Arts Program Director - VID 181609

Duties Description

• Assist agency management in the development and implementation of grant program policies and related initiatives which are informed by monitoring best practices, trends, and activities in the “non-profit arts and culture field.”
• Oversee associates along with working closely with potential applicants, applicants, and grantees to provide needed information, instruction, and professional advice on the prequalification process, submission of applications and contracting.
• Work within the agency's grants policies and budgets, oversee development of grant program guidelines, and ensure consistent and effective implementation of grants program assignments.
• Conduct (and oversee associates' work) on-going evaluation of grantees’ performance to ensure adherence to contractual performance goals, including review of required narrative and fiscal reports, and when possible, and upon approval, conduct site visits, attend activities, and submit reports on such visits.
• Evaluate eligible applications based on criteria set by the agency. Also oversee associates’ evaluative tasks.
• Oversee all aspects of the implementation and management of the advisory panelist review process utilized in grant application evaluation.
• Develop and present grant program analysis, funding rationales, and make recommendations to Deputy Director of Programs, Executive Director, and NYSCA Council for review and approval.
• Communicate with applicants and grantees about Council grant decisions, funding rationales, and panel comments. Also oversees’ associates’ contact with grantees/applicants.
• Organize and/or represent NYSCA and its interests (along with supervision of associates) at meetings, workshops, symposia, and professional conferences with applicants, grantees, and other interested parties.
• Perform work at the direction of agency management on special projects and assignments.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree plus five years specialized experience in the administrative side of a professional arts organization or a non-profit arts organization, two of which must have been at a supervisory level.

Four years of equivalent work experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree. A master’s degree may substitute for one year of non-supervisory experience beyond the bachelor’s degree.

Additional Comments

About the New York State Council on the Arts?

The mission of the New York State Council on the Arts is to foster and advance the full breadth of New York State’s arts, culture, and creativity for all. To support the ongoing recovery of the arts across New York State, the Council on the Arts will award $164 million in FY 2025. The Council on the Arts further advances New York's creative culture by convening leaders in the field and providing organizational and professional development opportunities and informational resources. Created by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1960 and continued with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, the Council is an agency that is part of the Executive Branch. For more information on NYSCA, please visit?www.arts.ny.gov, and follow NYSCA's?Facebook?page, Twitter?@NYSCArts?and Instagram?@NYSCouncilontheArts.?

The NYS Council on the Arts is an equal opportunity employer, and we recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We encourage applicants for all communities to apply.

NOTE ON TELECOMMUTING: Employees are required to apply and obtain approval through management to telecommute according to the agency’s Telecommuting Program Guidelines.

Downstate: Location Pay of $3,400.