| Position Summary Under the direction of the Board of Directors, the Director of Community Partnerships will share leadership of Madison’s Youth Arts Center, Inc. (MYA) with the Director of Facilities. The Directors will work together as equal partners to collaboratively set the organization’s vision, and steward its mission to ensure opportunities for young people to express themselves, discover the arts, and create connections. Both Directors will lead with warmth, authenticity, and openness, implementing the organization’s commitment to inclusion, exploration, and collaboration in serving diverse young artists and the organizations that support them (including anchor partners, Madison Youth Choirs and Children’s Theater of Madison). The Director of Community Partnerships will hold primary responsibility for ensuring MYA’s programming continuity, overseeing center communications and marketing, cultivating relationships with underserved communities, and supporting arts program partners to implement proven practices at the center. To apply: - Send a cover letter specifying for which position you are applying and highlighting your qualifications, a resume, and three references (contact information only; no letters needed) to jobs@madisonyoutharts.org. Thank you for sending this information as one .PDF document.
- Questions or clarifications needed? Please use jobs@madisonyoutharts.org to reach out.
MYA is an equal opportunity employer where all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin. We value diversity and inclusion and seek to build and maintain a community and culture that celebrates and values diverse backgrounds, identities, and perspectives. We consider equivalent combinations of experience and education for jobs, and all candidates who believe they possess equivalent experience and education are encouraged to apply. Principal Responsibilities The Director of Community Partnerships shares leadership of the following areas with the Director of Facilities: - With the Board of Directors, develop and foster the organization’s mission and vision
- Co-cultivate a positive organizational culture, supported by the organizational structure, that welcomes diversity, inspires creativity, and fosters community and the exchange of ideas
- Pursue a strategic approach to organizational and budgetary planning guided by foresight for opportunity, a love of youth arts programming, and proactive approaches to civic engagement
- Together with the Board, anchor partners, and others, serve as an ambassador for MYA in the community
- Co-lead hiring and human resources with an emphasis on cultivating diversity and providing growth opportunities for all center staff
- Engage in and oversee fundraising, including cultivating donor relationships and eventually serving as co-supervisor for MYA’s Development Specialist (yet to be hired)
- Lead the planning and implementation of an equitable, inclusive, and expanding use of the MYAC facility by the anchor organizations and community program providers, including overseeing the scheduling/booking of space
The Director of Community Partnerships has primary leadership of the following areas: - Collaboratively create pathways for MYA to cultivate relationships with community program providers, arts and education leaders, and the business community
- Ensure that MYA programming aligns with the organization’s mission and is based on arts education, youth development and community development best-practices
- Actively steward long-term stability and an ever-strengthening position of capacity for anchor and community partner programming
- Foster program continuity through the development and oversight of program/event evaluations, programmatic themes, MYA toolkits for partner programs, and so on
- Engage in and oversee strategic communications and related contractors (and staff, as MYA grows)
- Engage in and oversee marketing and related contractors (and staff, as MYA grows)
- Lead and supervise administrative support/reception staff
- Communicate challenges and opportunities to the Board and staff with integrity, transparency, and openness
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