Associate Arts Program Specialist - Manhattan, United States - NYC Careers

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Associate Arts Program Specialist:

Agency: CULTURAL AFFAIRS

Posted on: 04/16/2024

Job type: Fulltime

Location

MANHATTAN

Title Classification: No exam required

Department

Programs

Salary range: $56, $64,764.00The Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) is dedicated to strengthening New York City's vibrant cultural life by providing funding and support to New York City's cultural community, including the 34 institutions that comprise the Cultural Institutions Group (CIG) and more than 1,150 nonprofit cultural organizations that receive regular annual support. This constituency represents a diverse array of organizations including performing arts groups, museums, theaters, zoos, botanical gardens, visual arts and film centers, communitybased organizations, and arts education programs that are central to the life of communities in every corner of New York City. DCLA also manages a significant portfolio of cultural capital projects; provides free donated materials and supplies for arts programs and arts educators through its Materials for the Arts program; provides capacity building and technical assistance support to cultural groups; and commissions works of permanent public art through the City's Public Art Program.

Participating in the recently launched equity-based reforms to the agency's signature grantmaking process, the Cultural Development Fund (CDF);
Evaluating nonprofit organizations and cultural programs, including conducting audits of events and visiting organizations' facilities;
Preparing for, staffing and facilitating grant panels that occur three months of the year;
Conceiving of and facilitating new grant programs and new ways to engage the field as opportunities and funds are available;
Participating in regular assessment of agency programs and processes;
Evaluating the impact of programs administered by the agency on local communities and the sector;
Representing the agency at cultural events as well as meetings with other agencies or relevant stakeholders, as needed;
Providing guidance to the Arts Program Specialists, as needed

Preferred Skills:

Additional Information:
Cover letter and resume required.

Minimum Qualifications1. Five years of full-time experience in planning, coordinating, budgeting, producing, organizing, administering or directing a cultural program or a cultural institution; or

Four years of full-time experience as a practitioner in any of the performing or visual arts plus at least one year of experience described in (1) above; or
A baccalaureate degree issued by an accredited college, including or supplemented by 24 credits in one of the visual or performing arts or in arts management plus one year of full-time experience as described in 1 above; or

Preferred Skills Residency RequirementNew York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment.

However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.

To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

- Additional InformationThe City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Minimum Qualifications1. Five years of full-time experience in planning, coordinating, budgeting, producing, organizing, administering or directing a cultural program or a cultural institution; or

Four years of full-time experience as a practitioner in any of the performing or visual arts plus at least one year of experience described in (1) above; or
A baccalaureate degree issued by an accredited college, including or supplemented by 24 credits in one of the visual or performing arts or in arts management plus one year of full-time experience as described in 1 above; or

Preferred Skills Residency RequirementNew York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment.

However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.

To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.