Executive Director
About the Agency
The Agency has worked to build a thriving arts environment that benefits all South Carolinians, ensuring broad and equitable access to the arts.
Key Responsibilities
Leads the development and implementation of the agency’s strategic plan, short and long-term.
Advises the Board of Commissioners on arts policy development. In collaboration with the Board of Commissioners, solicits and raises funds and identifies resources from federal, state, corporate, foundation and individual sources, to ensure the highest quality in arts offerings to the citizens of the state and to advance the cultural and economic development of the state’s arts industry.
Ensures a fair and equitable grants program exists, that is well publicized to constituents and awards funding to a variety of constituents, organizations, schools and artists. Assists in ensuring that statewide grant funds are disbursed to recipients in a timely manner and that grant guidelines and processes are continually refined to simplify access and streamline internal procedures. Also assists in ensuring that opportunities to expand and increase grants funding are explored and an evaluation process is developed to ensure awarded funds are utilized in the specified manner.
Communicates regularly with key legislators (subcommittee and committee members, etc.), members of the arts caucuses, House and Senate leadership, staff, and others, providing relevant information on matters related to the agency’s work, its budget, and legislation with potential impact on the creative industries and the arts.
Ensures networking and information exchanges occur and that membership and leadership positions are held on national and regional arts organization boards to strengthen South Carolina’s position as a regional and national leader in the arts. Assists in ensuring a variety of partnerships throughout the arts community with individual businesses, state, regional and national groups are initiated and that a strong rapport with members of the General Assembly, US Congress, county and municipal governments is developed and maintained.
Ensures marketing programs, plans and high-quality materials promote the programs of the Commission and that oversight is maintained for all publications, newsletters, electronic marketing tools and Board materials. Assists in ensuring agency vision, values, Long-Range Plan and Strategic Plan are communicated to all employees. Assists in ensuring that information about the agency and its programs is easily accessible to the public and that the agency is responsive to requests for information from the public.
Reviews performance of staff to meet objectives of agency’s strategic plan. Assists in ensuring feedback systems exist to collect information and reflect constituents’ interests, expectations and satisfaction and that planning processes exist to address future constituent needs. Assists in ensuring data and information is analyzed and used to make improvements in programs and the organization.
Ensures recruitment, selection and hiring processes exist which deliver exceptional talent to administer the work of the agency. Assists in ensuring staff is empowered, self-directed, trusting and works cooperatively to fulfill the mission of the agency. Assists in ensuring an employee evaluation system exists to measure individual performance, to provide feedback and to develop employee potential. Assists in ensuring that an employee compensation, benefits, opportunities, recognition and development programs exist. Assists in ensuring workforce planning and needs analysis occurs on a regular basis.
Ensures administrative and operational policies and procedures exist to manage the agency and that internal program policies and procedures are in effect. Assists in ensuring the agency is in compliance with state and federal laws, rules and regulations and that evaluation processes exist to review and recommend improvements to agency procedures, operations and interdepartmental workflow.
Qualifications for Consideration
Bachelor’s degree with a major in arts administration or an arts related field, business or public administration, or educational leadership and policies.
Minimum of 5 years work at the senior management level such as: Executive Dir. of a large metropolitan arts council; state arts agency management; major city or state arts institution; major performing arts or educational facility; major presenting company; Dean of a Fine Arts School at a university or college; Executive or Deputy Director at a regional or national arts organization.
Prefer a Master’s degree with a major in arts administration or an arts related field, business or public administration, or educational leadership and policies.
Prefer eight (8) or more years of proven professional management and supervisory experience in state, federal or local arts development, arts program administration, or a related field.
Compensation
The salary at the time of hire is expected to be $112,126. The salary has the potential to be adjusted by the Agency Head Salary Commission; however, this is not guaranteed. Candidates should be comfortable with the starting salary mentioned above. Employees participate in the State of South Carolina benefits programs and the State of South Carolina retirement system. More information about benefits can be found at www.peba.sc.gov.
To Apply
The application period will remain open until July 15th. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis by the FGP team during the application period with final application evaluations occurring the week of July 20th. Candidates must meet the qualifications listed above in order to be considered. Questions about the role may be directed to Christin Mack, Practice Lead, Public Sector, Nonprofit, and Community Impact Executive Search, at Cm***@*gp.com.
Confidentiality and FOIA
South Carolina FOIA laws require the release of the finalist’s names (at least three finalists) should the agency receive a FOIA request. Confidential interest will be possible early in the process; however, candidates should be aware of the FOIA requirements as the process moves towards finalist selection.