Music and Arts Coordinator

Urban Ventures has had a wonderful music program for many years. The longer-range vision to significantly expand the program, where participants can develop and be recognized for their talent in the arts. In the intervening years, the program should be enriched to pilot new “arts” offerings—including such performing arts as drama, dance, and promoting and training on additional forms of culturally relevant instruments and vocal music.

Responsibilities:

• Using our “state of the art” recording studio, participants should be given the opportunity for creative expression by learning the technical skills of music writing and the technical skills behind studio engineering
• Develop a short-term plan to expand the number of participants served through existing offerings as well as various pilot offerings
• All Music and Art students in 9 grade or higher are expected to develop a postsecondary plan with appropriate program staff

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Department

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Track record of high-accountability and goal-orientation – the ability to make good decisions through a combination of data-driven analysis, personal experience, and wise judgment; high level of business acumen including successful revenue and expense management; the experience to balance the delivery of high-quality program services against the reality of limited budgets
• At least 3 years of general management experience is required; leadership experience for a music or art program is preferred
• Previous budgetary responsibility
• Experience developing and being accountable to program goals, along with measurement, evaluation, and reporting on results
• Commitment to diversity and organizational capacity-building —ability to effectively increase the capacity of employees by ensuring team members feel valued and challenged in their roles; ability to work effectively across diverse groups of people and build internal and external partnerships, especially within communities of color
• Action-oriented — embraces change and challenges; an enthusiastic problem-solver; not afraid to take calculated risks and assume responsibility; can overcome resistance and take unpopular stands when necessary
• Cross-sector collaboration — experience formalizing partnerships that bring together faith-based and non-faith-based organizations to achieve greater impact
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; bilingual Spanish/English also preferred

Additional eligibility qualifications:

• None

Education and Experience:

• Must have at least two years of postsecondary education; Bachelor’s degree preferred

Physical and Environmental Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work 
• Light to moderate lifting may be required 
• Regular, predictable attendance is required 

Work Location:

• Urban Ventures Campus based at 2924 Fourth Ave South, Minneapolis 

Work hours:

• 36 hours per week 
• Exempt 
• Monday through Friday, with occasional Saturdays 

Travel:

• Occasional travel to work functions  

About Urban Ventures

Urban Ventures is a faith-based, nonprofit organization with the mission to educate children, strengthen their families, and build a healthy community. We partner with families in some the most under-resourced neighborhoods of south Minneapolis with one overarching goal-to send every youth to college or some form of post-secondary education. Urban Ventures is committed to providing a workplace which promotes diversity and inclusion.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Commute:

• Minneapolis, MN 55408 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55,000