Deputy Director Of Development - Arts And Culture

Description/Duties

The current vacancy is for the Director of Development Assignment; however, this recruitment will also be used to establish an eligible list for possible future vacancies in other assignment areas.

This classification has been designated as a non-classified, non-merit system, at-will position.

First review of applications will be Monday, April 15, 2024.

City of Mesa

The City of Mesa is the 37th-largest city in the United States and the third largest in Arizona, with a population of over a half million people, and an annual budget of $2.3 billion. Located within the greater Phoenix-Mesa Metropolitan area, it is a vibrant, diverse city offering an eclectic mix of nightlife, outdoor activities, parks, museums, arts, and culture.

Mesaoperates under a charter form of government with citizens electing an at-large mayor and six district councilmembers to set policy for the city. Mesa enjoys progressive leadership, a skilled and well-educated workforce, two airports with access to an international airport, consistently low crime rates, quality schools, outstanding public facilities, road utilities and community and safety services, and reasonable tax structure.

Mesa offers a unique blend of urban excitement within natural desert surroundings with warm weather, delicious food, world-class golf, fabulous shopping, and many other exciting activities. The region is culturally rich, is a certified autism-friendly community and enjoys a collegial group of regional arts, culture, and science institutions open to sharing and partnering.

Mesa Arts and Culture

Who We Are

The City of Mesa Arts and Culture Department relies upon dedicated staff, partner organizations and volunteers to provide the residents of Mesa with outstanding performing, visual, scientific, educational and engagement facilities and programs to enhance their quality of life. The Arts and Culture Department includes the Mesa Arts Center, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Arizona Museum of Natural History, i.d.e.a.

Museum, and Art Studios and an extensive Education and Engagement program.

Our Vision

The Mesa Arts and Culture vision is a community that isarts ignited and inspired; a community where children thrive through creativity, curiosity, and connection; and a curious community empowered by exploration of science, culture and lived experience.

Mesa Arts Center and Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum

The Mesa Arts Center, owned and operated by the City of Mesa, is a unique, architecturally stunning, international award-winning facility located in the heart of downtown Mesa. Arizona's largest arts center is home to four theaters, five art galleries, and 14 art studios.

Guests, patrons, and students come to the Mesa Arts Center to enjoy the finest live entertainment and performances, world-class visual art exhibitions, and outstanding arts education classes. The facility is an architectural showpiece and a destination for visitors to the Phoenix area.

i.d.e.a.

Museum

The i.d.e.a.

Museum is built upon the solid and successful 36-year history of the Arizona Museum for Youth, the original, fun, inspiring, and educational hands-on art museum for children and families in the United States.

We impact nearly 90,000 visitors annually and have 1,400 member families. Our purpose is to develop one's creativity in its many forms, not just art. With your help we will develop one's ability to think critically "outside the box" and problem-solve. We are a place "for your child and the child within you."

The Arizona Museum of Natural History

The Mesa Southwest Museum was founded as a small museum in Mesa City Hall in 1977 with a small collection of Arizona artifacts, in a building designed by Lescher & Mahoney built in 1937 with WPA funds, that housed the city hall, municipal courts, city library, police and fire departments. The building was expanded in 1983 and 1987, and in 2000 a new wing was added. The main museum complex is dedicated to exhibitions containing a collection of 60,000 objects of natural history, anthropology, history & art, including 10,000 historic photographs.The museum was renamed the Arizona Museum of Natural History in 2007

The Deputy Director Arts and Culture performs administrative work involving planning, developing, coordinating, and supervising programs and services for the Arts and Culture Department. Duties include: developing, administering, and monitoring program area budgets; developing short- and long-term arts program objectives; developing and administering agreements with artists and partners; overseeing the administration of arts grants and endowments awarded to the program areas; consulting on maintenance of programmatic facilities and spaces; and administration of program and administrative support staff.

This class provides important council and leadership in the development of the organizational strategic direction; messaging and employee engagement; and provides information, messaging, guidance, and relationship development to support fundraising in their program areas. This position also functions as a liaison between the assigned program, division management, the Museum and Cultural Advisory Board, and community interest groups. Work assignments are broad in scope and are performed with considerable independence. This class performs related duties as required.

Director of Development Assignment: This assignment is responsible for overseeing fundraising activities for the Arts and Culture Department at the Mesa Arts Center, i.d.e.a.

Museum, and Arizona Museum of Natural History. Responsibilities include developing funding sources; implementing fundraising programs that embrace the foundation, corporate, federal, and state agencies; applying for government grants; soliciting individual donors; managing the naming rights for philanthropic donations from patrons; obtaining underwriting for arts and culture programs; developing and managing capital campaigns; building donor databases; working with the department director and foundations in developing the budget to establish annual fundraising goals; promoting memberships/sponsorships campaigns and events; and maintaining compliance with the City's policies and procedures while ensuring the fundraising credibility of its institutions and program areas.

An employee in this classification is required to attend performances and/or education/engagement programs (including weekends) to the extent required to fulfill job responsibilities as directed by the Arts and Culture Director or if designated, the Assistant Director

• Arts and Culture. This class is supervised by the Arts and Culture Director or if designated, the Assistant Director

• Arts and Culture who reviews performance through meetings, discussions, conferences, reports, and observations of results of programming and events. This class is FLSA exempt-executive.

Please refer to the link below for the full job description and additional information regarding assignments, preferred qualifications, and essential functions.

Qualifications & Requirements

Employee Values: All employees of the City of Mesa are expected to uphold and exhibit the City's shared employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity.

Minimum Qualifications Required. Any combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Arts Administration, Philanthropy, Art Education, Fine Arts, Museum Studies, or a closely related field. Extensive (7-10 years) progressively responsible experience in the organization and management of cultural or arts programs, including considerable (3 - 5 years) supervisory experience.

Preferred/Desirable Qualifications. Experience in arts center development, contract administration, fundraising, grant compliance, arts education, and personnel management is preferred. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's Degree in Arts Administration or a closely related field is highly desirable.

Link to Job Description

https://apps.mesaaz.gov/JobDescriptions/Documents/JobDescriptions/cs5418.pdf