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    Assistant Director - British Columbia, Canada - Alliance for Arts and Culture

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    For fifty years, the Contemporary Art Gallery has played a key role in the cultural ecologies of Vancouver, operating as a threshold between the Lower Mainland and broader contexts for contemporary art nationally and internationally.

    With a primary commitment to presenting the work of early and mid-career artists from across Canada and around the globe, CAG champions art, artists and ideas that challenge us to transcend the familiar, reimagine the possible, and deepen our understanding of ourselves, one another and the worlds around us.

    Building on its previous histories as an artists' service organization and an artist-run centre, CAG has operated as a non-collecting public gallery since 1996.

    Currently housed in a 6,000-square-foot facility in downtown Vancouver, CAG is within close proximity of 2.As a predominantly settler-led organization, we acknowledge our responsibility to each of these nations, who have stewarded this land, water and air for thousands of years.

    We are committed to building sustained, reciprocal relationships with Indigenous communities and supporting the work of reconciliation and Indigenous sovereignty.

    Working closely with CAG's Executive Director and Board, the Assistant Director will be responsible for managing the gallery's strategic planning and business development processes, aligning the institution's day-to-day operations with its mission, values, and annual plan.

    As head of the gallery's administrative team, the Assistant Director will lead operational, advancement and evaluation strategies to support the organization's continued growth and success.

    and value aligning the gallery's strategic and philanthropic objectives with a commitment to equity and ethics.
    The compensation package for this position includes extended health, dental and vision benefits (after three months); Providing effective, engaged leadership on the organization's key administrative, operational and advancement objectives

    • Hiring, leading, and coaching the gallery's administrative staff, developing work plans, offering mentorship and guidance, and planning meaningful professional development in collaboration with all direct reports
    • Serving as advisor, collaborator and costrategist to the Executive Director, offering counsel and confidentiality in areas of policy, planning and problemsolving
    • Playing a leadership role in the gallery's equity, access and decolonization work, ensuring the organization's culture, policies and practices meaningfully align with the organization's commitments to antiracism, reconciliation and accessibility
    • Operating as a member of the gallery's senior management team, assuming organizational leadership in the absence of the Executive Director
    Providing 360-degree oversight of the gallery's strategic and business development planning processes, working with the gallery's staff, Board and stakeholders to manage the plans' effective development and implementation

    • Leading the development of key strategic initiatives in alignment with the gallery's mission, values, and strategic plan, setting and tracking annual targets across the organization's operations
    • Overseeing the gallery's evaluation processes, working with staff and stakeholders to track, measure and analyze key successes and challenges in programs and services to inform future planning
    Managing the overall development of public and private sector income streams in alignment with the business plan
    o Leading the development and execution of key fundraising initiatives in partnership with the Executive Director, Board and Fundraising Committee

    • Developing sustained relationships with key stakeholders — including funders, donors, colleagues, and community partners — to strengthen support for the gallery and enhance its profile and network
    Overseeing day-to-day management of the gallery's office, front of house, facility and communications operations, with support from the Operations Administrator, Visitor Services Coordinator and Marketing & Communications Associate

    • Planning and implementing administrative policies, procedures and systems to support the operational needs of the organization, including those related to facility management, visitor services, IT, and human resources
    • Contributing to budgeting, financial management and financial reporting processes in collaboration with the Executive Director and Finance Officer
    • Managing the gallery's grants, funding agreements and gift reporting requirements, ensuring compliance across each
    Serving as Board secretary, planning and scheduling Board meetings, contributing to the preparation of Board documents and reports, and preparing meeting minutes Qualifications:
    exceptional collaboration, relationship-building and communication skills, including the ability to work flexibly with a diverse range of partners and stakeholders;


    • robust creative-thinking and problem-solving skills, a detail-oriented focus and the ability to manage multiple priorities;
    • prior management experience, with an ability to lead, motivate and develop staff;
    • knowledge of business planning and/or key fundraising principles and practices;
    • CAG is committed to fostering an inclusive, anti-oppressive and accessible work environment that reflects the communities we operate in. This is a management position.
    Shortlisted candidates will participate in a 60-minute interview with the Executive Director and a member of the CAG Board.
    Statements of intent may be submitted in the form of a cover letter, a video, an audio recording, or a slideshow/presentation


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    The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is honoured to work on the traditional, unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and 240 other Indigenous communities across BC.

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