Job (Edmonton): General Manager – Northern Light Theatre

Theatre Alberta; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Light Theatre (NLT) in Edmonton is seeking a General Manager to oversee daily operations, budgeting, and organizational administration. The role collaborates closely with the Artistic Director and Board to advance strategic priorities and ensure compliant financial management.

The General Manager will manage payroll, contracts, filings, donor engagement, and fundraising initiatives while supporting development planning and governance for a not-for-profit theatre company with a 35-hour

Qualifications

• Have minimum 2 years’ experience in a relevant field(s).
• Understanding and awareness of Edmonton’s arts and culture sector.
• Strong organizational skills with the flexibility to be agile and manage multiple priorities.
• Comfortable with technology and strong hands on working experience with Microsoft Office Applications (Windows and Mac OS), databases and QuickBooks.
• Demonstrated experience and success working with community partners, fund development, and theatre patrons.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative and team building work style.

Responsibilities

• Maintain day to day operations and administration for the theater.
• Develop annual operating and capital budgets for Board approval.
• Oversee payroll, records, and regulatory reporting.
• Collaborate on grants, fundraising plans, and revenue initiatives.
• Work with the Artistic Director and Board on business and audience development strategies.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Office

QuickBooks

Job description

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Directed by: Glynis Leyshon
Written by: Kate Hennig
Actors Pictured: Nigel Shawn Williams, Jamie Konchak, Emma Houghton, Conrad Belau & Sarah Orenstein
Set Design: Scott Reid.
Lighting Design: David Fraser
Costume Design: Heather Moore
Photo: Benjamin Laird

Photo Credits

Directed by: Glynis Leyshon
Written by: Kate Hennig
Actors Pictured: Nigel Shawn Williams, Jamie Konchak, Emma Houghton, Conrad Belau & Sarah Orenstein
Set Design: Scott Reid.
Lighting Design: David Fraser
Costume Design: Heather Moore
Photo: Benjamin Laird

Job (Edmonton): General Manager – Northern Light Theatre

Job (Edmonton): General Manager – Northern Light Theatre

TITLE: General Manager
POSITION STATUS: Full-time Employment (35 hours per week)
REPORTS TO: Northern Light Theatre Board
SALARY: $38,700 – $42,500
POSTED ON: January 17, 2022
CLOSING DATE: February 11, 2022
TARGET START DATE: March 21, 2022

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

Northern Light Theatre (NLT) is an Edmonton based theatre company with a mandate to challenge both artist and audience alike by producing and developing proactive scripts – language rich texts that are dark, poetic, funny – which reflect a complex world and lead us to question our hierarchy of values. Operating as a not for profit organization and a registered charity, NLT has been producing theatre for over 45 years and continually strives to provide audiences with opportunities to challenge themselves and their notions of the environment surrounding them.

Throughout the 2020/21 theatre season, NLT staff was committed to providing entertainment and respite for theatre patrons who were living with COVID restrictions. They provided a safe, physically distanced environment for the first show and then quickly pivoted to digital presentation for the rest of the season. This dedication to providing high quality theatre experiences throughout the ever changing landscape of the pandemic highlights their ability to live within challenges and to provide challenges for our audiences.

Under the creative artistic vision of Trevor Schmidt, with full support of the administrative team and the board, NLT is dedicated to producing intimate and affecting work that speaks to the modern audience of the urban human condition, the failure to find security and the loss of the dreams held by all for love and happiness.

POSITION SUMMARY

NLT is currently recruiting for a General Manager to maintain the organization’s business operations including the day to day administration tasks, operational reviews and reporting, project management, and developmental planning.

The General Manager reports to the Northern Light Theatre board and, in tandem with the Artistic Director, carries out NLT’s mandate while also advancing the organization’s current strategic priorities. Communication between these two senior roles is important and the staff team will work on projects together.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Administrative and Operational Management

• Manages daily operations and functions of the organization


• Maintains records, databases, memberships and subscriptions


• Manages Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) and Canadian Actors’ Equity Association (CAEA) business including contracts, cheques, production registrations


• Oversees payroll in tandem with a contract bookkeeper


• CRA/WCB reporting


• Other tasks as assigned


• Develops, in collaboration with the Artistic Director, the annual operating and capital budgets for Board approval


• Manages daily company finances, including processing accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, remittance of payroll deductions, banking and managing cash flow


• Prepares operations reports for the Board of Directors


• Works with a contract bookkeeper to maintain the company’s financial records


• Ensures compliance with all regulatory reporting, including CRA Registered Charities and AGLC guidelines


• Works with the external accounting firm in preparation of the year-end financial statements.

Development/Planning

• Assists in the creation and implementation of NLT projects


• Maintains donor engagement, in collaboration with Artistic Director and the NLT Board


• Manages grant writing and reporting, including submission of final reports


• Collaborates with Artistic Director on business and audience development strategies


• Collaborates with the NLT Fundraising committee and the Artistic Director to create and implement fundraising plans


• Researches and develops revenue-generating initiatives, in collaboration with the Artistic Director and the NLT Board


• Collaborates with the Artistic Director and external marketing representative to develop and implement marketing plan

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• Have minimum 2 years’ experience in a relevant field(s)


• Understanding and awareness of Edmonton’s arts and culture sector


• Strong organizational skills with the flexibility to be agile and manage multiple priorities


• Comfortable with technology and strong hands on working experience with Microsoft Office Applications (Windows and Mac OS), data base systems and QuickBooks


• Demonstrated experience and success working with community partners, fund development, and theatre patrons


• Strong written and verbal communication skills


• Collaborative and team building work style

WORK ENVIRONMENT

NLT has supported a hybrid operational model throughout the COVID 19 pandemic, with a flexible work-from-home and office schedule.

As an equal opportunity and inclusive employer, NLT welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. Every applicant will be notified whether or not they have been selected for an interview.