Reports to: Chief Operating Officer
Location: Sarasota, FL
Van Wezel Foundation Overview
Join our growing Foundation team of dynamic professionals to create a legacy project for Southwest Florida – a world class performing arts center that you will be a part of. Roll up your sleeves and step into our fast-paced entrepreneurial organization to help us achieve something truly iconic. The mission of the Van Wezel Foundation is to create and sustain a vibrant performing arts center, advance education, and enrich communities by inspiring minds through the power of the arts. Our values are Passion, Inclusivity, Collaboration and Stewardship.
The Van Wezel Foundation (aka, the Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation) is partnering with the city of Sarasota, other regional municipalities, private philanthropists and foundations to build and operate what will be the performing arts centerpiece of Sarasota and the entire gulf coast region. The new performing arts center will be a public-private-partnership in which the City of Sarasota and the Foundation will be the principal participants. Completing the project – construction, operations and programming – will require funding of more than $350 million, of which 50% is anticipated to be raised from philanthropic sources.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing leadership team during the start-up phase of an enormous project that will become an important cultural resource and legacy for Southwest Florida.
Job Overview and Position Objectives:
The Van Wezel Foundation/Sarasota Performing Arts Center (SPAC) is seeking an Administrative Coordinator to lead critical projects related to operations of the Van Wezel Foundation and the realization of the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center (responsibilities will include approximately 70% Project Management and 30% Administration). Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Administrative Coordinator is responsible for leading project management timelines and deliverables for the SPAC; special projects relating to the foundation’s day-to-day operations; as well as overseeing the foundation’s operational processes and spaces, vendor management, materials and documentation, and physical assets. The PMA will also interact with various Board of Directors’ committees and task forces related to project management for the SPAC.
The hybrid nature of this role provides an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, self-motivated and disciplined individual interested in helping to scale and shape a rapidly-expanding foundation and the construction of the future SPAC – a civic asset that will impact future generations to come.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities – Project Management (approximately 70% of role):
Project Planning:
Project Execution and Monitoring:
Project Deliverables:
Project Assessment and Process Improvement:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities – Administrator (approximately 30% of role):
Administration and Operations:
Office Management:
Other Responsibilities:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Required Education and Experience:
Preferred Education and Experience:
Minimum Requirements:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Position Status:
This is an exempt full-time position. Generally, the hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, for a 40-hour work week. The hours may be adjusted as required to ensure that the job is accomplished. Some weekends/nights work is to be expected. This position generally has some local and regional travel, but typically no more than five percent of the time.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and sit.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Acknowledgement:
The Foundation has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. The Foundation reserves the right to change it at its sole discretion at any time and without any advance notice. This job description and list of functions is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
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