Picasso Project Director (Pt-time), PCCY

Posted by Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) on June 6, 2016

Picasso Project Director (Arts Advocacy – Part Time Position)

Position Summary: The Picasso Project Director will lead and manage a innovative grant making program that expands hands-on arts instruction and mobilizes arts education advocacy in and for Philadelphia public schools.

Key Duties:

• Manage and nurture the volunteers who serve the project as grant reviewers, school liaisons and general program supporters and/or Picasso Committee members
• Support PCCY fundraising efforts by working closely with the Development staff including writing portions of grant applications, providing program data and preparing for individual donor or foundation meetings
• Organize and manage the Picasso grant application process and ensure grantees fulfill their grant expectations
• Serve as a liaison to the School District focused on removing school or district-related obstacles for Picasso grantees
• In Picasso schools, train school leaders in advocacy, developing age-appropriate advocacy tools for grantees, teachers, and teaching artists

Position Description:

Grants Program Coordination

• Organize grant application process
• Refine Picasso application and guidelines as necessary
• Arrange outreach plan to publicize RFP
• Arrange and lead outreach workshops for potential applicants
• Recruit and train review committee for grant applicants
• Manage grant review and ensure completion and determination of awards by the deadline
• Provide feedback to grantees when requested and when possible
• Work with PCCY staff to organize awards ceremony for grantees

Support Grantee project implementation, including

• Organize awards ceremony for grantees
• Solicit photo releases and necessary insurance and clearance paperwork from grantees and their artists
• Recruit and train volunteer liaisons for grantee schools; hold regular sessions to keep tabs on projects
• Trouble shoot obstacles at schools
• Organize evaluation process of grantee

Leadership:

• Supervise interns
• Work together with PCCY K-12 staff to create and integrate education advocacy strategy
• Regularly review the project and generate proposals for improvement

Fundraising:

• Work with the PCCY development staff to initiate and build relationships with Picasso donors
• To the extent possible help Picasso grantees connect to other fundraising opportunities

Advocacy:

• Solicit and periodically organize public events/actions involving Picasso schools in support of arts education and K-12 education
• Publicly represent PCCY as voice for arts education in schools

Communications:

• Keep the web content related to Picasso up to date
• Tweet on assigned Arts Education Day
• Arrange and organize photo and video documentation of school events, where possible
• Prepare content for development and public relations publications published by PCCY

Other Duties as assigned: by Executive Director

• Attend and present information at the PCCY Board meetings and subcommittee meetings as requested
• Track and report lobbying hours
• Assist with PCCY events and fundraisers, including recruitment of attendees and auction items
• Assist with PCCY outreach events which may be during evening or weekend hours
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and staff committees

Important skills:

• Ability to work independently and with others
• Works well under pressure
• Detail oriented
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
• Very strong written and oral communication skills
• Content knowledge in fields of teaching, arts, arts education, advocacy
• Good facilitation skills
• Technologically adept and preferably skilled in graphic design

Reports To: Executive Director

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Apply: Send resume, cover letter, salary requirements to info@pccy.org

http://www.pccy.org/about/join-the-team/