[Bcma-l] Job Posting - City of Richmond

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:11:04 -0700

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The City of Richmond is a diverse and
dynamic community, undergoing transformation in
pursuit of our vision to be the most appealing, livable and
well-managed community in Canada. Our transformation includes a
role in the design and construction of the Canada Line rapid transit system
and being a Venue City for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Manager, Community Cultural Development
Competition #2008-E-23
*$73,202 -- $92,298 (Annual Salary)

This position will facilitate and coordinate a variety of activities and 
events to ready the local community for the 2010 Games and ensure a 
legacy of an enriched arts, culture and heritage sector to last into the 
future. Through a variety of activities and working collaboratively with 
other City staff and the community, the Manager, Community Cultural 
Development will implement the Council approved 2010 Arts & Culture Plan. 

DUTIES:

    * Develop activities leading up to and during 2010 specifically
      designed to showcase Richmond's diverse culture and rich history
    * Initiate and cultivate strategic community and business
      relationships to encourage growth of existing events and foster
      the establishment of new arts and culture programs and festivals
    * Engage artists, the arts, culture and heritage community,
      businesses and the general public in a variety of activities and
      facilitate participation of the Richmond arts community in
      celebrations and ceremonies
    * Raise the profile of Richmond's arts, culture and heritage through
      the development of opportunities for local artists to contribute
      to opening and closing ceremony events
    * Work with partners to coordinate programming, marketing and
      fundraising initiatives in order to build a vibrant sustainable
      cultural sector
    * Raise significant funds through grants, partnerships and
      sponsorships to expand on existing and create new cultural
      festivals and events
    * Provide leadership to contractors, volunteers, staff and community
      partners
    * Facilitate and assist the local arts community in their
      preparations for involvement in the Celebration site programming

The successful candidate will be self-motivated, well organized, highly 
articulate and able to interact with the cultural community, business 
community and all levels of the organization. They will need to be 
persuasive and influential to foster and maintain relationships, which 
promote collaboration amongst a variety of partners. 

QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree (Master's degree 
preferred) in Arts Administration, Art History, Fine Arts, or Cultural 
Planning, supplemented by course studies in Business Administration, 
Event Management, Project Management, or Communications. Your experience 
will include working in arts administration or cultural planning within 
a municipal government or not-for-profit arts administrative setting; a 
variety of fundraising experiences including grants and sponsorships and 
demonstrated experience in planning, facilitating and implementing large 
events and festivals; highly developed organization, conflict resolution 
and project management skills; and working in a politically sensitive 
environment.

*This full-time position is based on a 35 hour work week and as part of 
our work/life balance initiative, this position works a compressed work 
week (nine day fortnight). This is just one of the many fantastic 
benefits that awaits you at the City of Richmond.

There has never been a more exciting or rewarding time to be employed by 
the City of Richmond.

For further details, please visit our website at www.richmond.ca/jobs 
<http://www.richmond.ca/jobs> and if interested please forward a 
detailed resume no later than 5:00 p.m., July 14, 2008, quoting 
Competition #2008-E-23 to:
Human Resources Division,
City of Richmond, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1.
Fax: 604-276-4169;
E-mail (Word format only): resume@richmond.ca <mailto:resume@richmond.ca>

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest. However, only 
those under consideration will be contacted. This position is restricted 
to those legally entitled to work in Canada. The City of Richmond is an 
Equal Opportunity Employer.

