The Ontario Arts Council is a publicly funded agency of Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. OAC’s primary purpose is to award grants to professional artists and arts organizations.
Type: Full-time Fixed-Term Contract (14 Months)
Salary Range: $54,737 - $82,106
Level: Classification 6, Unionized Position
Location: Toronto
Role: Working closely with the Francophone Arts Officer, this position requires an individual with knowledge of a wide variety of arts practices to manage granting programs in the Francophone Arts Office, and to administer the peer assessment process in French for other granting programs as required. In addition, the Associate Officer is responsible for front-line information services and outreach activities to Ontario’s Francophone artists and communities, and to provide assistance to other granting programs as required.
Responsibilities:
- Administer assigned Francophone arts programs, includes all associated paperwork, and data entry of financial data;
- Support granting programs outside of the Francophone arts office where applicants apply in French;
- Analysis of grant applications within programs of responsibility;
- Facilitation of the peer assessment process and assessment of grant requests in collaboration with jurors;
- Write reports and present grant recommendations in English to Senior Management and the Board of Directors;
- Provide information and consultative advice to existing and new Francophone artists and organizations;
- Collaborate with granting program staff on the assessment and development of Francophone applicants in their sectors;
- Conduct outreach to increase access to, and awareness of, OAC and its programs;
- Contribute to policy development, programs and services in relation to the Francophone arts communities’, and OAC’s, priorities;
- Provide input to budget creation, staff supervision and program workflow, as required;
- Attend events on evenings and weekends and travel throughout Ontario at least 20 days of the year to meet with new and potential clients.
Summary of Key Qualifications:
- Working knowledge of the trends and issues within Ontario’s diverse Francophone arts communities;
- Direct experience as an artist and/or arts administrator working with one or more of the following disciplines, music, visual arts, media arts, craft, literature, theatre;
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills;
- Superior proficiency in written and verbal French and English;
- Prior granting experience as a funder, applicant or peer assessor and knowledge of other sources of funding and support for artists, is an asset;
- Ability to analyze financial information pertaining to grant applications;
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal, consultative, facilitation and presentation skills;
- Sound project planning, organizational and administrative skills, and the ability to problem-solve, multi-task and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment;
- Ability to establish constructive rapport and work collaboratively with a diverse set of individuals internally and externally;
- Solid judgment;
- Intermediate computer proficiency in Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel, database and web-based programs;
- Understanding of how Ontario’s French speaking Aboriginal, culturally diverse, Deaf and disabled, regional and new generation voices are represented in the arts;
- Ability to work overtime evenings and weekends and travel.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and resume, by August 21, 2015 using one of the following methods:
Mail: Ontario Arts Council, Human Resources Office, FILE #07-15, 151 Bloor Street West, 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1T6
Online: Online Application Form (http://www.arts.on.ca/Page3435.aspx)
If you are a person with a disability and require accommodation in any stage of the recruitment process please contact Nina Small at 1-800-387-0058 x 7426 or nsmall@arts.on.ca.
The Ontario Arts Council is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports and values diversity in the workplace. Applications from all qualified candidates are welcome and individuals from equity-seeking groups are encouraged to apply. While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for interview will be contacted.
