What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cultural Affairs Program Manager position at City of Miami Beach, FL?
Nature of Work
This is responsible professional work organizing, planning, facilitating and directing the activities of the City of Miami Beach's Cultural Arts Council. The employee in this classification is responsible for coordinating the interface between the cultural arts council and city government in the administrative areas of technical research, special reports, agenda preparations, public information presentations. Work includes developing marketing programs, cultural arts grants programs, advocacy, revenue development, and the development of cultural facilities to stabilize and encourage the growth of Miami Beach's cultural community.
Illustrative Examples of Essential Duties
Coordinates meetings: agendas, minutes, sub-committees, monitoring of action steps
Cultural Grants Program: Develops and issues proposal guidelines, pre-application consultation meetings, grants panel selection and orientation, panel review and recommendations, approvals by Commission and issuance of contracts and monitoring of project compliance
Joint Marketing Campaign: Develops and implements programs to promote the image and awareness of Miami Beach as a city-wide cultural district: increases earned revenue for cultural groups
Advocacy and planning: Prioritizes long range issues affecting Miami Beach cultural growth and forges partnerships to address them
Revenue development: Identifies and implements strategies for recurring revenues from a broad range of contributors and funding organizations to continue the arts development in the City of Miami Beach
Cultural Facilities: Assesses and prioritizes city efforts to support cultural infrastructure needs
Minimum Requirements
Three (3) years experience with budget and staff management, including the management and scheduling of committee meetings and professional arts administration
A Bachelor's Degree in Business, Arts or Management related fields preferred
Experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis
Physical Requirements:
Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of the telephone and personal contact
Physical capability to effectively use and operate various items of office related equipment, such as, but not limited to, word processor, calculator, copier, and fax machine
No significant standing, walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, kneeling, crawling, reaching, and handling
Some sitting, standing, pushing, and pulling
For all positions:
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, coworkers, the press the general public and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds regardless of race, religion, age, sex, disability, political affiliation, gender identity or sexual orientation.
- Ability to serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of all city ethics and conflicts of interest policies. Strong understanding of ethical behavior is required.
- Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance.
- Performs related work as required.
- Reports to work as directed during an emergency as an essential employee of the City of Miami Beach.
For all technical, professional, supervisory and managerial positions:
- Ability to develop innovative and creative solutions to issues consistent with the City’s strategic plan.
Applicants must detail any related work experience on the application or risk disqualification. It is the applicant's responsibility to update their NEOGOV profile with work experience, education, certifications and personal contact information when submitting each application, failure to do so will result in ineligibility. City of Miami Beach employees must reflect their current position and detail their work experience on the application to avoid being disqualified.
Veterans Preference: Veterans Preference is awarded in accordance with Florida State Statute 295.07. If veteran's preference is being claimed, it must be indicated on the application form and proper documentation, including all forms DD-214 (either Member 2 or Member 4), as well as the final Department of Defense Disability Letter (dated within one year) must be submitted with the application.
