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Managing Director
Characteristics and Traits Essential for the Managing Director:
The Managing Director must demonstrate superior leadership skills. S/he will be a proven leader demonstrating effective decision-making, strategic thinking and planning. Strong, confident and compassionate communication skills with an emphasis on excellent active listening skills are essential for this role. S/he must be able to embrace Cornerstone’s long-standing culture, vision and mission and provide genuine support for these critical elements.
The successful candidate must be adept at working with a variety of constituencies, where honest and sincere collaboration is a most valued quality. The Managing Director must work utilizing the highest quality of interaction skills with the Board, Staff and Ensemble. S/he needs to be comfortable and competent working with diverse communities; the ones CTC serves, geographical, cultural and aesthetic. This individual is responsible for developing and sustaining successful and profitable external relationships with funders, supporters and individual donors.
This individual needs to demonstrate a high level of emotional and empathetic intelligence. The ability to demonstrate managerial courage, asking tough questions, taking a stand while at the same time demonstrating an understanding of the many factors impacting an issue or problem, is critical for this position.
The Managing Director is comfortable and experienced with managing change and transition. S/he can challenge the process while being savvy at understanding the current landscape (e.g. non-profit, Theater, social issues) and the appetite and aptitude for change. S/he is able to skillfully push forward while respecting the overall pace the various constituent groups are willing to accept and embrace.
Proven success as an organizational manager and managing a staff is very important. The staff at CTC is experienced, motivated, talented and committed. The Managing Director must be skilled at leading and managing such a team. Professional development and mentoring experience is very important in this role. Fostering collaboration by building trust and facilitating relationships is expected and valued. Managing others by strengthening competence and increasing self-determination is essential. Overall, celebrating the values and victories by creating a spirit of community is expected and appreciated.
Fair-minded, dependable, honest, forward-looking, open-minded, flexible, adaptable, inspiring, humorous, and cooperative are traits that are “givens” for this Managing Director. While, modeling these, it is also important for this individual to encourage and mentor these in others.
Primary Responsibilities:
Fund Development and Marketing:
The Managing Director has the responsibility of achieving the annual and strategic, multi-year financial goals, through foundation grants, individual donors and fund-raising activities. S/he works closely with the Director of Development, the Artistic Director and the Board to ensure that all fund-raising and friend-raising policies and plans are supported and achieved. This position is responsible for providing oversight of the creation and implementation of the marketing and public relations strategic framework.
Financial Oversight and Planning:
The Managing Director is responsible for strategic long term planning which is reflected in the creation of an annual budget that supports the Company’s goals and objectives. S/he, working directly with the General Manager, is responsible for managing the day-to-day expenses and operating the Company within that budget. Insures the Company conducts business and maintains records in compliance with the requirements of all Funders. Provides oversight to the annual audit and reporting the Company’s financial status regularly to the Board.
Board Relations and Development:
The Managing Director reports to the Board and serves as liaison from the Board to the staff, working in partnership with the Artistic Director. This position takes the lead in the development of the Board of Directors and Board relations. S/he is responsible for the implementation of the Cornerstone Theater Company Strategic Engagement Plan, 2012-2015.
Partnership with the Artistic Director:
The Managing Director forms a critical partnership with the Artistic Director as the two senior leaders of the Company. Sharing some responsibilities, while supporting others in a collaborative fashion is the hallmark of the Company’s culture. Both positions are vital to the Company, and the successes of each often are the result of the interdependent nature of the relationship. Each has unique responsibilities and each collaborate on other ones.
Staff Management and Leadership:
The Managing Director is responsible for leading and supporting the staff and the areas of operational oversight and sound fiscal management. S/he is responsible for the implementation of all personnel policies and practices and for the hiring, supervision, evaluation, retention, professional development and termination of all staff. The Managing Director promotes and encourages staff professional development. S/he works to maintain and support a stable, productive and mutually respectful work environment.
Critical Skills and Experiences:
• 5-7 years in a non-profit arena
• Non-profit management experience, including managing a staff
• Non-profit financial oversight experience, and demonstrated strong financial management skills
• Substantial fund-raising and resource development experience, including demonstrated success in raising funds from multiple donor types e.g. foundations and individual donors
• Experience in and passion for Theater and performing arts organizations
• Experience with establishing and maintaining community partnerships
• Knowledge of and interest in regional issues
Education:
Masters degree or equivalent experience
Compensation:
Salary and benefits will be competitive and commensurate with qualification and experience
Instructions:
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO
MDsearch@cornerstonetheater.org
BY FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2013
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Internships
No internship opportunities are available at this time.
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Fellowships
Paula Altvater Fellowship
Cornerstone’s Altvater Fellowship program provides professional development to individuals interested in theater and community.
About the Altvater Fellowship
Fellows work full-time with Cornerstone on management or production aspects of current programming over an eight-week residency. Each year’s Fellowship focus is determined based on the needs and schedule of Cornerstone’s production schedule.
The Fellowship includes participation in bi-weekly company meetings, weekly staff meetings, and inclusion in company-wide community engagement activities and/or planning.
Successful fellowship candidates have prioritized interest in community-engaged theater and have some understanding of Cornerstone’s mission. They are curious, grounded, and ready to be immersed in the daily running of a theater company from the mundane to the extraordinary.
The Fellowship takes place in Los Angeles at Cornerstone’s office and/or on location of a community residency. The Fellowship includes a $2000 honorarium. Travel to/within Los Angeles and housing are not provided. Applicants must be at least 21 years old.
About Paula Altvater
Paula Altvater was a resident of the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Indian Reservation. She participated in Pier Gynt, Cornerstone’s 1990 residency in Eastport, Maine, and in the 1991 national tour of The Winter’s Tale: An Interstate Adventure. Paula passed away in 1992 and Cornerstone named this fellowship program as a tribute to her belief in the importance of community and the power of people working together.
Past Altvater Fellows
2011 Park Cofield
2010 Jay Briggs, Ashley Walden
2009 Mieke Duffly
2008 Sarah E. Peterson
2007 Loraine Shields, William Jamarillo
2006 Sibyl O’Malley
2005 Victor Moag, Luanh Ph Hwee Yen
2004 Laura Henry
2003 Leticia Lopez
2003 Soo Lee
2002 Julie Carpineto
2001 Maya Gurantz, Karla Diaz
2000 Donnetta Grays, Sergio Marin, B*Wak Comfort
1999 Elizabeth Gonzalez, Katherine Chappel
1998 Mark Valdez, José Casas, Scott Cheek
1997 Claudia Pardo, Pete Galindo, Damion “Teeko” Parran
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