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Ann McMillan
Ann McMillan, former Cutural Alliance Board Member, is currently serving as the Cultural Alliance Interim Executive Director. Ann is a retired Vice-President of Community Affairs at SouthTrust/Wachovia Bank. She has also been very active in numerous civic organizations.
Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham
President and CEO position announcement and description
The Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham seeks a dynamic experienced leader with a proven commitment to arts and culture to lead the organization at a crucial and exciting time.
The Cultural Alliance is the arts and culture council for the central Alabama region and serves a diverse range of arts and cultural organizations and individual artists. As the arts and cultural sector seeks to further establish itself as a major component of the growth in Alabama’s center for arts and culture, the Cultural Alliance is in a unique position to be the primary voice for the sector in the region to increase advocacy for and visibility of the sector among all constituents. The President and CEO will be the principle voice for the sector, representing the interests of all arts and cultural organizations and individual artists to all constituents.
The basic mission of the Cultural Alliance is to support arts and cultural organizations and working artists in central Alabama. It provides a range of direct services that help arts and cultural organizations and individual artists reach their goals. These services include seeking governmental and other funding for the sector and re-granting those funds, marketing the sector, convening and coordinating arts and cultural organizations and making grants to individual artists.
Job responsibilities
The President and CEO reports to the Board of Directors. Specific responsibilities include:
- Represent the arts and cultural sector to all segments of the community, including elected officials, business leaders, funders and the media
- Work with the Board of Directors to increase community awareness about the Cultural Alliance and its work and position the Cultural Alliance as the voice of the sector
- Build and maintain relationships with arts and cultural organizations and convene the organizations to help maximize collaborations among them
- Direct advocacy for the arts and cultural sector to increase understanding of and support for the importance of the sector
- Raise funds, with the board’s assistance, for re-granting to arts and cultural organizations, for new program initiatives, and for the operations of the Cultural Alliance, including writing grants and/or supervising grant writing by other staff
- Work with the Board of Directors to secure a permanent dedicated funding mechanism for the arts
- Work with the Board of Directors to develop plans and policies for the Cultural Alliance
- Manage the operations of the Cultural Alliance, including planning and implementation of all programs and services, financial matters and human resources
- Support the Board of Directors in all of its work
Qualifications
- A minimum of eight years experience in the arts and cultural sector as staff, board, patron or significant volunteer
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills and comfortable in dealing directly with elected officials, corporate executives and the media
- Knowledge of the Greater Birmingham community is strongly preferred
- Knowledge of the arts and cultural sector in the Greater Birmingham area is strongly preferred
- Minimum of five years of management experience
- Experience working with a board of directors
- Proven leadership of staff, board and other constituents
- Demonstrated ability to build consensus among a broad range of perspectives
- Proven fundraising ability
- Demonstrated success in writing, obtaining and administering grants is preferred
- Understanding of finances and budgets
- Bachelors degree required and Masters degree preferred
Compensation:
Salary is commensurate with experience. Benefits include individual health insurance and retirement plan.
To Apply:
Applications will be accepted through Monday, June 16, 2008. All inquiries and applications will be held in strict confidence. A letter of interest and resume should be sent to:
Tom Thompson and Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 661046
Birmingham, AL 35266
All questions should be directed to:
Tom Thompson
205-967-9386
tom@tomthompsonconsulting.com