ABOUT ACA: The Artist Communities Alliance (ACA) is an international nonprofit association, providing services to more than 300 organizational and individual members working in the field of artist residencies. Based in Providence, RI and operating fully remotely, the ACA conducts research about artist residencies, hosts field-wide discussions and professional development convenings, manages several grantmaking programs, offers consulting services, develops informational tools, and advocates on behalf of artist residencies and artists. Founded in 1991, the ACA maintains a staff of 10-12 employees and a national Board of Trustees. ACA is a fully remote work-from-home organization maintaining Eastern Time zone business hours. The Alliance is dedicated to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic staff and board. People of color and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
ABOUT ACA STAFF CULTURE:
As an organization dedicated to equitable practice — including racial, gender, and economic justice — we try to live the values we seek to cultivate within the broader artist communities by applying principles of fairness, respect and justice in our relationships with artists, our members, grantees and collaborators, as well as in our internal management processes and structures. We strive to create conditions in which every person is supported to bring their whole, best self to do great work, to learn and to grow. We are building a habit of open and skillful interactions about race and racism, gender and sexism.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
ACA provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
LOCATION & OFFICE: Fully remote office. The majority of administrative work and meetings are conducted virtually and majority of staff work from a home office except when required to be on-site for programs and meetings.
Providence, RI
United States
Please apply via this link by Friday, June 9, 2023.
POSITION TITLE: PROGRAMS MANAGER
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-time, W-2 status, permanent, exempt, 40 Hours per week +/-
DESIRED START DATE: July 1, 2023
REPORTS TO: MANAGING DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
BENEFITS: paid holidays, accrued vacation + sick time, 401k after one year with 3% employer contribution, intermittent travel for staff and board retreats, convenings or programs, employer contribution towards insurance, quarterly work from home stipend, at minimum participation in 3 community rest weeks.
ABOUT THIS POSITION: The primary function of this role is to oversee the implementation of ACA programs while fostering field-wide learning opportunities. Current ACA programs include: Equitable Capacity Workshops, Emerging Program Institute, #ResidenciesConnect, Field Conversations, and an annual ACA Conference. This person will work in collaboration with the Managing Director of External Affairs to develop new programs such as in-person regional convenings, digital initiatives, and a new resource library.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Fosters field-wide exchange, so that know-how, information, and experience is shared through ACA’s programs.
- Manages the content on the organization’s knowledge and learning platforms.
- Develops plan and strategy in concert with Managing Director of External Affairs and the Programs team for asynchronous, live and virtual programming.
- Captures the experiential knowledge of field leaders and experts to grow the content management system.
- Manages the logistics, set-up, design, and implementation of programs capturing activities, including meetings, focus groups, and workshops.
- Source and identify key partners and collaborators for facilitated workshops and programs.
- Serves as one of the primary facilitators/leaders of the workshop.
- Manage and guide partners, collaborators, participants to keep programs aligned to organizational mission, vision, values, and goals.
- Shepherd programs from ideation through execution.
- Collaborate with the External Affairs team to ideate new virtual programs on social media platforms.
- Supports the Managing Director in the cultivation of relationships with members, artists, and partners.
- Gather data and information to inform all External Affairs operations.
- Travels occasionally to serve as primary on-site representative for in-person programs (regional gatherings and annual conference).
- Learns and evaluates current program platforms, researches new innovative tools and platforms to enhance programs.
- Supervises and mentors Program Administrator, and monitors the internal capacity of the programs team.
- Distill, organize, and present key learnings from workshops to aid in informing organizational decisions and development of evaluation tools to be used in programming and resource library
- Support ACA member services + website (residency directory, membership queries, programming information, website + tech support) on a daily basis
- Other duties as assigned by the Managing Director EA
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail
- Very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders, including staff, external partners, program faculty, and artists
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability
- Supervisory experience and group facilitation skills
- Emotional maturity
- Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently
- Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines
EDUCATION + EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- H.S. Diploma or G.E.D.
- Strong work tenure: 4-6 years of experience of non-profit administrative experience
- Experience working with an arts service organization preferred, but not required.
- Experience and interest in program/project management, event management, partnership development, and community learning
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Zoom, Airtable, Google Suite