The Ontario Arts Council is a publicly funded arm’s-length agency of Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. OAC’s primary purpose is to award grants to Ontario professional artists and arts organizations.
Salary: $51,600 - $77,400
Location: Toronto
Role: Reporting to the Franco-Ontarian Arts Officer, this designated bilingual position requires an individual with superior French and English communications skills, and knowledge of a wide variety of arts practices including Francophone arts practices to manage several Franco-Ontarian Arts Office project granting programs as well as work with other OAC Officers, when required, to administer the peer assessment process in French for their granting programs. In addition, the Associate Officer is responsible for front-line information services and outreach activities to Ontario’s Francophone artists and communities.
Responsibilities:
- Administer assigned Franco-Ontarian arts project programs, includes all associated paperwork, and data entry of financial data;
- Support granting programs outside of the Franco-Ontarian 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 to Directors and Board in English;
- 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 management 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 facilitation 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;
- Interpersonal, consultative and negotiation skills;
- 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, 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 16, 2013 using one of the following methods:
Mail: Ontario Arts Council, Human Resources Office, FILE #04-13, 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.
The Ontario Arts Council is a publicly funded arm’s-length agency of Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. OAC’s primary purpose is to award grants to Ontario professional artists and arts organizations.
