AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Development Associate / Administrator Position Available

Highways Performance Space is seeking an experienced part-time
Development Associate / Art's Administrator to provide support in
achieving fundraising goals. S/he will report directly to the Executive
Director.

Highways (highwaysperformance.org
) develops and presents
innovative, socially engaged art that challenges the dominant sexual,
psychological and political paradigms ofcontemporary American society.
Our programs explore relevant social, politicaland artistic issues,
promote interactions among people of diverse cultural identitiesand
foster critical dialogues among artists and the communities they serve.
Highways is an equal opportunity employer.

Major Responsibilities Include:

* - Trackingdeadlines, preparing documents and support material for
the acquisition ofcorporate, foundation and government grant awards.
* - Assisting in the innovation and implementation of fundraising
campaigns.
* - Processing and tracking donations, gift acknowledgements and
revenue accumulation.
* - The scheduling of Box Office Personnel for weekly performance
functions.
* - Acting as liaison between the Executive Director and various
grant program representatives.
* - Engaging, recruiting and supervising an extensive roster of
volunteers for weekly performance functions and office support.
* - Negotiating general administrative duties such asdata-entry,
filing, on-line interfaces, the scheduling of meetings and the directing
of phone calls.

Qualifications and Competencies Include:

* - Excellent verbal and written communication skills

* - Demonstrated ability to multitask,prioritize, and work well under
pressure to meet multiple competing deadlines
* - Strong Mac computer skills and general office experience as well
as an overall interest in non-profit/alternative arts organizations is a
must.
* - Familiarity with government and regional grant-making, Filemaker
Pro and the Cultural Data Project are a plus.

Compensation:

The compensation range for this position is competitive, depending on
qualifications.

ApplicationProcess:

Candidates are invited to submit a cover letter, resume, and list of
three references. All submissions should be emailed to
Jamie@highwaysperformance.org
with "Development Associate" as the subject line. (Please CC
leogarcia@highwaysperformance.org & patrick@highwaysperformance.org)

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