Dear NEMAA
Friends,
As many of you know,
our talented executive director left for another opportunity. We credit her with providing organizational
leadership during the past six years of growth.
We are now engaged in finding a new executive director to pilot NEMAA’s
success into the future. We seek a
leader who will oversee the production of NEMAA’s promotional events,
entrepreneurial development programs, and operational activities, while
strategically focusing on building community partnerships and fundraising to
ensure the fiscal sustainability and growth of the organization. We ask that you share this opportunity
with your network! A full job
description is provided and interested applicants can send their resume and
letter of interest to applications@nemaa.org
.
Best,
Brenda Kayzar
Interim Executive
Director
NEMAA Executive Director Opportunity
NEMAA is seeking an
executive director who will oversee the production of its promotional events,
entrepreneurial development programs, and operational activities, while
strategically focusing on building community partnerships and fundraising to
ensure the fiscal sustainability and growth of the organization.
The Northeast
Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization
serving over 900 primarily artist members, as well as the Northeast (NE)
Minneapolis community, the city, and the metropolitan region. NEMAA fosters and supports a community where
visual artists can work and showcase their art through connectivity with local
businesses, political representatives, and the wider community in order to
build a more vibrant, economically healthy and sustainable artistic
milieu.
In service to its
members, NEMAA produces three major showcasing events; Art-A-Whirl, Fall Fine
Arts, and Wintertide. The organization
produces an Artist Directory and Guide and hosts several mediums in which to
promote and inform its membership. It
also regularly conducts workshops, community planning efforts, and promotes tours
and visits to the district. In the main,
NEMAA has created a series of traditions in the effort to draw attention to the
work of its member artists, as well as the spaces of production that exist
within NE Minneapolis.
USA Today ranked
Northeast Minneapolis the #1 arts district in the country in 2015, a
distinction built on the work of NEMAA and its artist and community members
over the past two-plus decades. The Art-A-Whirl open studio event draws upwards
of 30,000 people to NE during a weekend in May, and the Fall Fine Arts and
Wintertide gallery events host 850 and 1,200 guests respectively, on opening
night. Arts activity is an acknowledged
economic driver in NE, and the growth of the arts presence has raised interest
in the neighborhoods of NE Minneapolis by businesses and residents. Therefore, NEMAA seeks a strategic visionary
to shepherd the artists, their spaces of production and exhibition, and NEMAA’s
events within a changing landscape.
Summary of Work:
·
Work closely with the board of directors to
envision and execute strategies in line with the organization’s mission and
strategic plan
·
Provide vision, leadership and strategies in the
development and execution of a fundraising plan
·
Provide vision, leadership and strategies in the
fostering and development of new community partnerships and in the maintenance
and growth of existing relationships
·
Provide leadership and management oversight to
enhance the production of NEMAA’s arts focused promotional events
·
Provide direction to enhance and grow NEMAA’s
entrepreneurial development workshops and toolkits
·
Streamline operations and drive technological
efficiencies in NEMAA’s day-to-day operations, providing mentorship and support
to NEMAA staff
·
Provide the board with a proposed annual budget
and drive responsible fiscal management in partnership with the board to operate
within the approved budget
·
Work to enhance the NEMAA brand and reputation,
working with the marketing contractor to further align marketing and
promotional opportunities, directory ad sales, and the membership drive with
established revenue strategies
·
Work to ensure excellent member services in all
aspects of NEMAA programs and operations
Minimum
Qualifications:
·
Bachelor’s degree in business or nonprofit
administration/management, urban studies/planning, arts and cultural
leadership/administration, marketing, or related fields
·
Demonstrated ability to work with
board/executive leadership
·
Demonstrated ability to innovatively form,
foster and grow community partnerships/relationships
·
Demonstrated ability to energetically strategize
revenue producing activity/fundraise
·
Demonstrated ability to write, garner and oversee
management of grants
·
Demonstrated ability to lead and manage staff
and contractors and provide guidance as a mentor
·
Demonstrated ability to fiscally manage revenues
and oversee operations
·
Demonstrated ability to lead and manage innovative
member service initiatives
·
Excellent written and verbal communication
skills
·
Broad knowledge of arts entrepreneurial needs
and constraints
·
Broad knowledge of creative industries and
creative place making narratives
Desirable
Qualifications:
·
MA/MBA or advanced degree equivalent
·
Knowledge of the region’s arts based economy and
networks
·
Experience in advocacy roles
·
Experience in collaborator roles or with
community work
·
Experience with media
·
Experience with event planning
To Apply:
Review of candidate materials
will begin at the close of business on August
18, 2016. All applications should
include a letter of interest, resume, and three professional references. Address all materials to NEMAA Hiring
committee and send via email to applications@nemaa.org.
Interested applicants
are encouraged to explore NEMAA’s website at https://nemaa.org/.
Application materials must be complete
and received by the application deadline in order to be considered. EEO
