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The Deputy Director will focus primarily on both development and fundraising, while ensuring artistic excellence in the innovation, experimentation, and execution of National Sawdust’s mission-based work and programming.
The Deputy Director will report to the Managing and Artistic Director. National Sawdust seeks candidates who will:
Be a willing, talented, and strategic fundraiser — successfully building and maintaining long-term individual and institutional relationships while working with the existing National Sawdust development team and its objectives for board, corporate, foundation, individual, and gala donation efforts
Continue the groundbreaking leadership in contemporary musical experimentation and culture for which National Sawdust is known
Communicate and build upon existing programming and partnerships
Inspire community and patrons with ideas and powerful interpersonal skills; be a leader who can energize, collaborate, mentor, and delegate amongst staff and artists
Promote National Sawdust’s institutional identity as a can’t-miss destination for artistic innovation; enhance overall visibility regionally, nationally, and internationally
Expand and help communicate and strategize the activity of National Sawdust beyond the walls of its physical footprint
Establish a transparent, proactive, and collaborative workplace that includes open communication across the organization
Be an integral part of leadership as a part of the team’s senior staff; provide clear direction to empower staff and partners for specific and collective performance
Collaborate with development, communications, and artistic departments for the betterment of National Sawdust
Ensure and promote a diverse and inclusive National Sawdust in programming, outreach, staffing, and culture.
Responsibilities
Flexible work schedule to meet the requirements of the role, particularly in fundraising
Financial and commercial acumen, with an ability to operate programs and projects on time and on-budget in service of National Sawdust’s commitment to financial health and sustainability
Skilled in overall institutional budgeting and reporting
Requirements
Agile and experienced people manager, committed to getting the best out of a team, while also committed to doing work himself/herself
Credibility and extensive experience in the field, with personal and professional networks to support both
Deeply committed to the multidisciplinary nature of National Sawdust
An innovator, with a vision for the future of creative expression and how to realize it
Accessible and collaborative, generous of spirit, outgoing, organized, hard- working, humorous, and one who enjoys the social demands of an externally and internally oriented senior management role
Strong organizational skills, effective under pressure, ability to manage
competing demands and remain focused while multitasking
- Skilled in diverse technology environments—e.g. Salesforce, G Suite
COMPENSATION:
Salary commensurate with experience, with competitive benefits and vacation package
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law. National Sawdust is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the goal of building a culturally diverse staff, and strongly encourages applications from minority candidates.