McLean Project for the Arts
Executive Director
Position Description:McLean
Project for the Arts (MPA) has an immediate need for an innovative,
strategic leader with a demonstrated record of success in the
not-for-profit world to serve as its Executive Director. The Executive
Director will lead and grow the organization at a time of tremendous
excitement and momentum in the DC metropolitan area’s burgeoning art
scene.
MPA is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) visual arts center
founded in 1962 with a mission to exhibit the work of emerging and
established artists from the mid-Atlantic region; to promote public
awareness and understanding of the concepts of contemporary art; and to
offer instruction and education in the visual arts. MPA enriches a
community hungry for high quality visual arts by providing museum
quality exhibitions and creating a cultural destination. MPA’s beautiful
2,000 square foot Emerson Gallery provides one of the few spaces
available in the DC metropolitan region for large sculpture and
installations. MPA offers a wide variety of professionally taught art
classes for adults, teens and children including Family Art Workshops,
artist talks and workshops, and tours to area museums and galleries.
MPA’s award winning ArtReach program takes art instruction into Fairfax
County Public Schools and senior centers, and brings students, seniors,
and those with special needs into our galleries for exhibition tours and
hands-on art activities. MPA currently has a staff of 10 full and
part-time professionals, hundreds of volunteers, an annual operating
budget of approximately $800,000. MPA also benefits from an actively
engaged Board of Directors comprised of community members, business
leaders and arts professionals.
Reporting to the Board of
Directors, the Executive Director will be responsible for the
organization's achievement of its mission through innovative strategies
in fundraising and programming. The Executive Director will ensure that
the financial, administrative, and operational activities of MPA,
including its galleries and studio, function at the highest levels and
in accordance with the organization’s mission and values.
The
Executive Director of MPA will be expected to maintain a strong, visible
presence in the community, strengthen current funding relationships and
develop new, diverse sources of funds that ensure the organization will
achieve sustainable growth and financial stability. This position
offers the opportunity for an entrepreneurial leader to have a true
impact on the DC area’s cultural landscape while ensuring that MPA will
be a national leader in its field.
Requirements:
- A minimum of five years experience as a non-profit executive with fundraising and management responsibility.
- Demonstrated success in fundraising with foundations, corporations, government entities and individuals.
- Knowledge of, or keen interest in, the visual arts.
- Familiarity with the Washington D.C. metropolitan area including potential funding sources in the market.
- Strong
organizational skills and the ability to leverage limited resources
through effective delegation in order to manage multiple, competing
priorities.
- A creative, innovative, and strategic thinker with
extraordinary interpersonal skills who enjoys building relationships
across stakeholder groups.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Able
to create and lead a vibrant team environment with staff, Board and
other stakeholders to achieve organizational objectives.
- Desire to participate actively in MPA’s lively schedule of activities and events weekdays, evenings and weekends.
- Bachelor’s Degree
Compensation:This
is a full time, on-site position. Compensation in the range of $55,000
– 70,000, depending on the qualifications and experience of the
candidate.
Applications:Please send letter, resume and references to:
jobs@mpaart.orgMcLean Project for the Arts is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values workplace diversity.Website:
www.mpaart.org
