Career Opportunity

Program Officer, Community Investments, 1842

Recruitment: RTF0138734-00803890

Published: August 23, 2023

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Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on September 7, 2023. The portal will close at 12:00 a.m. on September 8, 2023, and applications will no longer be accepted

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

Make your mark on the City of San Francisco as an Arts Commission's Program Officer!

The San Francisco Arts Commission is hiring a Program Officer to oversee the Arts Commission’s grantmaking operations for the Cultural Equity Endowment, Arts Impact Endowment and other City resources dedicated to fostering the values of cultural equity and ensuring access to high quality neighborhood arts.

As the Art Commission’s Program Officer, you will support the Community Investments (CI) team to administer over $8m -$16m 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.

Job Description

Reporting to the Community Investments Senior Program Officer, some of the duties of the Program Officer includes:

Program Development:

•Support and coordination of planning for stakeholder focus groups and artist convenings to refine philanthropic strategies.

•Research and analysis of trends and gaps in San Francisco’s arts and culture/arts education ecosystem

•Support the Art Vendor program, including managing the licensing process and art market and coordinating the Advisory Committee.

Grant Management and Administration:

•Develop guidelines, eligibility criteria, and scoring rubric with a racial equity lens;

•Support the implementation and facilitation of technical assistance workshops;

•Facilitate grants processing to ensure that all applications are processed adequately and timely; 

•Identify potential panelists and facilitate panel deliberations;

•Ensure that grant agreements are accurate and executed by set deadlines; 

•Negotiate and create grant plans and budgets with and for grantees;

•Review grantee’s final reports and provide a feedback report to support grantees in improving their performance;

•Make final approval of invoices submitted for payment once the final report is approved, ensuring that fiscal policies are adhered to;

•Conduct site visits of grantees.

•Other duties as assigned

How to qualify

Education:
Possession of a Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university.
Experience:
One (1) year 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.

License and Certification:
Substitution:
Applicants may substitute up to 2 years of 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.

Desired  Qualifications:  
•2-3 years of related work experience with a nonprofit, government or other relevant organization
•Familiarity with San Francisco’s arts and culture and/or arts education ecosystem

What else should I know?

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

Additional information

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.

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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.