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The City of Richmond is a
diverse and <o:p></o:p>
 
dynamic community,
undergoing transformation in <o:p></o:p>
 
pursuit of our vision to be
the most appealing, livable and <o:p></o:p>
 
well-managed community in
Canada. Our transformation includes a <o:p></o:p>
 
role in the design and
construction of the Canada Line rapid transit
system <o:p></o:p>
 
and being a Venue City for
the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
Manager, Community Cultural
Development<o:p></o:p>
 
Competition #2008-E-23<o:p></o:p>
 
*$73,202 &#8211; $92,298 (Annual
Salary)<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
This position will
facilitate and coordinate
a variety of activities and events to ready the local community for the
2010
Games and ensure a legacy of an enriched arts, culture and heritage
sector to
last into the future. Through a variety of activities and working
collaboratively with other City staff and the community, the Manager,
Community
Cultural Development will implement the Council approved 2010 Arts
&amp;
Culture Plan.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
DUTIES:<o:p></o:p>
 

<ul>
 <li>Develop activities
leading up to and during
2010 specifically designed to showcase Richmond&#8217;s diverse culture and
rich
history <o:p></o:p>
 </li>
 <li>Initiate and cultivate
strategic community
and business relationships to encourage growth of existing events and
foster
the establishment of new arts and culture programs and festivals<o:p></o:p>
 </li>
 <li>Engage artists, the
arts, culture and
heritage community, businesses and the general public in a variety of
activities and facilitate participation of the Richmond arts community
in
celebrations and ceremonies<o:p></o:p>
 </li>
 <li>Raise the profile of
Richmond&#8217;s arts,
culture and heritage through the development of opportunities for local
artists
to contribute to opening and closing ceremony events<o:p></o:p>
 </li>
 <li>Work with partners to
coordinate
programming, marketing and fundraising initiatives in order to build a
vibrant
sustainable cultural sector<o:p></o:p>
 </li>
 <li>Raise significant
funds through grants,
partnerships and sponsorships to expand on existing and create new
cultural
festivals and events <o:p></o:p>
 </li>
 <li>Provide leadership to
contractors,
volunteers, staff and community partners<o:p></o:p>
 </li>
 <li>Facilitate and assist
the local arts
community in their preparations for involvement in the Celebration site
programming<o:p></o:p>
 </li>
</ul>
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
The successful candidate
will be
self-motivated, well organized, highly articulate and able to interact
with the
cultural community, business community and all levels of the
organization. They
will need to be persuasive and influential to foster and maintain
relationships, which promote collaboration amongst a variety of
partners.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
QUALIFICATIONS:<o:p></o:p>
 
Minimum qualifications
include a Bachelor&#8217;s
degree (Master&#8217;s degree preferred) in Arts Administration, Art History,
Fine
Arts, or Cultural Planning, supplemented by course studies in Business
Administration, Event Management, Project Management, or
Communications. Your
experience will include working in arts administration or cultural
planning
within a municipal government or not-for-profit arts administrative
setting; a
variety of fundraising experiences including grants and sponsorships
and
demonstrated experience in planning, facilitating and implementing
large events
and festivals; highly developed organization, conflict resolution and
project
management skills; and working in a politically sensitive environment.<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
*This
full-time position is based on a 35 hour work week and as part of our
work/life
balance initiative, this position works a compressed work week (nine
day
fortnight). This is just one of the many fantastic benefits that awaits
you at
the City of Richmond.<o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
There has never been a more exciting or
rewarding time
to be employed by the City of Richmond.<o:p></o:p>
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&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
For
further details, please visit our website at <a
 href="http://www.richmond.ca/jobs">www.richmond.ca/jobs</a>
and if interested please
forward a detailed resume no later than 5:00 p.m., July 14, 2008, quoting Competition
#2008-E-23 to:<o:p></o:p>
 
Human Resources Division,<o:p></o:p>
 
City of Richmond, 6911 No. 3 Road,
Richmond, BC V6Y
2C1.<o:p></o:p>
 
Fax: 604-276-4169;<o:p></o:p>
 
E-mail (Word format only): <a
 href="mailto:resume@richmond.ca">resume@richmond.ca</a><o:p></o:p>
 
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
 
We thank all applicants in advance for
their interest.
However, only those under consideration will be contacted. This
position is
restricted to those legally entitled to work in Canada. The City of
Richmond is
an Equal Opportunity Employer.<o:p></o:p>
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