Full-Time Position Listing: Operations and Technical Director
Calls & Opportunities
Appel Farm Arts & Music Center is seeking an Operations and Technical Director to join our team!
Overview
The Operations and Technical Director is responsible for directing the strategy and oversight of physical campus operations including oversight of operations and facilities budget; strategic planning and procurement of technical upgrades to campus equipment; management of space usage for organizational activities, rentals, and tenants; management of emergency response plans; and coordination of Facilities and Operations staff, vendors, and contractors.
Salary, Benefits, Terms of Employment
* This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position.
* This position is primarily on-site Monday through Friday during regular business hours. Some evening and weekend hours will be required throughout the year, according to program operations needs. Occasional remote work is possible, as mutually scheduled.
* Annual Salary: $70,000
* Benefits: Single coverage Health, Dental and Vision; Paid holidays and paid vacation as described in Employee Handbook, summer camp tuition exchange.
The most important skills and capabilities for the role are:
* Project Management Experience: Have extensive experience in planning and executing ideas to support the operations of a busy organization operating across many buildings. Demonstrate capacity for excellent time management and the ability to multi task.
* Technical Knowledge: Demonstrate mastery of cloud-based computer software for project management components including scheduling, tracking expenses, and communicating to a variety of project partners is key. Possess a general understanding of an office computer and phone system network to engage with IT support. Experience with technical production in the performing arts environment, including knowledge of theatrical sound and lighting systems, photography studios/darkrooms, ceramics kilns, and media production hardware/software is a strong plus.
* People Management: Experience in hiring and overseeing part-time staff to support facilities and operation needs including seasonal over hire crew for campus transitions, seasonal and part-time maintenance and grounds support; and kitchen and cleaning staff.
* Vendor Management: Experience in evaluating services and vendors. Effective negotiator who can collaborate with legal, finance, and other business stakeholders to balance organizational budget and services.
Communication: A good communicator who sets standards of collaboration and proactive communication across a large group. Is viewed as a leader who proactively starts conversations that solve problems and asks questions of others to support organizational needs.
* Organization: Ability to organize digital and physical records relating to projects, budgets, vendors, and daily operations for the benefit of information sharing and clean workflow, as well as for long-range planning and a well-managed inventory and record of the physical plant.
Please read the full position description at:
https://appelfarm.org/employment/full/operations-and-technical-director/
Interested applicants should submit a resume and email of interest to Jessica Doheny, Executive Director, at jdoheny@appelfarm.org. No phone calls please.
More About Appel Farm
Appel Farm strives to co-create experiences that inspire people to unleash their inherent creativity, leading to self-discovery, personal growth, community building, and joy. We are a non-profit arts education center located on a 115-acre campus in Upper Pittsgrove Twp, NJ. The organization runs an overnight summer arts camp with programs in visual and performing arts; leads year-round arts education classes, educational residencies and professional learning, retreats, and festivals; and is the home to the Creativity CoLaboratory Charter School, an arts-integrated middle school.
Appel Farm Arts & Music Center is an equal opportunity employer with an ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and creating safer spaces. Appel Farm hires without discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, atypical cellular blood trait, liability for service in the armed forces in the United States, or mental or physical disability subject only to conditions and limitations applicable to all persons.
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