Program Officers

7 days ago


Toronto, Canada Ontario Arts Council Full time

**Summary**

Your extensive work experience in media arts, leadership skills, combined with an innovative and thoughtful approach regarding the diverse needs of Ontario’s media arts community enables you to act as a critical link between them and the OAC.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Manage, develop and provide administrative oversight of the assigned granting programs
- Analyze, manage and administer program budgets and program workflow
- Supervise and support associated staff, ensuring program administration is timely and accurate
- Handle, in conjunction with the manager, any issues and concerns
- Develop and maintain relationships with arts communities, organizations, funders and partners
- Identify needs of specified or discipline-specific artists and arts organizations, provide input into related strategies and policies, and support the implementation of programs and services in response to those needs
- Engage in consultation around the assigned grant programs to determine continued relevance to identified needs
- Conduct outreach and development for the arts communities represented by the assigned granting programs
- Provide support to various programs when Officers require additional assistance due to absences, work on special projects, and high-volume periods
- Work occasional overtime, attend events on evenings and weekends and travel to different regions in Ontario to meet with artists and arts organizations to build awareness of OAC programs, and provide hands-on training on the granting process

**Key Qualifications**
- Direct working knowledge of the history, current status and trends and key issues in media arts and experience working in support of media artists and arts organizations
- A minimum of 5 years’ mid-to-senior level arts administration experience in arts and culture management
- A post-secondary education in the arts or an equivalent combination of professional experience and education related to the responsibilities is required
- Experience and knowledge in grant writing and public funding systems
- Experience facilitating group decision making processes
- Experience managing client and stakeholder relationships
- Successful experience in program delivery or project management, with supervision of project plans and the workflow of staff
- Practical financial knowledge and direct experience with project and organization operating budgets
- Excellent and effective oral and written communication and presentation skills in English; with knowledge of French, ASL or other languages an asset
- Solid organizational and administrative practices with problem solving and multi-tasking abilities
- Excellent interpersonal, teambuilding, and consultative skills
- Sound judgement, initiative and flexibility
- Known to work collaboratively with and in support of individuals and groups with diverse identities, lived experiences, and perspectives
- Advanced computer proficiency in Microsoft 365 Office Suite, and familiarity with grants management software solutions an asset
- Willingness and ability to occasionally work overtime and travel within Ontario
- A valid driver’s license is preferred



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