Senior Program Associate, Arts and Culture

The Boston Foundation; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boston Foundation is seeking a Senior Program Associate, Arts and Culture to support the Director, Arts and Culture in advancing grantmaking, research, convening, and events that strengthen Boston's cultural sector.

This role contributes to a strategic planning process and focuses on a just and equitable recovery for the arts community, including Live Arts Boston and related initiatives.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of and passion for the arts and the community.

Responsibilities

• Supports, manages, and/or implements internal and external grantmaking, research, convening, events, and other activities and administrative responsibilities.

Job description

Senior Program Associate, Arts and Culture

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Senior Program Associate, Arts and Culture works with and assists the Director, Arts and Culture to advance the Foundation’s grantmaking, strategies, and initiatives in the Arts. The Foundation’s Arts and Culture strategy aims to strengthen and support the region’s cultural sector through grantmaking, research, and advocacy. At present, Arts and Culture grantmaking supports individual artists through three different programs, including Live Arts Boston; resources the advocacy and arts service portions of the sector that serve as critical infrastructure; invests in building a culture of public art; and supports continued efforts to foreground racial and cultural equity in the arts sector. As a key partner to the Director, this position requires an individual who has knowledge of and a passion for the arts and the community. In this position the Senior Program Associate supports, manages, and/or implements internal and external grantmaking, research, convening, events, and handles other activities and administrative responsibilities as required.

The Senior Program Associate will join the Boston Foundation at a time of exciting change, with a strategic planning process underway. This is also a critical and uniquely challenging moment for the arts sector given tremendous losses incurred during the ongoing pandemic, and a major focus for the immediate future will be on supporting a just and equitable recovery in the sector.

COMPENSATION

Position Budgeted: $52,000 - $56,000