Details
08/08/2019
Executive Director
Ohio Citizens for the Arts
The Executive Director is the principal authority for day-to-day management of Ohio Citizens for the Arts, a 501(c)(4) corporation, and the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation, a 501(c)(3) corporation. He/she works with the volunteer Board of Directors and others to initiate and evaluate activities of OCA and supervises the work of a full-time staffer and other contracted staff.
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Defines, with the Board of Directors, long-range vision, objectives, and strategies for ongoing organizational development of Ohio Citizens for the Arts and the Ohio Citizens for the Arts Foundation
- Manages the overall strategy for funding operational needs of OCA/OCAF
- Works with the Board of Directors to increase membership and encourage renewals
- Assists members of the Board of Directors in researching and identifying potential funding sources
- Writes, assists with, or supervises grant proposal development
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
- Grows statewide programming and outreach with support and input from board
- Oversees and facilitates all aspects of event and meeting planning
- Develops and coordinate new events and programs
- Actively participates in implementing programs and events, including Arts Day
- Evaluates program and event activities in keeping with the mission of OCA
- Supervises scheduling and physical arrangements for OCA functions and board meetings
ADMINISTRATION
- Implements policies set by the Board of Directors and attends all Executive Committee and Board meetings
- Maintains and is accountable for appropriate standard office operations including business, personnel, and financial management
- Oversees the work done by the contracted staff and other independent contractors
- Determines, assigns and oversees work of the full-time staffer in areas of communications, event coordination, database maintenance, membership services and other areas as assigned
- Works with the Treasurer in preparing the annual budget; submits Treasurer-reviewed financial statements and reports to the Board
- Serves as signatory for contracts and on bank accounts, signs checks
PUBLIC RELATIONS and ADVOCACY
- Regularly visits arts administrators and organizations around the state
- Fosters and facilitates communications with organizations, artists, and other arts advocates about issues affecting the arts and public arts funding
- Strengthens and develops the grassroots arts advocacy network
- Plans and implements successful arts advocacy strategies and programs
- Represents OCA at the arts advocacy meetings statewide
- Promotes the value of the arts to public and private decision-makers
- Serves as liaison between the Board of Directors and contracted staff, and/or other arts organizations, including the Ohio Arts Council and the statewide arts service organizations
- Speaks and generates opportunities to speak for the organization at a variety of meetings, and engages members of the Board of Directors when appropriate
- Oversees and participates in the production of OCA publications
- Supervises the generation of media information concerning the arts
To be considered, please send a cover letter addressing qualifications, resume, compensation history and requirements, and three professional references (including email addresses and phone numbers) by August 31st to:
Search Committee Chair
Ohio Citizens for the Arts
77 S. High St. Floor 2
Columbus, OH 43215
or email to info@ohiocitizensforthearts.org .
Candidates will be subject to a background check. Deadline for submissions is 8/31/2019
