as ambassadors of NHMADs mission and values.

Report any incidents, visitor complaints, or technical issues (e.g., malfunctioning AV, broken props) immediately to the Team Leader or Duty Manager. * Assist in training new Educators by shadowing,
mentoring, and demonstrating best practice.
Contribute to continuous improvement by sharing
visitor insights, content suggestions, and innovative * engagement ideas with the Team Leader and Training
Manager.
Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience on delivering workshops in a Zoo, cultural or educational setting.
• Experience in delivering engaging interpretive themes, visitor journeys, exhibits, storyboards and content with clear learning outcomes including emotional and action-based outcomes for a variety of audiences
• Demonstrated organization and communication skills.
• Dedication to ensuring that interpretive experiences are inclusive and accessible.
• Knowledge of evaluation methods, ability to design and implement interpretive programs and guided tours.
• Fluency in Arabic and English ( Additional languages are a plus)

Preferred Experience:
Knowledge of the UAE Heritage, Environment and Biologies
Some interest in Nature activities are a plus ( scuba diving , Spelunking ect..)
Required Education / Qualifications:
Undergraduate (Degree in History, Natural History, Biologie, Environment preferred)

Skills Required