The
Executive Director will be responsible for leadership
of the
organization, fundraising and financial development,
administrative
oversight and development of future art and
education programming.
Financial development will include
financial and fundraising planning
with the Board of Directors.
The
Executive Director will succeed the strong leadership of
the founders,
who have led the development of the organization
since its founding in
1983. The Director will lead and oversee the
future growth of this
internationally known photographic arts
organization.
Application Deadline: July 1, 2013
The
Executive Director should have working experience with the
arts. The
Board expects that the Executive Director will carry
forth FotoFest’s
commitment to global and local programming;
the inter-connection of art
and social ideas; discovery, development
and presentation of creative
talent—artists and curators; the use of
creative skills and the arts to
strengthen classroom education for
young people. Accordingly, the
Board is seeking candidates
with the following qualifications:
• Working experience with, and a strong commitment to,
the arts, particularly the photographic arts and their promotion.
• A capacity for and an interest in executive and administrative
leadership of an internationally respected photographic arts
and
education organization in order to further its growth
and development.
• A demonstrable ability and willingness to accept
responsibility
for financial development and fundraising for program and
general operating expenses.
• A capacity for visionary thinking and action.
• A strong and demonstrable interest in the connection between
the arts and social issues and a motivation to create high quality,
innovative visual arts programs that serve as a platform for the
communication of ideas through art.
• An ability to motivate staff and coordinate well with a Board of
Directors.
The Board
of Directors and FotoFest Co-founders are flexible with
respect to the expansion and direction of the structure and programs
of the organization, but they expect an Executive Director to preserve
the core
values of the organization: internationalism — international
programming and cross-cultural exchange; the inter-connection between
global and local interests and constituencies as a centerpiece of
FotoFest's
programming and administration; the interaction of art and
social issues
in FotoFest’s programming.The leader
of FotoFest will be expected to
maintain and expand the international
network and programming
initiated and developed by FotoFest and its
founders over the past 30
years. This programming includes a commitment
to collaborating with
Houston-area organizations and using FotoFest’s
programs to benefit
the arts and civic life in Houston. The leader of FotoFest will
also be expected to continue FotoFest’s commitment to
education - extending creative education to students of elementary to
high school grade levels.
Qualifications:
At least five years’ experience in management, resource
and financial
development, and programming in the arts. A record of
success with
fundraising and securing grants is strongly preferred.
To Apply:
Submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and three professional
references by July 1, 2013. The information should be sent to
application@fotofest.org or FotoFest, 1113 Vine Street,
Houston 77002-4031, Attn: Marianne Stavenhagen.
Please
note that the position will remain open until filled. All inquiries,
applications or nominations will be held in the strictest confidence.
The headquarters of FotoFest is in Houston, Texas. The position is
Houston-based.
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