The Organization

• The Executive Director for Institutional Advancement and Finance will learn Art Omi’s history, mission, values, legacy, and culture; understand its current organizational structure, finances and fundraising needs, programming, and services; and help chart the organization’s course for the future

• The Executive Director for Institutional Advancement and Finance will form strong working relationships with the founder, board, staff, and other stakeholders.

Institutional Advancement

• Develop and foster synergies and collaborative working relationships with the senior program staff to bring forth their best ideas and efforts. Lead by example and embody the organization’s code of conduct and commitment to diversity, equity, belonging, and accessibility.

• Manage, motivate, empower, and evaluate relevant staff and maintain clear lines of authority and responsibility, establishing annual goals and benchmarks, and ensuring a productive, supportive, and collaborative working environment.

• Lead and drive Omi’s fundraising from individual donors and other private sources; develop annual and long-term fundraising plans, lead their implementation, and partner with other staff and board as appropriate to increase this income stream.

• Partner with the Executive Director for Arts and Administration to develop, diversify, increase, and implement public funding goals; investigate international funding, including through corporations and U.S.-based “friends of” organizations.

• Provide oversight of the grants application process.

• Think broadly about mission-aligned commercial opportunities and revenue models; increase earned income from current sources; seek opportunities for new revenue.

• With the Executive Director for Arts and Administration and Communications Director, enhance Omi’s visibility and brand power; raise awareness of the organization and its programs through traditional and digital platforms; develop an understanding of and appreciation for what the community values in Omi’s programming and engagement; ensure that the visitor experience continues to evolve.

Finance and Human Resources

• In partnership with the board and Executive Director for Arts and Administration, direct long-term strategic planning and coordinate the strategic elements of the budget process; provide timely financial reports and analysis that help to inform programmatic decision-making as well as institutional growth and expansion; monitor and review the budget throughout the year, advising on expenditures and making appropriate corrections; and be the “go-to” person to provide helpful solutions to underlying business, financial, and administrative issues.

• Work with appropriate staff and board to plan expenses and budgets with an eye toward achieving a balanced annual budget and an organization that remains on stable financial footing from an operational perspective.

• Oversee the day-to-day financial function, including accounting, investment management, audit, financial reporting and control, cash flow management, forecasting, short- and long-term financial planning; ensure that reports are accurate and completed in a timely manner, and that procedures are adhered to and costs are controlled.

• Provide oversight of the financial pieces of grants administration; ensure that financial statements and reports are organized and accurate and that Art Omi remains in compliance with all grants/funding requirements.

• Oversee and manage human resources, including general personnel policies and practices; clearly communicate benefits information and organizational policies.

THE ORGANIZATION

Art Omi is a not-for-profit arts center with a 120-acre sculpture and architecture park and gallery, residency programs for international artists, writers, translators, musicians, architects and dancers. Art Omi believes that exposure to internationally diverse creative voices fosters tolerance and respect, raises awareness, inspires innovation, and ignites change. By forming community with creative expression as its common denominator, Art Omi creates a sanctuary for the artistic community and the public to affirm the transformative quality of art.

Since its founding, Art Omi has been guided by the principle that artistic expression transcends economic, political, and cultural boundaries. To date, Art Omi has hosted more than 2,000 artists from over 100 countries. By inviting a unique and varied mix of artists, writers, musicians and dancers from all over the world to create a diverse, positive working community, Art Omi transforms this guiding vision into an exciting reality.

This individual will live in commuting distance of Ghent and become part of the community.

With an annual budget of $2.4m, a full-time staff of 12, 11 part-time permanent staff, and a seasonal staff of 16 to 20 people, Art Omi is open daily, welcoming the public to its grounds and events free of charge. Located in a scenic location in Columbia County, New York and operating

within COVID-19 protocols, Art Omi has served as a refuge and respite to visitors from around New York State during the pandemic.