Career Opportunity

SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS (1844)

Recruitment: RTF0128189-01153252

Published: December 07, 2022

Accepting applications until: January 06, 2023

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About:

The San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) is the City agency that champions the arts as essential to daily life by investing in a vibrant arts community, enlivening the urban environment and shaping innovative cultural policy. Learn more about our work at: http://www.sfartscommission.org/

The SFAC has adopted the following Racial Equity Statement:

The San Francisco Arts Commission is committed to creating a city where all artists and cultural workers have the freedom, resources and platform to share their stories, art and culture and where race does not predetermine one’s success in life. We also acknowledge that we occupy traditional and unceded Ohlone land. Fueled by these beliefs, we commit to addressing the systemic inequities within our agency, the City and County of San Francisco and the broader arts and culture sector. This work requires that we focus on race as we confront inequities of the past, reveal inequities of the present and develop effective strategies to move all of us towards an equitable future. 

Role description

The San Francisco Arts Commission is hiring a Senior Program Officer to oversee a portion of the Arts Commission’s grantmaking operations that include the Arts Impact Endowment, Native American Cultural Trust, Art Vendor Program, Francisco Artist grants (Individual artists), Arts Education, and other City resources (including San Francisco Grants for the Arts), dedicated to fostering the values of cultural equity and ensuring access to high quality neighborhood arts. This position will work collaboratively with the other Senior Program Officer to Supervise the Community Investments team.

As one of the Art Commission’s Senior Program Officer, you will help supervise the Community Investments (CI) team to administer over $8 million in annual grant investments, develop community engagement activities, and increase technical assistance and professional development workshops for San Francisco artists, arts organizations, and historically marginalized communities.

Reporting to the Director of Community Investments, essential duties of the Senior Program Officer include:

• Oversee all aspects of the SFAC’s grantmaking operations including guidelines, outreach, applications, panels, awards, site visits, appeals and reporting requirements to ensure an efficient, effective, and equitable process.  Develop and oversee grantmaking processes from other city department funds that meet their goals and requirements and are aligned with SFAC’s operations. 
• Help shape grantmaking strategy by implementing best practices in arts philanthropy including needs assessment research; program evaluation and performance measurement; community outreach; field capacity building and the coordination of investments and leveraging of partnerships with other funders to ensure the maximum impact of investments.
• In partnership with the Director of CI, Senior Program Officers, and SFAC’s leadership team, develop and implement innovative policy solutions that advance the field of arts and culture and ensure a diverse and healthy arts ecosystem in San Francisco.
• Work collaboratively with the other Senior Program Officer to Supervise the Community Investments team, including defining roles and responsibilities, delegating workload appropriately, ensuring professional development opportunities for staff, conducting regular supervision and team meetings as well as completing annual performance evaluations.
• Ensure accountability, cultural competency, transparency, and compliance in all operations including compliance with City contracting procedures, risk management guidelines, language access and open government laws.

How to qualify

Possession of a Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public or business administration, accounting, finance, economics, social sciences, education or related fields, or other subject areas closely related to a specific departmental program or function; AND

Three (3) years full-time equivalent experience performing professional-level management and/or administrative duties in functional areas such as: program/office/operations management, budget development and/or administration, development and administration of contractual agreements and/or grants, or other closely related functional areas;

Substitution: Applicants may substitute up to 2 years of the required education with additional qualifying experience in program/office/operations management, budget development and/or administration, or contract/grant administration. One year (2000 hours) of additional qualifying experience will be considered equivalent to 30 semester units/45 quarter units.

Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge of promising practices in arts philanthropy, cultural equity, community arts, and arts education
• Demonstrated grantmaking experience, preferably in arts and culture
• Working knowledge of San Francisco’s arts and culture ecosystem
• Experience and recognition for working successfully within historically underserved communities, and with a wide range of diverse stakeholders
• Experience working in or with local, state, or federal government

What else should I know?

Salary: $100,100-$121,680

Fill Type: Temporary Exempt

Work Hours: 40 hours per week 

Application deadline:

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact Lauren Rowe at lauren.rowe@sfgov.org

Hybrid work culture

We work in a hybrid environment, and you may be expected to work in the office up to 3 days per week.

Additional Information

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

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Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records.  Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.