Position: Dance Program Manager
Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Reports to : Senior Manager, Arts Discipline Programs
Start Date: August 1, 2024
Salary Range: $68,677 – $90,831
Expected Starting Salary: $69,000
The Expected Starting Salary is the anticipated starting salary for the successful candidate. The Salary Range represents the minimum to maximum salary for this position over time.
Benefits
Medical, dental, prescription drugs and hospital coverage, life and long-term disability insurance, effective three months following the start date. Following the first year the position offers a matching contribution towards a group RRSP of up to 4.5% of salary.
OVERVIEW
The Dance Program Manager is responsible for the management of Toronto Arts Council (TAC) Dance programs, which include operating grants for organizations and project grants for organizations, collectives, and individuals. In addition to program management, Program Managers facilitate the work of TAC standing committees and grant review panels, contribute to policy development and strategies to support their program area, participate in evaluation processes for their granting programs, and provide information and support to artists and arts communities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Grants Management
Responsible for ensuring that grants programs are administered effectively, following established TAC and City grants policies. This includes working with support staff assigned to assist with their programs. The management of TAC grants programs includes:
- Providing information to artists and arts organizations on programs, including eligibility criteria.
- Providing guidance and support to grant applicants and recipients
- Reviewing applications to ensure eligibility criteria are met and preparing financial data and analysis for the assessment process.
- Recruiting and convening peer assessors for grant review panels,
- Managing assessment processes in a timely fashion, providing appropriate guidance to committees and grant review panels, facilitating the reaching of consensus on decisions, recording accurately the decisions of the grant review panels, and giving appropriate feedback to applicants.
- Interpreting TAC policy for grant review panels and recording their analysis and feedback to help inform TAC policy and program development.
- Preparing all necessary documentation for the grant approval process and providing adjudication results to applicants promptly.
- Liaising with program partners.
- Community outreach.
- Attending performances and events on evenings and weekends.
Responsible for maintaining a comprehensive knowledge of TAC mandate, policies, and role in Toronto arts communities. In collaboration with other grants staff and TAC committees, Program Managers contribute to the development of TAC policies, programs and services, including ongoing review, evaluation, and redesign where appropriate.
Responsible for keeping abreast of trends, best practices, research, policies and issues within the sectors for which they are responsible and for developing and maintaining working relationships with representatives of arts organizations and other funding bodies. A Program Manager is expected to be knowledgeable about the clients within their portfolio and maintain familiarity with the work they support through attendance at arts events.
Provides information services and support to arts communities through one-on-one meetings with artists and arts organizations, contributes to the development and delivery of information sessions on TAC grants programs and participates in community consultations.
Committee Management
Facilitates and supports the work of the volunteer members of the Grant Review committees related to the programs within their assigned portfolio, including but not limited to:
- organizing and attending meetings.
- coordinating the recruitment of new members.
- providing orientation to new members regarding TAC and committee policies and funding practices.
- ensuring committee members are aware of and follow TAC policies and processes.
- Ensuring committee members are informed about the activities of clients within their portfolio.
Other Duties
The Program Manager understands the relationship between TAC and the Toronto Arts Foundation and explains the roles of both organizations to external stakeholders. Performs other duties as assigned by the Senior Manager, Arts Discipline Programs or the Director of Policy and Programs.
Conflict of Interest restrictions
The successful candidate may not work in any paid or volunteer capacities with organizations and collectives that apply to or receive funding through TAC grants programs.